Bitcoin has officially forked for the first time ever, after the cryptocurrency’s core developers were unable to reach an agreement with miners over the proper way to solve the substantial transaction backlogs that delay receipt of Bitcoins. These delays have made merchants more wary of supporting the standard, given that …

The PayPal partnerships keep coming. The still growing payments giant today announced a new deal with Skype that will allow users in 22 countries worldwide to send money to other Skype users through an updated version of the Skype mobile app. This extends PayPal’s potential reach by a sizable amount …

In April, Google unveiled a new vision for its Google Earth application, two years in the making, that introduced more ways to explore the planet through guided tours, informational cards, integrated 360-degree videos and Street View imagery, and more. Initially, the new Google Earth was available only on Android and …

An international team of researchers at the eFLOWER project has reconstructed what the Earth’s ancestral angiosperm flowers might have looked like. 3D model of the ancestral flower reconstructed by the eFLOWER team. Image credit: Sauquet et al, doi: 10.1038/ncomms16047. Flowering plants (angiosperms), with at least 300,000 species, are by far …

Asian streaming company M17 Entertainment, which recently merged with Singapore-based dating startup Paktor, has closed a $40 million Series A round. This new funding will be used to increase M17’s roster of streaming talent — the company agrees contracts with its streamers and celebs, much like a talent agency — …

I’ll admit, when WanderJaunt co-founder Michael Chen told me he wanted to build a hotel chain, like the Westin, from the ground up on Airbnb, I wasn’t sure what to think. There are already dozens of property management startups for short-term rentals (Vacayo, Guesty etc. And besides, isn’t the commercial dominance …

One of those flashes came Monday, when, during 11v11 drills, undrafted rookie linebacker Nico Marley crashed down to the line of scrimmage, exploding into an offensive lineman, and thwarting a run play. Then at the rookie OTAs, he made almost every tackle and had two interceptions and a forced fumble,” …

AmsStudio / Shutterstock.com Google has added a new “save” feature, which you can access under a new hamburger menu, navigation drawer, on the left side of the Google home page on your mobile device. You can now save images, itineraries, places and web pages while using Google on your mobile …

Last week, we covered the successful delidding of AMD’s Threadripper CPU. It’s not for the faint of heart, given that it requires multiple hot air soldering stations and a variety of razor blades, and the expert overclocker who managed to remove the heat spreader still killed the chip. Even so, …

Buying a phone and buying a computer are usually two very different processes, but Microsoft is looking to borrow some ideas from the way mobile carriers operate. Today, Microsoft is announcing the new “Surface Plus” program, which lets you buy a new Microsoft Surface PC on a payment plan with …