Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to Linkedin Motorists line up for gas on the first day of gas rationing imposed on nine California counties … [+] following the 1979 revolution in Iran that caused a shortage of crude oil. Bettmann Archive In the past couple of years, arguments and predictions have abounded to the effect…
Antonio Juliano, the 28-year-old founder and CEO of crypto derivatives exchange Dydx, says his company will likely hit $80 million in net profit this year. Antonio Juliano As bitcoin hovers near its all-time high, a growing number of cryptocurrency companies are proving they can take a tiny set of resources and turn them into highly…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to Linkedin Bitcoin surpassed $60,000, attaining a multimonth high. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images) Getty Images Bitcoin prices surpassed $60,000 today, breaking through that key, psychological level after briefly encountering resistance. The world’s most prominent digital currency climbed above $60,000 close to 10 a.m. EDT, CoinDesk data shows. The cryptocurrency rose…
Cybercriminals cloned the voice of a company director in the U.A.E. to steal as much as $35 million in a huge and complex heist. getty AI voice cloning is used in a huge heist in the U.A.E., according to Dubai investigators, amidst warnings about cybercriminal use of the new technology. In early 2020, a bank…
A $1 billion valuation isn’t what it used to be, as companies reach that milestone with breakneck speed, but there are still plenty of up-and-comers worth keeping an eye on. Here are Forbes’ picks for 25 venture-backed startups most likely to become unicorns. For the seventh year in a row, Forbes has teamed up with…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinAs bitcoin and cryptocurrency prices are surging across the board, the U.S. government is weighing a regulatory crypto crackdown, according to reports. Don’t miss: What (or who) is driving the crypto market in 2021 and beyond? Tune in to Forbes’ free Crypto Codex Live webcast on October 14 at 2:00pm EDT and get ahead of…
From left: Steve Cohen, Mark Cuban, Jeff Bezos Simon Dawson/Bloomberg, Leon Bennett/Getty Images, Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Nearly half of the nation’s wealthiest majored in one of three subjects at college, and despite the fast growth of tech fortunes, computer science isn’t one of them. D allas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban took night classes at…
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Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline After more than five hours of being offline, Facebook said one of the worst outages in the company’s history is drawing to a close, a blackout that also downed the tech giant’s other major social media platforms, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger. Tens of thousands of Facebook users faced…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline After more than five hours of being offline, Facebook said one of the worst outages in the company’s history is drawing to a close, a blackout that also downed the tech giant’s other major social media platforms, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger. Tens of thousands of Facebook users faced…