Apple ‘s decision to ditch Intel paid off this year.The pivot allowed Apple to completely rethink the Mac, which had started to grow stale with an aging design and iterative annual upgrades.Following the divorce from Intel, Apple has launched far more exciting computers which, paired with an ongoing pandemic that has forced people to work…
Year: 2021
Melania Trump steps back into the public eye
(CNN) After months of relative public silence, former first lady Melania Trump before Christmas emerged from private life to announce a new project: A piece of artwork, a watercolor closeup of her eyes , in the form of a non-fungible token (NFT) was now available for purchase. It was an unusual move for any former…
The most unusual job market in modern American history, explained
It can be difficult now to remember what the U.S.economy looked like a year ago.The unemployment rate was 6.7 percent, with 10 million fewer people employed than before the pandemic.Expectations were that it could take years for the labor market to heal.Then, the economy experienced two historic surprises.First, demand for workers came soaring back at…
India vs South Africa, 1st Test: Brilliant Mohammed Shami swings Test India’s way | Cricket
Mohammed Shami and Virat Kohli (Image credit: ICC) Magic unfolded from the Indian pace battery in Centurion on Tuesday.India bowled as a pack to seize control of the first Test, with the third day’s play showcasing Test cricket in all its dramatic finery.As many as 18 wickets fell across three innings, the most in a…
Some Winnipeg restaurateurs are voluntarily closin
Some Winnipeg restaurateurs are voluntarily closing their doors in the wake of new COVID-19 health restrictions that cap capacity limits and cut liquor sales off at a 10 p.m.deadline. And while they say they feel they made the right decision for the safety of their staff and patrons, there’s worry they’ll be caught in a…
Canada’s Huawei decision will be a moment of reckoning for the country
J.Michael Cole is a Taipei-based senior fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and a former intelligence officer with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.Ottawa will soon announce whether it will give Huawei Technologies, the major Chinese technology company with suspected ties to the country’s military, access to Canada’s next-generation 5G wireless network.The decision will have a serious…
Opinion: Canada’s Huawei decision will be a moment of reckoning for the country – The Globe and Mail
J.Michael Cole is a Taipei-based senior fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and a former intelligence officer with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.Ottawa will soon announce whether it will give Huawei Technologies, the major Chinese technology company with suspected ties to the country’s military, access to Canada’s next-generation 5G wireless network.The decision will have a serious…
Explaining Web3: Should you believe the hype?
Last week on Twitter, Jack Dorsey trashed the buzzy tech trend known as Web3, telling consumers to be wary and dismissing it as a tool for venture capitalists hyping cryptocurrency .Tim O’Reilly, the author who coined the phrase Web 2.0 back in 2004, also warned this month it was too early to get excited about…
Stock futures open flat after Dow notches fifth straight day of gains
The S&P 500 rose Wednesday, eking out its 70th record close of 2021.The benchmark index ticked up 0.1% to 4,793.06.The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 90.42 points, or 0.3%, at 36,488.63.The blue-chip average closed at a record for the first time since November and posted its sixth-straight winning day.The Nasdaq Composite bucked the trend and…
November Community & Development Updates Qtum
The Halving Is Here! On December 1, 2021, Qtum completed its first-ever halving at Block 1,427,004.When Qtum first started, 4 QTUM per block were given as a reward to miners.This reward was reduced to 1 QTUM due to the FastLane hard fork.Now, following the December halving, the block reward will further halve to 0.5 QTUM…