Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Pasteur used to say: Let’s get it! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, August 31 2019, at a price of $9,630. That’s a minor 0.34 percent increase in 24 hours, or $33. It was the highest closing price in two days. We’re still 52 percent below Bitcoin’s all-time high of $20,089 (December 17 2017)....
Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Foucault used to say: There’s only one way to go from here! Bitcoin price We closed the day, April 09 2020, at a price of $7,302. That’s a minor 0.48 percent decline in 24 hours, or -$35.88. It was the lowest closing price in one day....
Wormholes are theoretical shortcuts through space and time. Supposedly, if you were to fly a spaceship into one, you could travel massive distances in a relatively short amount of time. This is quite different from a typical black hole — an object from which not even light can escape. The problem with trying to detect wormholes is that they look a lot like black holes. Currently, we don’t have the technology to directly observe either....
According to a Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) survey, 92% of employers conduct background checks, usually during pre-employment screening (87%). Some even repeat checks on an annual basis (15%) or when an employee is promoted (10%). Top tech companies such as Google, Stripe, Meta, and Microsoft all rely heavily on references to sort through potential candidates, and make sure they find the right person for the role. So, if you’re about to begin your job search, it’s time to get your ducks in a row....
If any item on your 2020 to-do list relates to small business accounting, then you might as well just scratch that line off and replace it with “Learn QuickBooks.” It’s safe to say various versions of the venerable 35-year-old software package still dominate the accounting landscape as they currently hold 80 percent of the accounting software market share in the U.S. You can find out why QuickBooks remains the go-to small business accounting platform with the training in The 2020 QuickBook Pro Mastery Bundle, now just $29....
Autonomous made it easy for me by offering up one of their sit/stand tests for me to put through the ringer, in my own home. I tried it out for 30 days and never looked back. I understood the appeal. Standing is beneficial to your overall health, a way to shed a few extra calories while putting an end to some of the gloom-and-doom headlines you may have read about sitting being more dangerous than smoking....
The 8-minute trailer was played on Twitch on a loop for several hours, with more and more of the screen being revealed the more people were watching. By “being revealed,” I mean they revealed part of the screen in the form of a handprint. It was weird. Eventually the number of viewers either reached critical mass or the devs got tired of waiting, because they revealed the trailer for everyone to see....
NASA has long been hesitant to play host to space tourists, so Russia – looking for sources of money post-Cold War in the 1990s and 2000s – has been the only option available for those looking for this kind of extreme adventure. However, it seems the rise of private space companies is going to make it easier for regular people to experience space. From my perspective as a space policy analyst, I see the beginning of an era in which more people can experience space....
Spot was pictured alongside French soldiers during a series of training exercises at a military school in Brittany. — Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan (@SaintCyrCoet) April 6, 2021 Spot was one of a number of robots used in the trials, which sought to assess the potential of robotics on the battlefield, Ouest-France reports. The robots were tested on an offensive action at a crossroads, defensive actions by day and at night, and an urban combat scenario....
Known as Spotify Plus, the plan was first reported by The Verge. The streaming giant confirmed the trial in a statement: Users spotted the tier advertised at just $0.99 per month — a tenth of the $9.99/month price of Spotify Premium — but the company says the service is being offered at a range of prices as part of the trial. Spotify also emphasized that the service may never get a full release....
So, let’s optimize the corporate mission statement and revitalize the communal ethos. Let’s open communication channels of transparent optimism and patience. Just kidding. If you try searching for “improving company culture,” you are going to get plenty of buzz words and empty sentences. Most advice columnists in the corporate sphere offer the appropriate advice, but because it lacks context, it also lacks focus and application. Let’s look at the two buzzword sentences above — which, unfortunately, are quite common....
These viral stories — I’ll admit, I did click, and I did giggle — are enough to give anyone more than a little stage fright when it comes to making video calls. Enter Hand Mirror. The free Mac app sits on the top menu bar, and with one click shows you a livestream from your camera. Click it again, and it turns off. There are also a few simple customizations you can change in Preferences, including the Menu bar icon, the pop up size, and how to close the app....
Recorded on July 11, 2020, a fascinating new image of Venus was taken during the third of Parker’s seven planned encounters with the Sun. This photo was recorded by the Wide-field Imager for Parker Solar Probe (WISPR) from a distance of 12,380 kilometers (7,693 miles) from the nightside of the planet. Like a WISPR in the Wind The WISPR camera was designed to image the inner heliosphere of the Sun (which stretches far into space) in visible light, as well as study the solar wind....
It isn’t always enough to make a claim…or even to have the evidence to back up that claim. Sometimes, you’ve got to have that evidence in just the right form to make the impact you need. One of the benefits of data visualization is the way it makes cold, hard numbers relatable, especially for those who don’t usually live and die by stats. The right chart, graph or visual representation of data you mined can tell a whole new story in a completely different way, shaping thought and changing minds....
The month of June kicked off with the World Health Organization declaring Latin America and the Caribbean as the new epicenter of the coronavirus, with 938,000 cases documented by June 1st. That number would only increase throughout the month, with today the region accounting for 50% of all cases in the Americas. Against the surge in cases and WHO officials’ concerns about rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreaks in the Americas, the tech sector has continued to find new and innovative ways to not only ride out the storm, but to flourish with new offerings, expansions, and partnerships to meet the evolving needs of those they serve....
Leyou confirmed details of the agreement in a Friday press release. Bloomberg, which first reported the deal, noted the Hong Kong-listed company was worth around $1.1 billion before its trade was suspended in the lead-up to the announcement. China-based tech conglomerate Tencent serves as the world’s largest gaming company by market value, worth around $760 billion. Tencent and its subsidiaries own popular titles including Fortnite, as well as a 40% stake in the publisher of League of Legends....
The legal department of Tesla China seems to have accused the user for false defamation, which resulted in a new TikTok video where he revokes his previous “claims.” In his apology, the EV owner admits that his Model X had never had a brake issue over the three years he’s owned the vehicle. He also adds that the stunt was for entertainment purposes only. — Ray4Tesla⚡️?☀️? (@ray4tesla) June 1, 2021 After Tesla’s embarrassing moment at the 2021 Shanghai Auto Show, where two protesters accused the company of brake failure, its legal department has become more sensitive and assertive when dealing with false information....
Thursday’s Tesla pump not only solidified its position as the world’s most valuable car company, it also meant its chief exec Musk has added $20 billion to his wealth since March. But it absolutely wrecked the company’s short sellers, who lost $1.33 billion yesterday according to data shared by industry analyst Ihor Dusaniwsky of data firm S3 Partners. “Short sellers” borrow shares in what they perceive to be overvalued companies (often through a broker via pension fund)....
A major public university has paused its use of risk scores following a Markup investigation that found several universities using race as a factor in predicting student success. Our investigation also found that the software, Navigate, created by EAB and used by more than 500 schools across the country, was disproportionately labeling Black and other minority students “high risk”—a practice experts said ends up pushing Black kids out of math and science into “easier” majors....
In 2013, a Reddit user appeared to present a bleak outlook of the year 2025, where rampant inequality and parabolic Bitcoin value has pushed the world to the brink of collapse. The post is absolutely ridiculous, but surprisingly, it appears someone has recently doctored it to read as if OP themselves returned to edit the post, despite their account being deleted years ago. Strangely, it’s now prefaced with: “Well gee, this blew up, Bitcoin should not be treated as an investment, it should be recognized as a speculative negative-sum game....
