Interesting Tidbits

Reuters Bitcoin surged to an all-time high above $1,400 on Tuesday, after more than tripling in value over the past year, with its most recent rise attributed to strong demand in Japan, where the digital […]

Reuters By Alastair Sharp | TORONTO Hackers are demanding increasingly hefty ransoms to free computers paralyzed with viruses, as cyber criminals seek to maximize profits from large numbers of victims willing to pay up, according […]

Bloomberg Google isn’t planning to rid fake news from its search results — but it’s trying to purge it from the top. The Alphabet Inc. company is making a rare, sweeping change to the algorithm […]

Forbes Alaska is seemingly incensed over the growing number of legal cannabis businesses starting to flower in the state, as officials are attempting to burn one of its home-grown and most dedicated activists with a rash of criminal charges. These […]

Researchers are working to take the process from science fiction to reality. A new study is demonstrating how one device could work even in dry desert conditions using only the power of the sun. Christian […]

Forbes As a freelancer, I have a front row seat to the true nightmare that tax season can be. I earn almost all of my income via 1099s, and every month, I make a table […]

Bloomberg When he first saw the results from his 23-year-old patient with a painful leg clot, Paolo Simioni assumed the test was botched and angrily told his lab technician to repeat it. But the number came back […]

Bloomberg “You know in your heart of hearts that when the account balance hits zero, the girlfriend is gone,” says Wendy Johnson. Johnson has been investigating suspicions of financial abuse of the elderly for six […]

by David R. Henderson, Charles L. Hooper Tuesday, April 4, 2017 Hoover Institution The atmosphere is about 0.8˚ Celsius warmer than it was in 1850. Given that the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide has risen […]

Business Insider Samumed is a $12 billion private biotech startup you’ve probably never heard of. The San Diego-based company has attracted $300 million in funding and a heady valuation thanks to a pipeline of what […]