It may be cliché, but perhaps no single word sums up bitcoin quite as well as “disruptive”. Computer scientists have been trying to create secure and sustainable digital cash since the earliest days of the Internet, and until Satoshi Nakamoto’s white paper introducing bitcoin was published in 2008, their efforts were in vain. While the…
Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) recently stopped downloads from anonymous messaging app Secret in Brazil. This move is a reaction to Brazil’s preliminary injunction from earlier this week. Apple suspended the popular secret sharing app in Brazil after a judge demanded the app to be taken down. iOS users with non-Brazilian accounts can still download the…
Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOGL) has struck a $300 million deal with five Asian telecom companies to develop and implement a trans-Pacific cable that will connect Japan and the United States undersea. The submarine cable has a name: FASTER. And it’ll be built as soon as possible – construction will commence immediately, according to NEC Corp…
Biogen Idec’s (BIIB) shares were up slightly (0.62%) on the FDA approval of multiple sclerosis (MS) product, Plegridy (peginterferon beta-1a). The FDA approved Plegridy for the treatment of people with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (RMS). Plegridy Pen, a ready-to-use autoinjector, or a prefilled syringe can be used to administer Plegridy subcutaneously. Plegridy’s less frequent…
The Californian online social networking firm, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB), reported its second quarter earnings on July 23, exceeding analysts’ expectations for the eighth straight quarter with $2.91 billion in revenue and earnings per share at $0.42. The company is making inorganic growth the mode to grow larger in the advertising services domain. Revenue for…
Given that the design of bitcoin’s peer-to-peer system was partly inspired by gold, it’s not a surprise that many bitcoin enthusiasts are also fans of the precious metal. Both gold and bitcoin are scarce commodities used as stores of value by those who might be distrustful of fiat currencies. The bitcoin community has long been…
