Worklife
Learn about how you can achieve a better work-life balance, and check out the latest news about the world of work, including advancements on ideas like the four-day work week and universal basic income.
UK company launches crypto mining electric bicycle
50cycles, a specialist electric bicycle manufacturer, has revealed what it has described as the world’s first range of cryptocurrency mining e-bikes. Toba, the new series of crypto mining bikes, are estimated to generate approximately £20 (approximately $26.5 USD) worth of ‘Loyalcoin’ per Read More...
Goldman Sach's new exchange fund will invest in companies that do ‘good’
Why can’t companies be an instrument for goodness? That’s one of the questions spiritual guru Deepak Chopra posed to billionaire Paul Tudor Jones II in the fall of 2012, which led him to build a foundation based around the idea behind those questions. Until now that foundation merely listed Read More...
John McAfee says blockchain will upend business as we know it in 5 years
Politics, race and religion could all be fair game for dinnertime conversation with John McAfee, but if you’re a blockchain skeptic, you might want to keep your mouth Read More...
This app helps pay off your credit card debt for you
The automatic mobile app Digit is a service that saves money for you once connected to your checking account. Instead of setting a finite amount that is withdrawn on regular schedule, it learns when your bills are due, looks at your spending habits, and then only withdraws cash when it thinks you Read More...
Automatic savings app Digit can now pay off credit card debt for you
Automatic savings mobile app Digit is expanding its services, adding the option to let users pay off credit card debt with money in their Digit account. To try out the new feature, called Digit Pay, users create a “credit card debt” goal in the Digit app settings, then activate the service. Read More...
China’s massive investment into the environment is paying for itself
China has invested billions and billions into cutting its own greenhouse gas emissions in the last few years. A new MIT study shows the country stands to benefit from this not just environmentally, but financially as well. According to the study, China will net around $339 billion in health savings Read More...
Why everyone should care about blockchain—even if you don’t understand it
This article is for everyone who tries to will themselves invisible at the mention of blockchain. Imagine you’re admitted to the hospital for an emergency surgery following a freak selfie accident while on vacation on the other side of the world. Right now, there’s no way for doctors to know Read More...
Economic integration is finally becoming a reality in Africa
Between 2006-2007 and 2015-2016, the average annual African foreign direct investment—defined as money African companies invested in African countries—more than doubled from $3.7 billion to $10 billion. In the same period, average annual intra-African trade grew from $41 billion to $64 billion. Read More...
With this cryptocurrency, everyone gets paid
Could the blockchain be used to support local communities and build a new model for basic income? Circles thinks it has an answer, starting at a tiny cafe in Read More...
Clever solutions for how to make a universal basic income feasible
While some people are able to earn decent wages and benefits these days, many are coming short of what they need to earn in order to live well. Jobs that used to be offered on a permanent basis are starting to become temporary, and with automation looming in the near future, it seems we cannot rely Read More...