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Virgin Galactic Holdings and the emergence of Space Travel I’ve written a little bit about Virgin Galactic Holdings before here on GeekInsider but I’ve never gone in depth on it. Today’s the day I look at Virgin Galactic, view its prospects and look at what it has done so far. First, it is a public…
Fold Works with Visa to Launch a Bitcoin Rewards Back Debit Card The bitcoin focused application Fold is working with Visa to launch a bitcoin cashback rewards debit card. Remember that this is a debit card and not a credit card. There’s been some rumors that it is a credit card but that’s not in…
Work From Home Growth Many individuals are working from home to practice social distancing. This social distancing trend is paving the way for remote tools to become a significant mover going forward. People who didn’t have exposure to players such as Zoom or even gaming will. A few experts even expert a rise in Virtual…
The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) at the University of Saskatchewan has created a vaccine against the Coronavirus. Here are some details
Wondering How a Certified Planner Stands Apart From Other Professionals? Here’s All You Need to Know If you have been reading up on the field of rural or urban development, then you may have seen several mentions of planners being a crucial part of the sector. Planners play an indispensable role in community development. From…
COVID-19 Takes Down Satellite Company One Web “OneWeb has been building a truly global communications network to provide high-speed low latency broadband everywhere,” the CEO of One Web said in a recent release. “Our current situation is a consequence of the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis. We remain convinced of the social and economic…
Microsoft 365 and New Releases Microsoft is releasing some incredible features that will bring in more users. What are they doing? In a new video, the company states that they help you to make more of your time by “combining premium office apps with innovations in Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, and Family Safety. This means that…
Securities on Ethereum Ryan Sean Adams recently sent out some writing on how securities are present on the EVM platform Ethereum. This is a pretty big deal. It means that Ethereum went from being this fringe technology platform to something more mainstream. Now, I say “something more mainstream” because we can’t classify any cryptocurrency platform…
Bitcoin is No Longer a Financial Experiment Galaxy Digital Holdings notes that bitcon is not just a financial experiment anymore. That’s an understatement as it is digital asset appreciated by firms like Fidelity and has a crop of firms supporting bitcoiner enthusiasm. The digital asset merchant released a management newsletter that commented on the current…
Different Times in Coronavirus Lockdown Most of us spend our time indoors. We do this because we work and live indoors. But before coronavirus we had the option of moving around and going to different events and places. There was no psychological barrier and bio emergency situation as we have it today. The coronavirus may…
Bitcoin and Gold are Hard Money The Federal Reserve is back at it again working with the United States government on throwing everything at the kitchen sink and traders as well as money managers like Novogratz thinks that an easy trade is buying the technology driven asset bitcoin and gold. He thinks that buying gold…
Is Mining the Moon Viable? We are living in unprecedented times where more are interested in realizing space ambitions. Tech billionaires ranging from Elon Musk to Jeff Bezos and others are building their private space organizations. We’ve seen the gradual build up of companies like SpaceX and Virgin Galactic. There’s those space companies like Maxar…
Softbank is Humbled in Recent Downturn While Softbank is staying afloat and cleaning up its balance sheet its Vision Fund investments are not doing so great. The Japanese conglomerate let OneWeb go into bankruptcy and then rescinded a recent offer on WeWork. What’s even worse is that the founder of Softbank thinks that more than…
Innovate Where it Matters Yields moving forward is likely going to have to come from bringing about more jobs in the industries that would need it. That means thinking about what is lacking in our present society today and and meeting those institutional voids. Further, it means creating companies to address real problems. Remember as…
Here’s the problem: we are going to need a lot more energy to keep up with our advancing technology, the increasing number of electronic devices, and the growth of our cities. But, at the same time, we’re facing a warming planet. To survive, the increase in energy will need to come from renewable sources. The…