Why Pay for the Cloud? Build Your Own with Raspberry Pi and Open Media Vault

Are you concerned about privacy or considering using a Raspberry Pi you bought half a decade ago and still trying to use somewhere more permanent… you are on the right page! Turn your Raspberry Pi into “your own Cloud Server” with no compromise in storage space, features, privacy and customizability using Open Media Vault(OMV) First … Read more

Qomodo raises $13.9M to expand BNPL for Italy’s main-street retailers

Payments and financial solutions are two-a-penny at this point, but mostly for online e-commerce. What about physical stores? In 2023 Qomodo, a Milan-based “all-in-one” payment methods aggregator for physical merchants, came out with a €34.5 million ($36.9 million) pre-seed round (mostly debt), which we covered, to expand the BNPL model into other categories. It’s now … Read more

MicroStrategy Added 11K Bitcoin for $1.1B, Pushing Holdings to 461K BTC

Disclaimer: The analyst who wrote this piece owns shares of MicroStrategy (MSTR). Led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, MicroStrategy (MSTR) has again added to its massive bitcoin (BTC) stack. In the week ending Jan 19, the company purchased 11,000 BTC for $1.1 billion, taking its total holdings to 461,000 BTC. This latest bitcoin average purchase … Read more

How Valid are the Results of the Gamekins Experiment?

Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2.1 Software Testing 2.2 Gamification of Software Testing 3 Gamifying Continuous Integration and 3.1 Challenges in Teaching Software Testing 3.2 Gamification Elements of Gamekins 3.3 Gamified Elements and the Testing Curriculum 4 Experiment Setup and 4.1 Software Testing Course 4.2 Integration of Gamekins and 4.3 Participants 4.4 Data … Read more

TikTok’s Uncertain Future: Why Creators Are Turning to a US-Based Alternative

The looming threat of a TikTok ban has once again thrown creators and businesses into a whirlwind of uncertainty. For millions of creators, the platform’s potential shutdown by January 19 could mean the abrupt end of carefully built careers and communities. While creators await the verdict, many are searching for new platforms to secure their … Read more

Top PHP Functions That Will Level Up Your Code

Web developers mostly prefer Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) scripting language for performing their web development tasks. It powers a considerably large section of the web from simple sites to complex web applications. Still, many PHP developers struggle with expanding the true power of PHP functions. A piece of code that can be used many times is … Read more

iN8’s Morpheus Empowers Smart Development Programs: Creative, Productive Thinking in Daily Scenarios

In the new digital era where the average global population spends over six hours of daily screentime, that screen experience can many times be decisive in social and economic aspects of people’s lives. From the way they see the world, to the way they perceive themselves and others, to how they interact with each other … Read more

New Web3 Projects Are Ignoring Why Bitcoin Exists In the First Place

In 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto introduced Bitcoin to the world, presenting a truly disruptive concept, a peer-to-peer electronic cash system that eliminated the need for trusted intermediaries. This innovation was so profound that it arguably merited Nobel Prize consideration. However, what followed in Bitcoin’s wake reveals a striking paradox in the Web3 space, the illusion of … Read more

U.S. DOGE Sports Dogecoin Logo After Announcement at Trump Inauguration

The website of newly created U.S. Department of Government Efficiency, headed by technocrat Elon Musk, started to display a dogecoin (DOGE) token logo on Tuesday, despite having no direct relation to the world’s largest memecoin. “To restore competence and effectiveness to our federal government, my administration will establish the brand-new Department of Government Efficiency,” Trump … Read more

The Space Race for a Decentralized Internet—Another Road Not Taken

As I recently wrote about missed opportunities in blockchain adoption during my time at Tonga Cable Ltd, another memory surfaced—this one from my tenure at Kacific Broadband Satellites Group. As satellite technology and blockchain technology have evolved, it seems I’ve had a front-row seat to multiple “roads not taken” that are now being traveled by … Read more

Crypto Daybook Americas: Bitcoin Defends $100K as MicroStrategy Votes on Share Increase

By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bitcoin held above $100,000, with VET, ENA, LINK and LDO posting notable gains a day after President Donald Trump bypassed mentioning crypto or a strategic bitcoin reserve in his inauguration speech. Signals from the bitcoin options market indicate heightened expectations for short-term price turbulence alongside signs … Read more

Bitcoin Could Cross $1M by Year-End if It Continues to Follow 2017 Cycle: Van Straten

The FTX collapse may seem like a distant memory, when bitcoin (BTC) fell to around $15,500 in November 2022. The sentiment during the period was extreme fear, and the industry never thought it would recover. But just over two years later, bitcoin is trading over $100,000 with a new presumably crypto-friendly U.S. administration in charge. … Read more