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One day we’ll all yawn about blockchain

In all the excitement of the latest cryptocurrency bull run—Tesla buying Bitcoin, Ethereum hitting all-time highs, Snoop Doge—it’s easy to overlook what makes the technology underpinning all this newfound loot so exciting. Mostly people just want to talk about the big price movements. And space shuttle cartoons. (Not that I’m against price talk.Wheee!) But real […]

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The Chinese phonemaker Xiaomi Defeated India–Also outperformed Apple

Ever because Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi entered the Indian market two {} back, it’s run an advertising campaign targeting India’s largest religious festival, Diwali, which comes with an intelligent tagline:”Diwali using Mi”–Mi becoming shorthand to Xiaomi. The advertisements are so tightly connected to the vacation which Indians anticipate them how Americans expect Coca-Cola’s polar keep […]