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You need a VPN? We got deals on five of ‘em

Nov27
by on November 27, 2018 at 4:52 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


You may not think you need a VPN. If you’re laboring under that assumption, we’d like to counter with this: You’re wrong. If your IP isn’t masked by a VPN connection, there’s a good chance your Internet service provider is compiling information on you. Maybe it’s for security purposes, maybe it’s so they can sell marketing data on you to advertisers, maybe it’s just so they have it. But make no mistake — without VPN coverage, you’re being watched. And that isn’t the only reason to enlist VPN protection for your web activities. We’ve compiled five of the best deals…

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Les Peas de Résistance: A French supermarket giant is blockchainifying organic carrots

Nov27
by on November 27, 2018 at 3:45 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Another major European supermarket is getting in on the distributed ledger (DLT) fun. Auchan, a global leader in food distribution, is set to roll out a blockchain platform to allow customers to track goods from plate to fork. Following successful trials in Vietnam, French supermarket giant Auchan says it’s chosen grocery-tracking blockchain solution is now ready for France. Auchan customers in selected regions are to use a special smartphone app to scan QR-codes on certain products. Users will then be shown detailed information related to where it was sourced and related supply routes. For now, Auchan’s blockchain only tracks its…

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Nasdaq could launch Bitcoin futures in early 2019

Nov27
by on November 27, 2018 at 3:43 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Despite the cryptocurrency market’s plummeting price of recent weeks, the Nasdaq is still plowing ahead with preparations to launch Bitcoin futures. Sources close to the matter say it could happen as soon as Q1 2019, according to Bloomberg. The Nasdaq is currently making sure its Bitcoin futures offering satisfies regulations from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The New York exchange wants to offer the new trading option in the first quarter of 2019, according to Bloomberg’s sources. While this might be a first for the Nasdaq, Goldman Sachs has already launched a form of futures contract, more commonly known as…

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Nasdaq could launch Bitcoin futures in early 2019

Nov27
by on November 27, 2018 at 3:43 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Despite the cryptocurrency market’s plummeting price of recent weeks, the Nasdaq is still plowing ahead with preparations to launch Bitcoin futures. Sources close to the matter say it could happen as soon as Q1 2019, according to Bloomberg. The Nasdaq is currently making sure its Bitcoin futures offering satisfies regulations from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The New York exchange wants to offer the new trading option in the first quarter of 2019, according to Bloomberg’s sources. While this might be a first for the Nasdaq, Goldman Sachs has already launched a form of futures contract, more commonly known as…

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Report: US podcast listeners are as diverse as the US population

Nov27
by on November 27, 2018 at 1:39 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insights, world


A new report by Edison Research indicates that for the first time since the beginning of podcasting, the diversity of monthly consumers of the medium look nearly identical to that of the US population. This means that podcast producers have a great opportunity to create much more diverse varieties of content. This finding is encouraging because the podcast audience used to be three-quarters ‘white’ a decade ago. And this was also a reflection of the types of content produced at that time. But with podcasters themselves becoming more diverse over time, there has also been a boom in the diversity…

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