Even As Bitcoin Gets Obliterated, Retailers Say They Will Still Accept It As A Form Of Payment

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The price of bitcoin has been declining, dropping as low as $173 last Wednesday, according to stats from CoinDesk. At the time of publication, the volatile cryptocurrency was back up to about $230. With the price of bitcoin sinking, are the limited number of companies that were accepting bitcoin as a form of payment going to stop taking bitcoin? Three major companies that spoke to Business Insider say they plan to continue accepting bitcoin as a form of payment.

Here's What You Can Earn Working At Google

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Everybody wants to work for Google.  Just ask the college kids. Grads from the nation's top business, computer science, humanities, engineering, and even natural science programs all want to work for Larry and Sergey's company.  It's easy to see why. Google plays a bigger part in our lives than maybe any other tech company, with over 10 billion Google searches made and a billion active Android users active every month.  Of course, there's also the money that Google's 55,000 employees take in.

Mediation: Negotiating in the Shadow of Crisis

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The most difficult peace negotiations in recent decades—in Ireland, the Middle East, the former Yugosloavia, and Sri Lanka—were plagued by a common enemy: violent disruptions by spoilers opposed to the peace process. In each of these cases, extremists stalled negotiations by creating security crises that divided public opinion and drove negotiators apart. What can be done to insulate ongoing peace negotiations from the terror attacks and other security crises they trigger?

TED: Joe Madiath: Better toilets, better life - Joe Madiath (2014)

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In rural India, the lack of toilets creates a big, stinking problem. It leads to poor quality water, one of the leading causes of disease in India, and has a disproportionately negative effect on women. Joe Madiath introduces a program to help villagers help themselves, by building clean, protected water and sanitation systems and requiring everyone in the village to collaborate -- with significant benefits that ripple across health, education and even government.

How to Secure Business Wi-Fi Using These 4 Easy Steps

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It’s not even been a couple of decades since the advent of the Internet. Yet, this technological innovation has spread across all walks of life. And these days, it’s not about helping people to get access to Internet. It’s more about offering internet in the most user-friendly manner. People prefer to get the best Wi-Fi ...

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