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What You Need To Know About Cybersecurity From the Director of the Rensselaer Future of Computing Institute
Cyber threats have become one of the leading issues for corporations, governments, and public institutions across America. With ransomware attacks, hackers, and other nefarious threats, ...
Expert Says Financial Technologies Can Help Address Climate Change
“Financial technologies offer great promise to tackle climate change and provide pathways for developing sustainable economies and lifestyles,” says Aparna Gupta, a professor of quantitative ...
The rise and fall of cryptocurrency—again
2021 saw a meteoric rise in the value of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. In addition, a reported 16 percent of Americans say they have invested in, traded ...
As Flexible Voting Options Scrutinized, Expert Says Online Voting Not a Safe Alternative
The popularity of — and controversies surrounding — early voting and mail-in ballots demonstrates a demand for more flexible voting options. But online voting shouldn’t be ...
How Blockchain Can Help Medical Facilities Control The Spread Of Coronavirus
In the United States at least 12,000 people have tested positive for the Coronavirus, and 194 people have died as of Friday, March 20. Villanova College of Engineering's ...
All about trust – are lawmakers right when it comes to Libra and Facebook’s entry into cryptocurrency?
It’s not the first time Facebook has faced Congress. This time, the social media giant came to Washington to discuss its new Libra cryptocurrency. ...
Experts in the media - Will Facebook, Google take over blockchain?
Banking and big tech are going ‘all-in’ on blockchain initiatives – and it is getting a lot of attention from investors, regulators and the industry. In ...