Month: November 2020
Facebook’s Libra could launch in January
According to a report from the Financial Times, Facebook-backed cryptocurrency Libra could launch in January. More interestingly, the Libra Association, the consortium created by Facebook, could scale back its ambitions once again. When it was first unveiled, the Libra cryptocurrency was supposed to be a brand new currency tied to…
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Your TV Sounds Awful. Upgrade It With One of These Soundbars
Every TV deserves a soundbar to call its own, and these are our favorites. Source
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The best Black Friday laptop deals
Whether you’re shopping for a student, an older relative, or anyone in between, a laptop can make a great gift. And the internet’s largest retailers are offering all kinds of laptops at discounted prices this Black Friday, whether you’re looking for a convertible, a Chromebook, a gaming rig, or anything…
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India sets rules for commissions, surge pricing for Uber and Ola
Ride-hailing firms such as Ola and Uber can only draw a fee of up to 20% on ride fares in India, New Delhi said in guidelines on Friday, a new setback for the SoftBank-backed firms already struggling to improve their finances in the key overseas market. The guidelines, which for…
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Chinese cloud market sees huge rise, but still long way behind US giants The cloud computing market
The cloud computing market in China is going from strength to strength but still has plenty of growing to do according to the latest research. Market analyst firm Canalys reports that the sector grew by 65% in the third quarter of this year, taking in $5 billion in revenue. Despite…
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There’s no ‘hacker house’ geared toward undergraduate women, so they created one of their own
Hacker houses are making a comeback for entrepreneurs as remote work drags on. While founders are adapting to quarantine in style, a group of college women in their 20s aren’t waiting until they are done with undergraduate to plunge into the lifestyle themselves. Started by college juniors Coco Sack and…
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