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Hackers steal our data. Tech firms abuse it. Can blockchain fix our privacy woes?
Akon's AKoin Aims to Revamp Africa's Ecosystem
The singer Akon wants to give young, business-minded developers in Africa a way to create the digital future.
She(256) Is Disrupting The Male Dominated Tech Field
Last year, Sara Reynolds found herself among the brightest minds of her generation at a blockchain conference for students at the University of California, Berkeley. But when she looked around the auditorium, she noticed something: Nearly all the attendees were white men.
Can Blockchain Stop Genomic Data Leaks?
As the cost of "sequencing" DNA has dropped, more and more patients are undergoing genetic testing. How will the medical industry use that data to further research and clinical practice while preserving the privacy of patients? David Yizhar, the founder and CEO of Israeli startup Geneyx, thinks blockchain technology could offer a solution.
Introducing Blockchain Impact Winner SimplyVital Health
The healthcare industry is ripe for a blockchain-inspired transformation, and SimplyVital Health is leading the charge.
Introducing Blockchain Impact Award Winner Prescrypto
Prescrypto provides a blockchain-based infrastructure to collect prescribing information, route that information securely to pharmacies, and provide a history of medications used by each patient.
Introducing Blockchain Impact Award Winner Chronicled
Chronicled is developing a blockchain based solution to supply chain management, recording all of the transactions that take place as pharmaceuticals travel from factory to container to shelf.
Introducing Blockchain Impact Award Runner Up Diwala
Diwala seeks to address two major global problems: lack of identity and certification fraud.
Introducing Blockchain Impact Award Runner Up StaTwig
One third of the world's food is lost in transit, spoiled or destroyed because it is improperly stored or handled. By tracking waste in the supply chain, StaTwig aims to eliminate it.
Introducing Blockchain Impact Award Winner BitLumens
What does renewable energy have to do with poverty and access to the financial system? Plenty, according to BitLumens, a Swiss company that uses blockchain to help get people on the power grid, build their credit profiles and reduce carbon emissions.
Blockchain Impact Winner Grassroots Economics
Grassroots Economics is challenging the idea that banks should have a monopoly on currency.
In Focus
Casualty of Chaos
Police killed at least four demonstrators, including this man, during clashes on February 12, the sixth day of violence. Protesters had gathered in the capital’s center, near the presidential palace, to demand President Jovenel Moïse’s resignation over a corruption scandal. Nearly $4 billion earmarked for social development went missing, and embezzlement is suspected.
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Periscope
"If derelict systems will ever evolve," says author Irshad Manji, "people have to risk giving offense."
Netanyahu is Bringing Out The Big Guns—Trump and Racism
Netanyahu should have cruised to victory, but the unexpected popularity of his chief rival and ominous noises from the prosecution say otherwise.