Month: April 2021
Under-the-hood upgrade drives Ethereum to another major milestone Ethereum 2.0
Ether, the cryptocurrency of the Ethereum blockchain, vaulted beyond a valuation of $2,500 per coin for the first time overnight following an update to the network. The world’s second largest cryptocurrency held this new peak for a brief period, before making a retreat to circa $2,330, its price at the…
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Nelo raises $3M to grow ‘buy now, pay later’ in Mexico
Buy now, pay later is a way of paying for purchases via installment loans that generally have no interest. The concept has grown in popularity in recent years, especially in markets such as the United States, Europe and Australia. Numerous players abound, all fighting for market share — from Affirm…
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Apple Music pays a penny per stream
Apple Music’s payment rate for artists and labels is fundamentally a penny per stream, according to a letter from the company posted on its artist dashboard and first reported by the Wall Street Journal. That payment rate is higher than Spotify, which has a confusing variable rate scheme that basically…
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Reform the US low-income broadband program by rebuilding Lifeline
Rick Boucher Contributor Rick Boucher was a Democratic member of the U.S. House for 28 years and chaired the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications and the Internet. He is the honorary chairman of the Internet Innovation Alliance. “If you build it, they will come” is a mantra…
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7 new movies and TV shows on Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO and more this weekend watch sound of metal online
OK, we’ll admit it – this weekend is a bit of a quiet one for big-budget streamable content on Netflix and other services. That’s not to say there’s nothing good to watch, mind, but it’s all a little less action-packed and a little more, well, grounded. Basically, don’t expect any…
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Five little Google Sheets tricks I taught my dad
I was recently working remotely next to my dad, and realized just how many time-saving little Google Sheets shortcuts I take for granted. These aren’t advanced formulas or pivot tables; just simple tricks to save you time if you work with basic organizational spreadsheets. Some of these are old Excel…
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