El Salvador has officially started mining Bitcoin using power generated from a volcano. President Nayib Bukele tweeted an image of the mining progress, and the “volcanode” has already made 0.00599179 bitcoin (about $269). He also shared a video showing the volcano-powered mining operation in action, with an industrial plant...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has endorsed the world’s first malaria vaccine for use worldwide. The vaccine can save tens of thousands of lives annually, as malaria kills about half a million people each year, nearly all of them in sub-Saharan Africa and a majority of whom are children...
The social media giant TikTok is taking its first step into the crypto arena. The company will be launching an NFT collection, called TikTok moments, featuring Lil Nas X, GaryVee, Grimes, and more. The first collection of 6 NFTs launched today, with Lil Nas X being the first to go...
MiamiCoin has made the city of Miami $7.1 million since it was introduced in August of this year. The coin is the byproduct of the city’s cooperation with CityCoins, a non-profit and open-source protocol that allows people to mine, hold, and trade cryptocurrencies tied to a municipality. Powered...
San Francisco-based Orbit Fab, a startup aiming to build a network of orbital gas stations, announced its plans to launch the first propellant tanker to geostationary orbit on a SpaceX Falcon 9 lunar lander mission scheduled between late 2022 and early 2023. The tanker will be able to store more...
A new study conducted by PwC [https://www.pwc.com/us/en/tech-effect/ai-analytics/ai-predictions.html] found that the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated AI adoption in businesses. More than half of the companies surveyed stated that they sped up their AI adoption due to COVID-19. 86% acknowledged that AI is becoming...
