At the time of writing, Bitcoin is settling down to $26,700, dropping by about 0.6% in the last 24 hours, according to data provided by Finviz.com. The market capitalization has slightly dropped to $497 billion. Despite the drop, Bitcoin’s market cap has surpassed Visa’s (NYSE: V) $479 billion at press time. With the year ending, some fund managers are perceived to be buying Bitcoin as the fear of missing out sets in....
When a DHCP client boots up, it first looks for a DHCP server in order to obtain an IP configuration. If the client is unable to successfully negotiate a DHCP lease, it uses APIPA to automatically configure itself with an IP address from a range that has been reserved especially for Microsoft. The IP address range is 169.254.0.1 through 169.254.255.254. The client also configures itself with a default class B subnet mask of 255....
With many new technology features being introduced every day, many users of Facetime have been curious. One common question they ask is: “Does FaceTime tell you when someone takes screenshots?” The answer above may look enough, but other essential facts about FaceTime will guide you the next time you make a call. Thankfully, you can learn all of these in this guide as we give you proven and comprehensive information regarding when someone takes screenshots on FaceTime....
There is quite a debate on its feature, “Profile Views.” This feature was more popular back in the day, but now it seems that some people are over it. Whether TikTok was aware of these feelings or not is unclear. Still, it removed the feature without any official announcements in June 2020. However, as of January 2022, people started reporting that some were able to see users who had viewed their TikTok accounts....
Astronomers identified Asteroid 99942 Apophis as one of the hazardous asteroids that could impact Earth after its discovery in 2004. It was feared to get dangerously close in 2029 and 2036, but the impact risks on these dates were eventually ruled out. Researchers still thought that there is still a possibility of an impact in 2068 until NASA announced on Friday that this will not likely happen. Based on new radar observations and an orbit analysis of the ear-Earth object (NEO), the US space agency concluded that there is no risk of Apophis crashing on our planet in 2068....
Speaking during an interview with Kitco News on July 23, Grummes suggested that the next rally will likely occur within six to 12 months ahead of the Bitcoin halving event slated for May 2024. According to the professional investor, the current market sentiment, however, indicate that Bitcoin might be up for a ‘relief rally’ in the summer, likely to hit $35,000 while stressing that the crypto winter is far from over....
An overview of the financial sector shows that most of the listed companies made gains led by digital payment platform PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) at 12.80%. The company recently announced plans to join the cryptocurrency sector. Interesting, this week marked Bitcoin’s highest price in three years at $19,400. Banking giants JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) closed the week with each share trading at $122.22 to record gains of 5.88%. Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) also made substantial gains at 14....
Indeed, the legendary footballer submitted three trademark applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on April 19, according to a tweet from NFT and metaverse trademark attorney Mike Kondoudis on April 24. As per Mr. Kondoudis, the trademark filings hint at Beckham’s plans for NFTs, digital tokens, virtual clothing, footwear and headgear, as well as virtual performances and entertainment events. Officially, the trademark, registered under serial number 97369672, was filed by California-based DB Ventures Limited, the venture capital firm owned by the football star-turned businessman....
Licensed trademark attorney Michael Kondoudis revealed the filing in a tweet on September 7 and claimed the car giant was making a “big move” into the metaverse. The filings will cover its major brands claiming plans for virtual cars, trucks, vans, and clothing as well as online stores for non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Notably, the filings follow from other automakers as the company is attempting to safeguard its involvement in the aforementioned space, including the provision of Ford-branded NFTs on an NFT marketplace of its own....
The auto manufacture attributed the latest growth to the localization strategy. Ford noted that the 2020 Q3 results are the second consecutive quarterly sales spike in China after about three years of decline. Notably, China is the largest vehicle market in the world. Ford China President Anning Chen commented on the company’s strategy. According to Chen: In China, Ford operates through joint venture companies like Chongqing Changan Automobile (Changan Ford), Jiangling Motor Corporation (JMC), and Taiwanese automaker Lio Ho Group (Ford Lio-Ho)....
