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Blockchain and a potential snafu with EU privacy law
By David Meyer - IAPP
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February 28, 2018
There's one huge problem on the horizon for blockchain: Europe's privacy push in the shape of its General Data Protection Law.
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Hard currency wins as Facebook bans cryptocurrency ads
By Kurt Wagner - Recode
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January 31, 2018
Interesting move here as Facebook confirms it is banning all ads that promote cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin.
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Google drives ahead with autonomous vehicle investment
By Kevin May
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January 30, 2018
Google spin-off Waymo is ordering "thousands" of new, self-driving vehicles as part of its program to test driver-less technology.
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Prepare for impact: autonomous vehicles will reshuffle the travel industry
By Alex Bainbridge - The Spontaneous Travel Company
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January 26, 2018
Self-driving vehicles will, along with Blockchain, perhaps, be the next big industry-wide invention to make and break companies.
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What is beyond the Bitcoin bubble?
By Steven Jones - New York Times Magazine
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January 22, 2018
Yes, it’s driven by greed — but the mania for cryptocurrency could wind up building something much more important than wealth.
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Looming GDPR deadline tops list of challenges for travel tech buyers
By Mitra Sorrells
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January 5, 2018
With less than five months until the massive new privacy regulation known as GDPR goes into effect, travel technology buyers say compliance with the complicated rules is their biggest challenge of 2018.
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Bitcoin least interesting use of Blockchain, so there
By Andrew Keys - ConsensyMedia
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January 4, 2018
Bitcoin is the Generation 0 of blockchain technology… the opening act… the gateway drug … the first inning … MySpace.
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Think you're leading the way in AI? Look outside the window
By Kevin May
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December 13, 2017
Artificial intelligence has been the buzz trend of 2017, with countless travel companies eager to claim their prowess in the field or signify how it's become core to their strategy.
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Tech rental ecosystem grows: MyVR lands $6.1M
By Kevin May
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December 6, 2017
MyVR is the latest company to capitalize on the emerging sub-network of services around providing services to private accommodation sellers.
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Blockchain: No longer just an industry buzzword
By Bernadette Giacomazzo
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November 9, 2017
As many in the travel tech industry don’t have a good understanding of “blockchain” and what it entails, Norm Rose says it’s both simple and revolutionary.
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Bitcoin transactions and energy consumption - who knew?
By Christopher Malmo - Motherboard
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November 2, 2017
Bitcoin's incredible price run to break over $7,000 this year has sent its overall electricity consumption soaring, as people worldwide bring more energy-hungry computers online to mine the digital...
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