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Twitter Employees Can Opt-Out of Office Life – Forever

Goodbye yoga rooms, microbrews and gourmet food. Employees at Twitter got the official word on Tuesday: they never have to…

May 14, 2020

Central Bank’s Twitter Response Highlights Struggle in Emerging Markets and the Declining Value of Old Paper Money

Emerging market currencies are facing fresh record lows against the US dollar. With central banks taking extreme measures to combat…

May 13, 2020

Zoom Acquires Keybase in Push to Fix Major Security Loopholes in 90 Days

Video conferencing giant Zoom is acquiring the secure messaging and file-sharing service Keybase. The startup will provide Zoom with end-to-end…

May 9, 2020

ICYMI 2006: Epidemiologist and TED Prize Winner Larry Brilliant Maps Out the Next Pandemic, Echoing Today’s Signals

Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant, the man who played a key role in the eradication of smallpox, says the world must be…

May 7, 2020

Venture Capitalists Bet Millions on Treasury Prime’s Mission to Eradicate Byzantine Banking Procedures

Treasury Prime is promising to modernize banks by revamping back-office procedures that can take days to complete tasks instead of…

May 5, 2020

Disintermediation and the Bankers’ Conundrum – Stanford Prof Says Status Quo Can’t Avoid Digital Currencies

As central banks face dismal economic forecasts that show the global economy contracting by 3% in 2020, far worse than…

May 4, 2020

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Posts $49.75-Billion Loss Triggered by Closures on Retail Stores, Restaurants and Entertainment Venues

Despite the golden touch of its chief executive, legendary investor Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway has not been spared from the…

May 3, 2020

Cardano Founder and Ethereum Co-Creator Charles Hoskinson Questions Covid-19 Lockdowns: Where’s the Data?

Blockchain visionary Charles Hoskinson, who is the co-creator of Ethereum, creator of Cardano and founder of IOHK, the research firm…

May 2, 2020

Israel’s Largest Bank to Pay $874 Million As Tax Evasion Scandal Reveals $7.6 Billion Hidden From the IRS

A web of secret transactions involving bribe payments, wire fraud, money laundering, racketeering conspiracy, and account shuffling has led to…

May 2, 2020

May Day Strike Incoming As Workers Face Off Against Tech Giants Amazon and Instacart

Amazon warehouses and Whole Foods stores are the latest epicenter of the coronavirus battle as workers organize a May Day…

May 1, 2020