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With fate of humanity in the balance, even a small risk demands serious action. This is the third installment of “Privatizing the Apocalypse,” a four-part essay to be published throughout October. Read the previous installments here — Part 1: “The 50/50 Murder” and Part 2: “Deterrence — and the Undeterrable”. The most famous meteorite in prehistory struck Mexico some 66 million years ago. It unleashed the...

Author by Zach Shefska There’s no doubt that data can be intimidating. Running database queries or staring at Excel spreadsheets can only be so fun. It should come as no surprise then that development directors and fundraising staff at smaller organizations struggle to find the same benefits that their peers at larger nonprofits do when it comes to data analysis. You...

Technology is constantly changing and it’s benefitting the users like never before. While back in the day you had a choice of 2 or three laptops to choose from, today there are tons based on user preferences and needs. If there’s one feature that most laptop users lookout for, it’s a long lasting battery. Whether you’re a business owner...

By Maynard Webb Dear Founder, Really? Why do you want to do this? I hope it’s not because it’s the cool thing to do… it’s easy to become an entrepreneur, but it’s way harder to become a successful one. These days, it seems like everyone wants to be an entrepreneur. People become enamored with the idea of pursuing their own passion and being in control...

Israel has an unwavering eye on the future and is a giant in the global tech startup scene. Promising startups embraced the $ 1 Million Challenge, a Govt of Andhra Pradesh, India initiative as part of the Vizag Fintech Festival Tel Aviv: Global startup challenge roadshow, AP $1 Million Global Challenge this week held its Israel event at Rise Barclays, a...

Auckland: Ola, one of the world’s largest ridesharing platforms, this week announced its plans to enter New Zealand to provide both drivers and passengers a fair and safe way to get around Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington. Founded in 2011, Ola enables smart transportation to over 125 million users in India, Australia and the UK. Through its platform, Ola serves as...

By Conor Flynn Tesla reinvented the automotive industry. Airbnb reinvented the travel sector. Entreprenavel reinvented the entrepreneurship education experience… Wait, what was that last one? You probably haven’t heard of Entreprenavel. This post-mortem analysis of my first venture will explain why. The Vision Initially, I set out to create a business travel and connection platform, similar to early iterations of Airbnb. Quickly realizing that I...

By Neil McBean Becoming a freelancer sounds great. You have the freedom to set your own hours, you can work from wherever you like, and and you can dedicate yourself to work that inspires you. But all that upside comes with downside. You are now your own boss. You alone need to make sure that work is coming in the door, and...

Even as cloud-based startups are entering foreign shores, they counter heavy regulations, bribery and other challenges. Here‘s how some of them counter those hurdles By Harsimran julka The CEO of a small tech startup from India is sitting opposite table with the head of a Malaysian trade association, with which he is trying to forge a deal. The client is essential for...

By Col Mohinder Pal Singh, PhD Army officers  world  over  are well known for their smart personality and an upright image. A strong personality which is replete with qualities of leadership , courage , confidence and camaraderie . A personality suffusing with unstinted love for their motherland  and strong conviction in secularism. These are some of the  well known attributes  which an army officer  or  a  Army leader typifies. I was always...

By Robert Dybeck Satisfied customers have been the goal, or business standard, for decades in many industries. Has that changed? We´re now facing a quicker and more rapidly influenced market and that makes satisfied customers 'worthless'. Why? Because a satisfied customer is passive, or do not press “like”. It takes “more than satisfied” to be a promoter or active spokesperson in your surrounding...

MELBOURNE: The global mobile payments market is expected to reach a market size of USD 4,574 billion by 2023, while growing at a compound annual growth rate of 33.8%, says a study by Allied Market Research. The increase in penetration of smartphones and the growth in the mobile commerce industry are the main factors that drive the growth of the market. Smartphone penetration...

SAN FRANCISCO: The US information technology (IT) sector has added an estimated 9,600 new jobs in June, extending its current streak of employment gains to five consecutive months, CompTIA, the leading technology industry association, reported today. For the year, IT sector employment has increased by an estimated 48,900, according to CompTIA's analysis of the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics "Employment...

SYDNEY: Iron Mountain Incorporated has announced this week announced its intention to delist from the Australian Securities Exchange ("ASX"), effective from the close of trading on August 17, 2018. Iron Mountain was admitted to the official list of ASX as a "Foreign Exempt Listing" on April 21, 2016 following its acquisition (using a mixture of cash and Iron Mountain common...

Food ordering app Zomato this week announced the launch of Zomato Piggybank -- a reward points program for loyal users of the food delivery service. According to the company, the concept behind the new feature involves rewarding its users as well as donating to others. With Zomato Piggybank, each time you order online using the app, 10% of your order...

The Bitcoin.com wallet is striving to be the most useful place to store Bitcoin Cash for day to day payments. TOKYO, July 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Bitcoin.com has reached a remarkable feat. In less than 12 months since the BCH & BTC compatible Bitcoin.com wallet launched, more than 2.5 million wallets have been created. The website, where the wallet is available for download,...