New York governor Cuomo reveals COVID-19 pilot built on IBM blockchain
Blockchain could play a crucial role in COVID-19 vaccination management as the globe starts to emerge from the crisis.
Q&A: WhatsApp’s Will Cathcart on the Facebook-Apple feud, WhatsApp’s new privacy policy, competing apps, and the debate over message “traceability” in India (Alex Kantrowitz/OneZero )
Alex Kantrowitz / OneZero :Q&A: WhatsApp’s Will Cathcart on the Facebook-Apple feud, WhatsApp’s new privacy policy, competing apps, and the debate over message “traceability” in India — ‘If you’re talking about break encryption, it’s really hard for me to imagine being comfortable with it’
Apple confirms it’ll discontinue iMac Pro after supplies end, says 27″ iMac introduced in August is the preferred choice for the vast majority of pro iMac users (Joe Rossignol/MacRumors)
Joe Rossignol / MacRumors:Apple confirms it’ll discontinue iMac Pro after supplies end, says 27″ iMac introduced in August is the preferred choice for the vast majority of pro iMac users — Apple on late Friday evening added a “while supplies last” notice to its iMac Pro product page worldwide …
Big Step Forward for $50 Billion Plan to Save Louisiana Coast
An environmental assessment said the project’s next step would largely benefit coastal areas, though it might also affect some marine life, especially dolphins.
One Person Or A Small Group Was Behind #RIPElon. The SEC & FBI Should Investigate This Further.
On Friday, Twitter users woke up to news that Elon Musk had died. The cause of death? A lithium battery he was handling at a Tesla facility exploded in his hands. As proof, many tweets had screenshots from reputable news outlets, and there was even a tweet from Grimes expressing grief that had supposedly been…
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Profile of Tencent, China’s most valuable company at ~$900B, with a powerful ecosystem including WeChat, and local and overseas startup investments worth ~$259B (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal:Profile of Tencent, China’s most valuable company at ~$900B, with a powerful ecosystem including WeChat, and local and overseas startup investments worth ~$259B — The tech giant has investments worth an estimated $259 billion in Chinese and overseas startups
The United Arab Emirates’ green digitization vision
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the need for sustainable digitization of the economy, and the UAE is accepting the challenge.
DeFi will bring a new golden age for the film industry
There are opportunities to be leveraged in bringing DeFi to the film industry, making the investing process easier and more transparent.
Thailand’s crypto market seeks clearer regulations as industry interest peaks
The Thai SEC says the total number of crypto accounts rose by nearly 300% over the course of the last 180 days.
Apple has removed all build-to-order configurations of iMac Pro from its store, signaling discontinuation; only base model is available “while supplies last” (Benjamin Mayo/9to5Mac)
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:Apple has removed all build-to-order configurations of iMac Pro from its store, signaling discontinuation; only base model is available “while supplies last” — The iMac Pro does not seem to be long for this world as the Apple Store on Friday removed all build-to-order configurations for the product.