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Mt. Gox’s Mark Karpelès could avoid prison, despite faking financial records

Mar15
by on March 15, 2019 at 10:36 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Mark Karpelès, the head of defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox, has been found guilty of tampering with financial records, but thanks to a suspended sentence will probably avoid prison. Today, some five years after being ransacked by hackers, a Japanese court found Karpelès combined his personal finances with user funds kept on Mt. Gox in a bid to obfuscate the losses. He was handed a 33-month suspended sentence, Bloomberg reports. The Tokyo District Court also found the Frenchman ‘not-guilty’ of embezzlement, after it decided he had committed those crimes without ill intent. Mt. Gox was once the world’s most popular cryptocurrency exchange. It…

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8 ways machine learning will impact day-to-day customer interactions

Mar15
by on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors, Podium


Advancements in artificial intelligence seem like they are happening constantly, with more products incorporating this technology every year as companies seek to gain access to the technology’s capabilities. This means that it is important to understand the impact of AI and machine learning, as well as how to properly leverage it to improve your business — especially when it comes to interacting with or serving your customers. To find out more, we asked Young Entrepreneur Council members the following: We’ve seen many advancements in AI and machine learning in the last few years. How do you expect that machine learning will affect…

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Steam now lets you stream and play your games on a phone or desktop anywhere

Mar15
by on March 15, 2019 at 8:01 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, gaming


Valve has just launched a major update to its Steam Link service: you can now stream and play your collection of games on a desktop or Android device wherever you are. All you need is an internet connection. That’s an upgrade from nearly a year ago, when Steam Link supported streaming between your gadgets, but required them to be on the same Wi-Fi or wired network. With this, Valve has now joined the ranks of tech firms racing to make game streaming go mainstream. I tested Steam Link briefly by running Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed on my Android phone…

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Google’s foldable patent hints at a compact clamshell phone

Mar15
by on March 15, 2019 at 7:15 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Plugged


Foldable phones are certainly the talk of the town this year. We’ve already seen devices from companies like Samsung and Huawei, and teasers from Xiaomi and Oppo. But all these phones are rather large, and are essentially designed to replace tablets. What about people who like smaller handsets? Well, a new patent filed by Google indicates the company might have something in store for fans of pocketable devices. The patent, first spotted by Patently Mobile, suggests that the company might be working on a folding phone with a single screen. What’s interesting is that the patent describes two methods of folding:…

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