Online Video Games in China? They are banned, for young people under 18 years old, starting few months ago
Few months ago, the country’s state media published harsh criticism of the industry, calling the video games “intellectual opium”. So, we understand that China portrays strict surveillance as something done…
Gamee offering up play-to-earn on the blockchain
Bozena Rezab is CEO and co-founder of gaming platform Gamee. We caught up with her recently at Web Summit in Lisbon, the day after her company launched its first NFT…
Jack Dorsey has resigned as CEO Twitter
The second era of social media is in the hands of Parag Agrawal Jack Dorsey is no longer the Chief Executive Officer of Twitter. The announcement of the resignation came…
Norton acquires Avast for more than $8 billion
Will the deal and a potential customer base of 500 million users be enough for the birth of an antivirus empire? Two is better than one. It is not a…
Remi is the smart mirror that combines utility and fun
It is not the mirror from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs but a smart model that transforms hotel rooms, enriching customers’ stay and improving the hoteliers’ offer. Imagine lying…
Facebook works on reading users’ encrypted messages
Homomorphic Encryption in practice will be used in the Facebook ads network A team of Facebook artificial intelligence researchers is reportedly working on analyzing the content of users’ encrypted messages…
Bitcoins are the official currency in El Salvador, but the future lies with the Central Bank’s digital currencies
El Salvador is the first country to adopt Bitcoin as its national currency, placing the cryptocurrency alongside the dollar. Although scheduled after the announcement made at the beginning of the…
Fading traditions: the digitisation of news
The telegraph, the radio, and subsequently televised news, all left their mark. Newspapers have faced competition from every emergent technology, but the printed word lived out a comfortable 20th century…
Job losses and financial pain: the scourge of ransomware
Two out of every three organisations surveyed have suffered significant revenue losses as a direct result of a ransomware incident. Unsurprisingly, 81% of cyber professionals report they are highly or…
A nation on the rise: the startling growth of Estonian tech
The future for Estonia’s start-up scene is exceptionally bright, according to speakers at sTARTUp Day 2021, a three-day start-up community event held in the city of Tartu. They noted that the…