Speaking during an interview on CNBC, Blankfein indicated that the sector is maturing despite the market undergoing a phase of high volatility. He stated that the trillions of dollars pumped into the market cannot be ignored and points to a growing ecosystem. At the same time, the former executive stated that despite the current Bitcoin price drop, the asset’s underlying value is beneficial to the general financial sector. Previously, Blankfein criticized cryptocurrencies while calling for strict regulations of Bitcoin and the general market....
Indeed, British broadcaster and former politician and once the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), Nigel Farage, explained all the advantages that Bitcoin holds in his view at the Bitcoin Amsterdam conference in an interview streamed on October 13. Economic insurgency met with strong opposition During the interview, the former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) called crypto an “economic insurgency led by people who are worried about the sheer size of big government and they want to be free, independent, masters of their own destiny, so for me, it’s a perfectly natural place to be....
Over a quarter of financial advisors (26%) who had taken part in the review reported their intention to increase the number of recommendations of cryptocurrencies in client portfolios in the subsequent year. This figure is up 14% in the last year. The queries from clients ranged from investing in cryptocurrencies to seeking knowledge, access, and advice about them from their financial advisors. The demands from the clientele illustrate the growing interest in the market for cryptocurrency....
As it happens, the tech giant Fujitsu is working with Japan’s largest research institute Riken on developing Japan’s first quantum computer, the advantages of which were explained by Vivek Mahajan, Fujitsu’s chief technology officer (CTO), in an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box aired on October 14. Explaining the value proposition of quantum computers, Mahajan said: The development arrives months after computer scientists in Sydney, Australia, announced a breakthrough in the field by designing the world’s first integrated circuit computer created at an atomic scale....
In a series of online posts, the hackers claimed that they could offer the full capacity to exploit ‘all EA services.’ They further alleged that they had stolen software development tools for the company’s latest FIFA 21 game alongside FIFA 22 server code for player matchmaking. Notably, the stolen source codes can potentially be replicated by other developers or be deployed to create cheat codes for EA games. The hackers said that they have access to 780GB of data from EA....
According to the group, its malware has impacted at least one million “systems”, with victims including 500 Swedish Coop supermarkets and 11 schools in New Zealand following the July 2nd attack. The REvil malware attack had initially targeted the U.S. IT firm Kaseya. A report by cyber-security firm Huntress Labs estimates that almost 200 firms had been affected by the supply chain attack. The nature of the attack saw the hackers go after the Kaseya system before attempting to infiltrate corporate networks that use its software....
The sentiments are further optimized by the reports that Intel’s closest competitor Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), has lost market share in PC and other key markets due to supply constraints. Investors have also applauded the arrival of new chief executive officer Pat Gelsinger, who stated Intel has the potential to manage a majority of its 2023 products. Is it time to capitalize on Intel stock gains? Despite a significant upside momentum in 2021, Intel’s stock price has the potential to sustain the recent gains and accelerate the upside momentum into the days ahead....
With such a backdrop, treasury yields are rising as well as borrowing costs for the end consumers thus creating a vicious circle for the housing market, which seemingly went soft overnight. In the meantime, CEO of Redfin Corp (NASDAQ: RDFN) Glenn Kelman, speaking with CNBC’s “Squawk on the street”, weighed in on the state of the housing market and announced layoffs of 8% of the workforce in his company. May housing demand down Equally important, the housing data for May came in lower than expected, dropping by 14....
While it is possible to set up your own DNS infrastructure, it may be hard to justify when you consider the requirements in implementing a DNS infrastructure. To set up your own DNS infrastructure, you need at a minimum, the following: To set up a reliable (fault-tolerant) and highly available DNS infrastructure, you need to have the following in place: As you can imagine based on these requirements, setting up a reliable and highly available DNS infrastructure can be quite costly....
Whether succeeding or failing at levels never seen by many, Bezos says that the business decision-making process is a matter of the heart, as published in a recent Inc.com report. Back in 2018, Bezos shared a humane philosophy to doing business that the media never portrays while speaking at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C.: Although Bezos said that he uses mainly the heart to make business decisions, he says that leading with intuition, instinct, and the taste is quite hard to pull off without the heart orchestrating all of it....
