At least one of Wall Street’s biggest firms is growing more comfortable with cryptocurrencies. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is setting up a trading desk to make markets in digital currencies such as bitcoin, according to people with knowledge of the strategy. The bank aims to get the business running by the end of June, if…

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A couple of weeks ago, Reddit user TeckFire ran some CPU benchmarks (via Geekbench) on his iPhone 6 Plus before and after he replaced its battery. He found that CPU performance was significantly better after a battery replacement, which he attributed to Apple slowing down phones with low capacity batteries. A week later, Geekbench’s own…

David Davis has been accused of running a Brexit department in a state of chaos, with 140 key posts unfilled as the UK enters the crucial second stage of negotiations with the EU, figures seen by The Independent show. The vacancies led Labour to criticise the department as “utterly disorganised” and running an “underpowered” Brexit operation nine months on…

Eric Schmidt will be stepping down as the executive chairman of Alphabet’s board of directors and transitioning to technical advisor, the company announced. He will continue to serve on the company’s board. Schmidt first joined Google as CEO in 2001, back when the company only had several hundred employees, and become its executive chairman 10…

Reuters A judge has ruled in favour of two ultra-wealthy property developers, Nick Candy and Christian Candy, in a sensational £130 million claim brought by former friend Mark Holyoake. The lengthy trial saw Holyoake accuse the pair of blackmail, extortion, and intimidation in relation to a property deal that went sour. « The Judge saw through…

Pennsylvania (USA) – Dana ist 17 Jahre alt und im siebten Monat schwanger. Sie wird ihr Kind nicht aufwachsen sehen. In ihrem Bauch wächst das Leben – und in ihrem Kopf der Tod. Kurz vor Weihnachten fanden Ärzte einen besonders aggressiven Hirn-Tumor bei der US-Studentin Dana Scatton (17). Die traurige Einschätzung der Mediziner: Die College-Studentin hat…