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Snapchat is becoming popular with the olds
Snapchat started as a hip, quirky app for teens. Now, the olds are coming. Data from eMarketer, a research firm recently acquired by Axel Springer, shows that Snapchat is getting more popular with...
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Bitcoin’s price rose 20% over the weekend and hit a two-year high
Bitcoin soared more than 20% over the weekend, and hit a two-year high of $719.85 on Monday morning trading GMT, before dropping a bit when European markets opened. Bitcoin’s been on a tear recently....
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We’re liveblogging Apple’s WWDC 2016 keynote
Apple delivered its keynote address at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco this morning (June 13). Here are the major announcements from the event: Apple Music is getting a fresh...
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Here are all the apps Apple just opened up to outside developers
Developer conferences are traditionally all about empowering app makers, and suddenly Apple’s is no different. During a keynote address at the company’s annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC)...
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How blockchain technology can prevent the next financial crisis, disrupt...
You’ve probably heard about “the blockchain” recently. A lot. The technology underpinning bitcoin has attracted billions in venture capital funding, the interest of almost every global bank, and the...
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Artists are accusing Snapchat of stealing their work for its hugely popular...
It looks like Snapchat has some explaining to do. In a piece on The Ringer, makeup artists, such as Argenis Pinal, accused Snapchat of copying their designs without any credit or monetary....
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Snapchat says it has basically replaced TV for millennials
Cannes Lions, which kicks off on Saturday (June 18), is arguably the biggest advertising event of the year. So it comes as no surprise that Snapchat on Friday rolled out a flashy new YouTube video...
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What the Canadian Space Agency is looking for in its next two astronaut recruits
The Canadian Space Agency is looking to hire two new astronauts and is accepting applications from Canadian citizens and residents through August 15. Some requirements are pretty standard, like a...
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The developers behind Ethereum are hacking the hacker that hacked it
Hacking is a two way street. The core developers behind Ethereum, which supports a cryptocurrency similar to bitcoin, launched an assault on an anonymous hacker that stole at least $89 million through...
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What exactly is so great about Snapchat?
By now, you’ve probably heard of Snapchat. It’s an app that lets you send quickly disappearing messages, photos, and videos, either directly to select friends or to everyone who follows your Snapchat...
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Apple Pay is finally offering something that both retailers and customers want
Apple Pay, the iPhone maker’s mobile wallet service, has received a tepid response from the US public since it was released in September 2014. The problem has been twofold: First, it can’t be used in...
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PayPal is warming up to bitcoin
PayPal is slowly dipping its toes in the bitcoin waters. The company has partnered with Coinbase, a virtual currency wallet and exchange, so Coinbase users can sell bitcoin and cash out to their PayPal...
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Snapchat has quietly introduced the world to augmented reality
If there was such a thing as a Holy Grail in technology, virtual and augmented reality would probably be it. Every tech giant—from Google and Facebook to Microsoft and, reportedly, even Apple—have been...
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Snapchat users could get paid for their content someday
In social media, your platform is only as good as the content your users create on it. Snapchat is keenly aware of this. When you open the app, it goes directly to the camera, giving users a nudge to...
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Musical.ly’s live-streaming app has rocketed up the charts
Between Facebook Live and Twitter’s Periscope, the most popular live-streaming apps are owned by multi-billion dollar tech giants. So how is it that an independent live-broadcast app has been sitting...
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Everything you need to know about the bitcoin ‘halving’ event
Bitcoin has been on a wild ride. Already over the past year, Craig Wright stepped forward as Satoshi Nakamoto, bitcoin’s anonymous founder, but later backed away from those claims; a civil war raged at...
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Snapchat’s newest feature is a complete departure from its original premise
One of Snapchat’s trademark features is that photos and videos disappear. That aspect resonates particularly with young people, who’ve become wary of publicly sharing things online. Snapchat’s...
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Snapchat is getting sued because its media partners are posting highly sexual...
Even the teens aren’t happy with all the content on Snapchat. An unnamed 14-year-old filed a class action suit in California against Snapchat over inappropriate images on the ephemeral messaging...
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The halvening is upon us: Bitcoin’s reward for miners just dropped 50%
The biggest event of the year in bitcoin just happened. The network saw its mining reward—the amount of bitcoin miners receive for confirming transaction—get cut in half earlier today (July 9), around...
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You may soon be able to invest in bitcoin without all the risks of owning...
It may soon be easier for average investors to get in on the bitcoin craze without dealing with some of the risks. Blockchain startup SolidX published an initial public offering filing on Tuesday (July...
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