# Getting the story straight: Blockchain to curb fake news

# Getting the story straight: Blockchain to curb fake news

“# Getting the story straight: Blockchain to curb fake news ” With the United States Presidential Election set for next month, the concern over fake news has once again dominated public discourse. Fake news — the deliberate spreading of verifiably false information under the disguise of being an authentic news story ­— not only undermines…

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# Amid IRS bounty and competitor progress, Monero developers ship a major update

# Amid IRS bounty and competitor progress, Monero developers ship a major update

“# Amid IRS bounty and competitor progress, Monero developers ship a major update ” First announced in September, Monero developers today went live with a network update featuring a new version of its node software, codenamed ‘Oxygen Orion.’ The product of 30 contributors, the update promises significant improvement across nearly all aspects of the privacy-focused…

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# Germany’s blockchain solution hopes to remedy energy sector limitations

# Germany’s blockchain solution hopes to remedy energy sector limitations

“# Germany’s blockchain solution hopes to remedy energy sector limitations ” Distributed energy resources, or DERs, have the potential to disrupt traditional electricity markets. Therefore, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that innovative countries are looking toward emerging technologies that will allow DERs to transform entire energy economies. Germany in particular is interested in using…

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# Agriculture giants team up on blockchain platform to track grains in Brazil

# Agriculture giants team up on blockchain platform to track grains in Brazil

“# Agriculture giants team up on blockchain platform to track grains in Brazil ” The world’s largest grains and oilseeds companies, American giants Bunge and Cargill, have joined together to create the joint venture Covantis, which will use blockchain technology in the agricultural sector in Brazil. The unprecedented project foresees the exchange of information between…

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