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WTF are CDRs? (other than a potential trillion-dollar market)

Over the past few days, the Chinese government announced the potential creation of a new trillion-dollar investment market, and it isn’t […]

What Is the Real Value of $100 in Your State?

This map shows the real value of $100 in each state. Prices for the same goods are often much cheaper […]

The U.S. States With the Most Million Dollar Homes

Whether it’s a mansion in the suburbs or a penthouse in the city center, the price tag of any prime […]

Digital nomads are hiring and firing their governments

The nation state has survived wars, plagues, and upheaval, but it won’t survive digital nomads, not if people like Karoli […]

The blood of America’s poor fuels a multibillion-dollar industry

Medicaid, housing subsidies, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—these are some of the things that make up the backbone of the […]

South Korean capital Seoul mulls ‘S-Coin’ tokens and blockchain-based government

South Korea has been at the forefront of the blockchain movement, with some of the highest density of cryptocurrency traders […]

Chinese facial recognition company becomes world’s most valuable AI start-up

The Chinese government’s plans for mass surveillance using facial recognition have received a boost from one of the country’s tech […]

PayPal Has Been Quietly Getting Into the Traditional Banking Business

What has FDIC insurance on balances, a debit card that can be used to withdraw cash at ATMs, and the […]

Places That’ll Pay You to Live There

People are moving to bigger cities, making the situation even worse. Like in a vicious cycle, the market value of […]

Juni Learning is bringing individualized programming tutorials to kids online

Juni Learning wants to give every kid access to a quality education in computer programming. The company, part of Y […]