By: Jim Paris – christianmoney.com – November 12, 2017 I am always on the lookout for article ideas, and that was the case in 2012 when I heard about a new kind of Internet money called Bitcoin. The idea of a computer software program replacing everyday paper money sounded more than a little crazy, but I was just looking for...

newsmax.com – January 8, 2019 Connecting with rural Americans, President Donald Trump on Monday hailed his tax overhaul as a victory for family farmers and pitched his vision to expand access to broadband internet, a cornerstone of economic development in the nation’s heartland. “Those towers are going to go up and you’re going to have great, great broadband,” Trump told...

By: Paul Bedard – washingtonexaminer.com – December 21, 2017 And along the way, President Trump even outdid his own expectations and slashed at least 11 major legacy items of former President Barack Obama, including cracking down on the open border, slowing recognition of communist Cuba and effectively killing Obamacare by ending the mandate that everyone have health insurance or face...

By: Nina Godlewski – ibtimes.com – December 18, 2017 If you take at least three photos of yourself a day and post them to social media, you might have an acute case of selfitis, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. The study was conducted to try and verify a hoax story...

By Christopher Carbone – foxnews.com – December 18, 2017 Twitter has begun enforcing new rules to combat hateful and abusive content today and a number of well-known far-right organizations and users were suspended. Kurt the ‘CyberGuy’ comments on new services and apps that do. Twitter began enforcing new rules to combat hateful and abusive content Monday and a number of...

By: David French – nationalreview.com – December 15, 2017 Late last night, while reading a stream of apocalyptic rhetoric about the repeal of net neutrality and the “end of the internet as we know it,” I reached the shattering conclusion that one of my favorite lines from one of my favorite movies was wrong. The movie is the 2004 Brad...

From: economist.com – December 7, 2017 The evidence is mixed; it seems clear, however, that they are making us unhappier FOR many it is a reflex as unconscious as breathing. Hit a stumbling-block during an important task (like, say, writing a column)? The hand reaches for the phone and opens the social network of choice. A blur of time passes,...

By: Nancy Gondo – investors.com – November 20, 2017 Many investors are asking: Should I buy Bitcoins or other cryptocurrencies? And if not, why? Bitcoin, the leading digital money, surged to a new record high above $17,000 Dec. 7 and was recently trading around $15,000. It’s now risen nearly 1,550% this year and is up 6,540% since a low in January 2015. Nearly every...

Since it was introduced 10 years ago, the iPhone has been a great disrupter, heralding an end to everything from paper maps to small talk. Here’s a (slightly) tongue-in-cheek look at all the things this ubiquitous gadget has laid to waste. Source: Drew Jordan and A.J. Chavar, nytimes.com

“Trusting authoritarian regimes to ensure the continued freedom of the internet is lunacy,” Attorney General Paxton said. “The President does not have the authority to simply give away America’s pioneering role in ensuring that the internet remains a place where free expression can flourish.” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton—joined by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt,...