Harvard Professor Rogoff: Central Banks, Governments Are ‘Way Behind the Curve’ in Regulating Cryptocurrencies
Harvard Professor of Economics and former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kenneth Rogoff says central banks and governments are “way behind the curve” in regulating cryptocurrencies. He added that officials throw out the idea of having central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) “to distract the conversation.” Harvard’s Professor on Cryptocurrency Regulation American economist Kenneth Rogoff discussed...
Court Orders PayPal & Alipay to Freeze VPN Company’s Funds in Piracy Lawsuit
VPN services are generally seen as neutral intermediaries. Technically speaking, they simply route traffic through their servers, adding an extra layer of protection for their users. However, some VPN providers have gone a step further by marketing their services directly to online pirates. This is also what the Panamanian company “VeePN” did, according to a group of filmmakers. Filmmakers sue VeePN Earlier this month, several movie...
$5.7m Win Against Pirate IPTV Seller Might Be Just a Consolation Prize
In September 2021, US broadcaster DISH Network filed a copyright infringement complaint in a Michigan court. It targeted two sets of defendants. The first was Atlas Electronics, a Michigan-based retailer of unauthorized IPTV services, and company owner Alaa Al-Emara. The second was iStar Company, the supplier of iStar set-top boxes and the operator of the iStar IPTV service sold by Atlas, plus company owner Ahmed Karim. Claims in the...
Put Design Thinking into practice with the Open Practice Library
Put Design Thinking into practice with the Open Practice Library Leigh Griffin Wed, 07/20/2022 – 03:00 1 reader likes this 1 reader likes this Design Thinking has been getting a lot of attention over the past few years as a way to enhance your problem solving, ensure learning goals are met, and increase team engagement. As a concept, it’s all about problem solving, but it’s designed to break down existing approaches...
How much JavaScript do you need to know before learning ReactJS?
How much JavaScript do you need to know before learning ReactJS? Sachin Samal Wed, 07/20/2022 – 03:00 1 reader likes this 1 reader likes this React is a UI framework built on top of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, where JavaScript (JS) is responsible for most of the logic. If you have knowledge of variables, data types, array functions, callbacks, scopes, string methods, loops, and other JS DOM manipulation-related topics, these will...
