People are more likely to hand in found wallets if they contain more money, probably because we don’t like to think of ourselves as thieves Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2206958-we-are-more-likely-to-return-a-lost-wallet-if-it-is-full-of-cash/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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Facebook Announces Libra Cryptocurrency
Facebook has finally revealed the details of its cryptocurrency Libra. From a blog post: Today we’re sharing plans for Calibra, a newly formed Facebook subsidiary whose goal is to provide financial services that will let people access and participate in the Libra network. The first product Calibra will introduce is a digital wallet for Libra, a new global currency powered by…
Target Experiences A ‘Massive’ Nationwide Cash Register Outage
CBS News reports:
Target acknowledged nationwide “system issues” affecting its stores on Saturday that prevented its customers from checking out at registers. The outage caused long checkout lines at Target locations, with upset customers posting images and video on social media. Slashdot reader McGruber shared an article reporting more than 5,000 posts on Downdetector.com about problems at Target stores Saturday — and…
Mission to Mars: The complete guide to getting to the Red Planet
Humanity’s first Mars mission will need a big rocket, lots of free time, reliable team mates and lots of NASA cash. Here’s our 5-step plan to get people to the planet and back Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24232340-400-mission-to-mars-the-complete-guide-to-getting-to-the-red-planet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Powerless Facebook Investors Voted Overwhelmingly To Oust Zuckerberg As Chairman
“The Facebook shareholder revolt just got bloody,” reports Business Insider:
It’s now clear that independent Facebook investors voted overwhelmingly in support of proposals last week to fire Mark Zuckerberg as chairman and scrap the firm’s share structure. According to the results of votes at Facebook’s annual shareholder meeting, 68% of outside investors want the company to hire an independent chairman. The majority…
Bloomberg To Put $500 Million Into Closing All Remaining Coal Plants By 2030
In what marks the largest ever philanthropic effort to combat climate change, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is pledging $500 million to close all of the nation’s remaining coal plants by 2030 and put the United States on track toward a 100% clean energy economy. The New York Times reports: The new campaign, called Beyond Carbon, is designed to…
C3.ai Sets a Model for Talent Transformation with University of Illinois Degree Program
I’m delighted to share that C3.ai, the leading enterprise AI software provider, will be expanding its enterprise partnership with Coursera, offering not only courses in critical skills but also online degrees. As of today, C3.ai is offering employees full paid tuition for the Master of Computer Science in Data Science (MCS-DS) from the University of […]
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GM and Fiat Chrysler Unmasked As Tesla’s Secret Source of Cash
For years, Tesla has hauled in revenue by selling credits to other carmakers that needed to offset sales of polluting vehicles to U.S. consumers. While these transactions have largely been shrouded in secrecy, Bloomberg reports that General Motors and Fiat Chrysler have recently disclosed to the state that they reached agreements to buy federal greenhouse gas credits from Tesla. The filings…
Bitcoin ‘Roars Back’, Surges 50% in 30 Days
A week ago bitcoin was trading at $6,000. Today Forbes reports bitcoin “which has been swinging wildly throughout this week, has suddenly rallied back to over $8,000 per bitcoin, somewhat putting to rest investor and trader fears the recent bitcoin bull run may have already ended”:
The bitcoin price has risen around 50% over the last 30 days, pulling many other major…
Tesla’s Solar Factory Is Exporting Most of Its Cells
Most of the solar cells Tesla is producing at its Gigafactory in upstate New York “are being sold overseas instead of being used in the company’s trademark ‘Solar Roof’ as originally intended,” reports Reuters. “The exporting underscores the depth of Tesla’s troubles in the U.S. solar business, which the electric car maker entered in 2016 with its controversial $2.6 billion purchase…