Google just published its annual list of the top trending searches in the U.S., revealing the events and fads that people searched the most in 2017. The top queries highlight just how tough a year it’s been. Hurricanes Irma and Harvey, which wreaked havoc across the U.S. and Caribbean, both made the top ten list. […]
Read moreGoogle’s popular search service might be blocked on the Chinese mainland, but that’s not stopping the company from expanding its presence in the country’s burgeoning artificial intelligence sector. Google’s parent Alphabet said in a statement that it had launched the Google AI China Center on Wednesday in Shanghai, the company’s first facility of its kind […]
Read moreAfter a tumultuous year which saw Chinese technology conglomerate LeEco fall from grace, the company’s billionaire founder was recently dealt yet another blow. Jia Yueting, LeEco’s founder, was added to a nationwide list of debt defaulters after he failed to obey a court order, local newspaper China Daily reported on Tuesday. Jia hasn’t turned over […]
Read moreLunar exploration startup ispace announced Tuesday it raised $90.2 million in its latest round of funding, backed by a dozen investors. The Japanese company will use the money to fund two exploration missions to the moon, with the first by the end of 2019 and the second by the end of 2020. The Innovation Network […]
Read moreSeveral years ago, tech enthusiasts in San Francisco began buzzing about a new and mysterious thing called Bitcoin. There were rumors that the virtual money, invented by a pseudonymous math genius named Satoshi Nakamoto, would revolutionize modern finance and render government-backed currency obsolete. Or maybe it was just a passing fad. I wanted to understand […]
Read moreHalle Tecco and Jeff Hammerbacher have a knack for spotting early technology trends, ranging from Facebook to digital health. In 2013, they made one of their best bets yet by backing a then little-known cryptocurrency called bitcoin. Specifically, Tecco told CNBC they made an angel investment in the Grayscale Bitcoin Investment Trust, a vehicle for […]
Read moreIt wasn’t always fun and games for CNBC’s Jim Cramer, but along the way, he’s learned some valuable lessons. “This may come as a surprise, but there was a point in my young life when I was really down and out,” the “Mad Money” host said. “I was working as a reporter in Tallahassee at […]
Read moreNovogratz says he would sell litecoin after its surge, sees bitcoin hitting $40k within a few months
One of the leading Wall Street veterans now investing in cryptocurrencies said Tuesday he would sell digital currency litecoin after its surge. “I don’t think it will have the same legs that bitcoin would. I would sell it here versus buying bitcoin,” Michael Novogratz, formerly a macro hedge fund manager at Fortress Investment Group, said […]
Read moreBitcoin prices often vary depending on the exchange they’re trading on. For instance, as of 10:50 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Bitcoin was trading on these exchanges at the following price points: Kraken – $17, 212 GDAX – $17,150 Gemini – $17,039 Bitfinex – $16, 957 Bitstamp $16,979 The varying prices come down to a few […]
Read moreVirtual Incision is developing remotely operated robots that are small enough to perform abdominal surgeries in challenging locations, whether that’s in a field hospital or aboard the International Space Station. The company, headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, with offices in Pleasanton, California, has already tested its robots on NASA’s “vomit comit,” a plane that flies in […]
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