Emerging

The cryptocurrency community was caught aback when news broke of a major change in the holdings of one of Cardano’s top wallets. In a brave move, the owner of this well-known wallet sold out a significant amount of their ADA portfolio—20%, to be exact. What’s more noteworthy is where these funds went: toward a new coin called Retik Finance, which is now trading at a cheap price of $0.11.The choice to exit a well-known cryptocurrency like Cardano and divert cash to an emerging project like Retik Finance has…

Solana, one of the leading smart contract platforms, suffered a significant outage on February 7th, halting activity across its network for over 5 hours. This incident has sparked panic among investors, who are now diversifying to protect themselves against further Solana losses. One popular pick is the emerging crypto asset Retik Finance (RETIK), priced at $0.11.  The Solana Outage According to reports, the Solana outage began at 09:53 UTC and halted block production on the network. This marked Solana’s…

Graphical abstract. Credit: Environmental Science and Ecotechnology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ese.2024.100389 A new study shows that annual carbon emissions from lakes in the Qingzang Plateau (QZP)—a vast elevated plateau at the intersection of Central, South, and East Asia—have declined, with some lakes shifting from carbon sources between 1970–2000 to carbon sinks between 2000-2020, a finding that has implications for estimates…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Young people's attitudes to masculinity and women's equality show signs of an emerging gender divide, with the views of men and women often differing more within younger, rather than older, generations, according to a new report. The findings, from King's College London's Policy Institute and Global Institute for…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Startups are best known as innovation labs, disruptors that bring new products, services and technologies to market. But their reach goes beyond the products or services they create, according to new research from Texas McCombs. The work is published in the Strategic Management Journal. These fledgling companies…

TLDR Dogecoin (DOGE) has recovered slightly from its recent downturn. NuggetRush now stands tall among P2E networks after selling 162 million tokens in its presale. NUGX’s value has also been on an 80% increase since its presale kicked off. The market has experienced a slight downturn. Yet, Dogecoin (DOGE) could recover after its recent price jump. NuggetRush (NUGX) has joined the league of top ICO projects after its presale sold 162 million tokens. The project offers easy ways to earn money from mining…

Helena Fu’s new job puts her in charge of technologies that could produce promising innovation and serious risks in the future.  Fu, who leads the Department of Energy’s (DOE) new Office of Critical and Emerging Technology, is in charge of coordinating the department’s research around artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, semiconductors and more.  She said the new office won’t do research itself but will focus on “setting a vision and coordinating across the department.”  “DOE has so much…

Have you always secretly dreamed of being an entrepreneur but the scale of things have kept you daunted? 2023 has changed this perspective for would-be entrepreneurs. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as a transformative force, helping everyday entrepreneurs in emerging markets turn their dreams into successful businesses.  This paradigm shift is particularly evident in countries like India, where AI is playing a pivotal role in fostering innovation and creating opportunities for ambitious individuals to launch…

Google’s Search Generative Experience (SGE) is having an “extreme” impact on healthcare queries and a high impact on ecommerce, B2B tech, insurance and education. That’s according to new data released by enterprise SEO platform BrightEdge and the company’s new-ish technology, BrightEdge Generative Parser.It’s surprising to see healthcare at the top of the list here, where many queries would fall under what Google would consider Your Money or Your Life (YMYL) type queries. Meanwhile, if you look at another YMYL…

Credit: Entrepreneurship Education (2023). DOI: 10.1007/s41959-023-00105-2 In a study published on 20 November 2023 in Entrepreneurship Education, researchers delve into the various factors that drive green entrepreneurial intentions among undergraduate students in an emerging economy. The study highlights the role of Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) in fostering this mindset among students, who are key to sustainable…