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German Bitcom: Digital technologies threaten millions of jobs in Germany - 02/08/2018

The spread of digital technologies will have an extremely negative impact on the labor market in Germany. Until 2022, 3.4 million people may lose their jobs, according to a new study. The increasing use of digital technology and robotics in Germany can lead to the elimination of 3.4 million jobs until 2022. The authors of a study, commissioned by the Federal Association of Information,...

Intel comes up with smart glasses that look like ordinary specs - 02/06/2018

Intel company developed a prototype of smart glasses called Vaunt, which can project the image directly onto the retina. Unlike Google Glass, they look like the most usual glasses, weigh a little more than a normal frame, and allow the use of dioptric lenses. Unlike Google Glass, Vaunt much more resemble conventional glasses and support dioptric lenses. The weight of the gadget including the...

Forbes: Electric cars make the world burn more coal and gas - 01/31/2018

Both the pros and cons of the boom of electric vehicles lie on the surface, but not all pay attention to them, Forbes writes. The market of electric vehicles is one of the fastest growing. In 2017, for example, only in the US sales of cars powered by electricity increased by almost 30% and came close to 200 thousand. The US is taken for example not only because it is the first economy of the...

Experts: Crypto currencies are not reliable - 01/22/2018

According to cybersecurity experts, crypto-currencies and the blockchain technology itself are not as resistant to theft and burglary as it is commonly believed. In less than a decade, criminals managed to steal at least $ 1.2 billion from users and exchanges accounts in Bitcoin and Ethereum. In January, the world's first fully decentralized payment system - Bitcoin - turned nine years old. Its...

Seven tech trends that will change the world in 2018 - 01/11/2018

Freedom of the Internet and "fake" news, augmented reality and artificial intelligence – here’s a brief overview of technologies that will affect everyone. Crypto currency will continue its growth Bitcoin has become one of the most frequently mentioned words in the past year. Analysts predict a further rise in price and interest in bitcoin and similar crypto-currencies. For ordinary users who...

Investors ask Apple to save children from smartphones - 01/10/2018

Apple’s investors, funds JANA Partners and California State Teachers' Retirement System, called on the smartphone manufacturer to take measures to resolve the large-scale crisis - the growing dependence of children and young people on smartphones. According to the letter’s authors, Apple could develop new programs that would allow parents to control and limit the time spent by children in phones,...

Airlines ban smart travel accessories - 12/20/2017

Manufacturers of "smart" travel accessories have faced an unexpected problem several years after the release of their goods. Their bags and suitcases are now considered fire dangerous and are now not allowed on board. The corresponding ban will take effect in mid-January on several American and Australian airlines. Now manufacturers are waiting for the decision of the International Air Transport...

McKinsey: Automation will leave 800 million people jobless - 12/19/2017

McKinsey & Co believes that by 2030, 375 million people around the world will have to get a new profession, so as not to be left without work due to the growing process of automation and robotics. If this process goes faster than now, then in 13 years, experts say, up to 800 million people in the world - both in developed and developing countries - can remain unemployed. If the current pace...

Bitcoin's creator enters Forbes' billionaires list - 12/18/2017

Quartz Internet portal calculated that the creator of bitcoin, who hides under the name of Satoshi Nakamoto, has been ranked 44th in the list of the world's richest people Forbes with a fortune of $ 19.4 billion. The anonymous creator of crypto currency, according to some estimates, has 980 thousand bitcoins. Yesterday the cost of Bitcoin reached $ 19.7 thousand, thus setting a new record. This...

North Korean hackers are robbing crypto-currency exchanges - 12/14/2017

North Korean hackers aimed at Bitcoin and other digital tokens. Sanctions, as well as a rapid rise in the price of Bitcoin, led to the fact that cybercrime in North Korea switched from state institutions to crypto-currency exchanges. Companies specializing in cyber security are noting North Korean hackers’ attempts to steal crypto currency. "The fact is that North Korea has repeatedly attacked...
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