Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos Mark Ralston | AFP | Getty Images Amazon on Thursday added two new entries to its vaunted “leadership principles,” a list of more than a dozen business philosophies meant to guide employee decisions and goals. Many of Amazon’s leadership principles have existed since the company’s earliest days, such as
Month: July 2021
Google app on iOS has a pinball game Easter egg that was recently discovered by some users. It is a game that can be played while in the Google app, much like some of the Easter eggs found on Android. However, this hidden pinball game seems to be exclusive to iOS devices. There are a
Transform 2021 Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy. July 12-16 Register Today Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced today it will acquire Zerto for $347 million in cash as part of an effort to advance the automation of data
Twitter is working on a few concepts that are aimed at allowing users to better control who can see their tweets. A company designer has shared an idea in which the microblogging website may allow the Twitterati to share a particular tweet to a certain group of “Trusted Friends.” This is like Instagram’s “Close Friends”
Google has launched an updated version of Scorecards, its automated security tool that produces a “risk score” for open source initiatives, with improved checks and capabilities to make the data generated by the utility accessible for analysis. “With so much software today relying on open-source projects, consumers need an easy way to judge whether their
The latest project from one of wallet provider Xapo’s co-founders, Federico Murrone, has secured the go-ahead from Liechtenstein’s financial regulator for his new startup Lirium to provide its crypto solution for banks, fintechs and marketplaces worldwide. The project, called Lirium, offers a plug & play backend solution that aims to enable various partners – whether they be neobanks,
Bitcoin (BTC) retained a key support area on July 2 as bidders stepped in to avert another test of $30,000. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Bitcoin: “Leg down” vs. “big nuke” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD bottomed out at local lows of $32,700 overnight. A subsequent rebound took the pair
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) recently opened a consultation for establishing methods and best practices for regulating crypto assets. The consultation paper seeks guidance on which crypto-assets should qualify as underlying assets, and how to make this determination. The proposal could signal the emergence of new crypto-based products in the Australian market. Australian
Payments platform Strike has announced that it will allow U.S. customers to buy and sell Bitcoin with almost no trading fees from today. In an announcement on July 1, Strike founder and CEO Jack Mallers launched a salvo at leading U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, stating that his platform will set out to be the “cheapest
The number of addresses active on the Bitcoin network has crashed roughly 60% in the past six weeks from 1.3 million to roughly 500,000. The collapse in activity has seen Ethereum overtake Bitcoin by number of active addresses, with the Ethereum network hosting roughly 200,000 more active wallets than Bitcoin on July 27. It is
This weekly roundup of news from Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong attempts to curate the industry’s most important news, including influential projects, changes in the regulatory landscape, and enterprise blockchain integrations. Flags and celebrations were the order of the day as the Chinese Communist Party celebrated its 100th birthday on July 1. Many had
According to an announcement revealed on Thursday, Spencer Dinwiddie’s token application called Calaxy has raised $7.5 million in funding. The American professional basketball player for the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets has been a fan of blockchain technology for quite some time, as the point guard raised $1.3 million tokenizing his contract on the Ethereum blockchain. Hedera
More than $30 billion worth of Cardano’s ADA has been staked in anticipation of a major milestone in the network’s evolution — one that could set the stage for wider network adoption and a more considerable price appreciation for the cryptocurrency. Roughly 71.7% of ADA’s circulating supply, worth roughly $31 billion at today’s prices, have
Battlegrounds Mobile India has temporarily shut down the Daily Fortune Pack event. The Indian version of PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds) introduced the Daily Fortune Pack on June 30 and it was supposed to last till July 7, but according to a post by the company it faced a technical issue. Battlegrounds Mobile India is currently in
Mi and Redmi TV models in India are receiving an increase in their prices starting today (July 1), Xiaomi has announced. Citing global supply chain shortages, the Chinese company stated that the price hike would be between 3–6 percent. The latest move does not bring any changes to the pricing of Xiaomi smartphones. However, the
Australia’s competition watchdog said on Thursday it issued draft proposals to authorise regional newspaper industry group, Country Press Australia, to negotiate with Google](https://gadgets.ndtv.com/google) and Facebook for payments for news content on their platforms. Country Press Australia (CPA) is seeking authorisation to allow its members to hammer out a payments deal with Google and Facebook for