China are taking further steps in order to regulate crytpocurrencies. The authorities have decided on a “comprehensive ban” on platforms that allow users to buy or sell cryptocurrencies. This follows on from their ban of ICOs earlier in September. China is attempting to gain control over cryptocurrency with this latest …
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Tez is Google’s attempt to break into the Asian mobile pay market
After quite some time it appears that Google is beginning to make a move into the Asian mobile-pay market. The tech giant has unveiled Tez, a new mobile wallet that will let users link up their phones to their bank accounts. This will allow them to buy things in shops …
Read More »It is disruptive and a risky investment but Bitcoin is not a fraud
JP Morgon Boss Jamie Dimon has caused a lot of anger with his declaration that Bitcoin is a fraud. On his announcement pretty much every major cryptocurrency went into a fairly major nosedive. While his motives might be suspect he does bring up some valid points about the viability of …
Read More »The digital assistant Capiche will use crowd-based AI to help refugees integrate into their new communities
Anybody who has attempted to make their life in a new country knows how hard that integration period is. You’re not just learning a new language, you’re learning new social cues, new mannerisms and new etiquette. Now imagine you are forced to do all this after fleeing from your home …
Read More »China’s ban on fossil fuel cars is futile; Instead we need to radically rethink our cities
Yet another country announces their intention to end the sale of fossil fuel cars. First it was France, then the United Kingdom and now it is China. Bloomberg has reported that the Chinese authorities have been looking a timeline for phasing out the sale of fossil fuel vehicles according to …
Read More »Good news for Samsung as the Galaxy Note 8 Smashes all pre-sale expectations
Huawei aren’t the only company making waves. Samsung seem to have pulled one of the greatest comebacks in mobile phone history. Last year the release of the Samsung Note 7 was such a disaster that it seemed unlikely the phone giant would ever recover. Fast forward to 2018 and it …
Read More »Huawei have sold more phones than Apple for the first time in their history
The winds of change are blowing in the smart phone world. Apple is no longer the world’s second most successful smart phone manufacturer. Huawei have sold more phones than Apple in June and July of 2017. This leaves the Chinese tech giant second only to Samsung in terms of sales. …
Read More »Good Range, Smart and Affordable, is it possible that the new Nissan Leaf is the future of electric cars?
At a special event on Tuesday Nissan showcased their new all-electric car the Nissan Leaf. The successor to one of the first production Electric vehicles has some really impressive features that set it apart from the crowd. It will also be affordable, come with good range, fast charging speeds, and …
Read More »It’s just received $90 million in funding and Lilium could revolutionize the way we travel
The German startup behind that incredible electric VTOL jet Lilium has passed a milestone. The Air-Taxi company has received $90 million in order to develop a five seater all electric flying taxi. This recent funding means that Lilium could revolutionize the way we travel. The Lilium air taxi uses impressive …
Read More »Bitcoin hits $5,000 and the Chinese Government bans ICOs sending the market into a freefall, are we witnessing a cryptocurrency crash?
Bitcoin hit a major milestone on Friday. The cryptocurrency finally surpassed $5,000 in value. This coincided with an announcement from China that ICO’s are now illegal. These two factors then prompted a massive market selloff that bought the value of every major cryptocurrency tumbling down. The market shows no signs …
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