Startup investors don't get the same tax breaks with crowd-funding
Jan 29, 2018 07:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
New crowd-sourced funding legislation for startups is meant to provide incentives for investors - but it doesnt quite achieve that goal. Not, that is, when compared with the tax and other concessions that apply to other...
Apple Doubles Down On Self-Driving Tech Development, Increases Fleet To 27
Jan 29, 2018 07:45 am UTC| Technology
Now that Apple is formally in the self-driving game, the Cupertino firm is doing its best to catch up to the huge gap that more experienced tech and auto firms have built. In the case of Tesla, for example, the...
Google Tests App Called ‘Bulletin’ That Allows Users To Post Articles As News
Jan 29, 2018 07:44 am UTC| Technology
Fake news has been a huge problem on the internet for years now and Google has tried to stamp it out however it could. Now, the search engine is testing out a new app called Bulletin that is intended to help local news get...
YouTube Ads Secretly Use Viewers’ CPUs To Mine Cryptocurrency
Jan 29, 2018 07:43 am UTC| Technology
The latest to become embroiled in the cryptocurrency mining controversy that hijacks user CPUs is YouTube. According to recent reports, it would seem that some ads are triggering antivirus programs since they are...
Player Outrage Dampened Ubisoft Greed Somewhat, $40 Edition To Stay And So Is Loot Box Issue
Jan 29, 2018 07:42 am UTC| Technology
Video game publishers have a habit of trying to squeeze as much money from their customers as they are allowed to get away with. Ubisoft tried to do this recently with its hit multiplayer title Tom Clancys Rainbow Six...
Street Fighter V Characters Are Coming To Monster Hunter World
Jan 29, 2018 07:41 am UTC| Technology
The Street Fighter franchise is no stranger to crossovers and neither is the Monster Hunter series. As such, it really is no surprise that Capcom is bringing these two iconic properties together for its latest dinosaur...
PlayStation Server Issues Persist Over The Weekends, Online Video Games Features Unavailable
Jan 29, 2018 07:39 am UTC| Technology
All through last week, the servers that allow PlayStation 3 and 4 players to go online have been experiencing issues. This meant that some players were unable to access multiplayer mode or purchase microtransactions. For...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects