This $500 million yacht is in the middle of a Russian billionaire’s divorce battle
At the center of what’s described as Britain’s most expensive divorce is a nearly $500 million yacht, named Luna. …
WhatsApp to limit message forwarding after India mob lynchings
Facebook‘s WhatsApp is rolling out a global test measure to rein in messages forwarded by users, the messaging app said,…
Hit by sanctions, North Korea’s economy contracted at sharpest rate in 20 years in 2017
North Korea’s economy contracted at the sharpest rate in two decades in 2017, South Korea’s central bank estimated on Friday,…
Huobi Launches Huobi Cloud for Establishing and Operating Digital Assets Exchanges
Huobi Group has announced the launch of a new platform, Huobi Cloud, that will allow users to build digital asset…
Japan: Internal Affairs Minister Denies Involvement in Crypto-Related Gov’t Investigation
Japan’s Internal affairs minister Seiko Noda has denied her involvement in a government investigation into the operation of a non-registered…
Decentralized Recruitment Marketplace to Protect Workers From Inflation
Australia-based startup ChronoBank has launched the beta of LaborX, a decentralized marketplace for labor hiring. As the ChronoBank white paper…
Fantasia 2018 Review: UNDER THE SILVER LAKE, Underwhelming Story, Overwhelming Cliches
David Robert Mitchell had a critical and audience hit with his second feature film, It Follows, in 2014; so much…
Higher oil prices are threatening the future of a once-burgeoning financial sector
Higher oil prices this year have reduced the need for energy-exporters in the Middle East to raise funds through the…
Comic-Con 2018: *Doctor Who*’s First Female Doctor Will Bring a New Generation of Whovians
A fun game if you ever find yourself at a comics convention: Try to spot as many gender-swapped cosplayers as…
Chip Manufacturer Cuts Revenue Forecast Due to Weak Demand for Crypto Miners, Again
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), a leading producer of microchips, has decreased its annual revenue and capital expenditure estimates following…
HSBC Global Head of Digital Says the Bank Is ‘Cautiously Looking’ at Crypto Investment
Global Head of Digital at HSBC, Josh Bottomley, said that the bank is “cautiously looking” at cryptocurrency use cases, Forbes…
The State Bank of Vietnam Suspends Import of Crypto Mining Hardware
The Vietnamese central bank, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) announced it will suspend the import of cryptocurrency mining hardware,…
Uganda’s Regressive Social Media Tax Stays, at Least For Now
The Ugandan parliament referred a controversial new social media tax to a committee for further consideration on Thursday, after protesters…
Non-Binary Muslim Immigrant Amrou Al-Kadhi Uses Drag to Resist Trump | NowThis
‘Drag is a really powerful way to show everyone that we’re just really in charge of who we are.’ —…