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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.
The craze for ethical investment has reached Japan
Japan is prone to fads—usually in fancy desserts or fashion ripe for Instagram. A less photogenic one has hit finance: investing in assets screened for ESG (environmental, social and governance) Read More...
Blockchain could ‘change everything’ for real estate
“This changes everything.” That’s how Apple introduced the original iPhone in 2007. But it could just as easily apply here and now to the blockchain and its potential to enable transformative innovation in a variety of Read More...
Investors turn focus on China’s drive for sustainability
Global investors are increasingly hesitant to invest in companies with a traditional growth model that fails to incorporate the principles of sustainability. Recognizing this trend, China is getting ready to shed off its Read More...
A basic income for everyone? Yes, Finland shows it really can work
Simply put, the idea of Universal Basic Income (UBI) is to literally give people money for nothing no matter what their economic standing is. It’s an idea that lights up the brains of both radical leftists like Bernie Sanders and Silicon Valley plutocrats such as Elon Musk. Finland is currently Read More...
Alternative credit agency lets immigrants bring their credit scores to the US
US credit bureaus don’t recognize foreign credit, so when people come to this country, they have to start building their credit over again. This isn’t fair to immigrants, which is why a startup has created a platform to translate data stored abroad into a form that can be consumed by banks, Read More...
Google and Goldman Sachs are two of the most active investors in blockchain firms
Google and Goldman Sachs are two of the most active corporate investors in blockchain companies, according to a report. Blockchain is the underlying technology behind cryptocurrencies like Read More...
Can bitcoin buy freedom?
The U.S dollar value of bitcoin reached $5,659 as I began composing this Read More...
8 unexpected places where you can pay with bitcoin
"I think the internet is going to be one of the major forces for reducing the role of government. The one thing that’s missing but that will soon be developed is a reliable Read More...
Vanuatu now accepts bitcoin as payment for citizenship status
Ever wish you could be like those spies in the movies with multiple passports? Or, perhaps your escape to Canada hasn’t worked out quite the way you planned? A tiny island nation in the South Pacific has you covered, for a Read More...
Bitcoin’s rise may be like when ‘paper money displaced gold,’ says Goldman’s CEO
Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein is weighing in on the biggest debate raging on Wall Street: the prospect for the burgeoning market for digital currencies. In a tweet, the prominent Wall Street executive and former trader appeared to signal that the jury is still out on bitcoin, but also cautioned Read More...