Intel CFO George Davis announced at a conference hosted by Morgan Stanley that the USG chip maker would remain behind its competitors on process node size until shipping 7nm parts near the end of 2021 (archived). Continue reading
Category Archives: Conferences
Trace Mayer Pumps DorkCoin At Conference
Florida man Trace Mayer (WoT:nonperson), an FBI and IRS collaborator that does affiliate marketing on the side, allegedly attempted an attack on Bitcoin according to multiple attendees of the recent Unconfiscatable conference (archived, archived). Continue reading
Trump Goes To North Korea, Press Secretary Injured When Reporters Aggressed Security
This weekend US President Donald Trump met his Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un on the North Korean side of the DMZ in a historic first for the US's only improving diplomatic relationship (archived). The meeting however was marred by the western press aggressing on North Korean security in an attempt to enter a space they were barred from. During the violence Trump's new press secretary Stephanie Grisham was left bruised.
Attendees Drugged At Brock Pierce Linked Event
At a New York conference nominally about "cryptos" attendees reported being drugged en mass after consuming ambiguously labeled items from the menu that were infused with cannabis extracts (archived). The adventurous caterer allegedly went beyond the traditional drug infused desert items and managed to drug menu items as varied as hot sauce, cocktails, and olives while a DJ was spinning "electronic dance music" throughout the event. This appears to have been a very Amir Taaki effort on the part of the event's organizers.
Bitcoin On The Agenda For Cisco's Leadership Council Event
The agenda for the Cisco CEO-CIO Leadership Council has now been released. The website describes the event as one that brings together:
CEOs from Fortune Global 500 companies with their CIOs, or senior most IT strategists. The event's highly interactive format encourages peer collaboration and discussions on the most timely and transformative issues facing today's organizations.
St Petersburg Bitcoin Conference December 4th
On December 4th a Bitcoin conference will be taking place in St Petersburg, Russia that features a slate of speakers that includes Pirate Party of Russia founder Paul Rassudov. The conference will take place at the Ambassador hotel on Rimsky-Korsakov drive. According to the conferences website they are still soliciting speakers. Registration for the conference is 10,000 rubles.
Peter Vessenes: Half A Billion Dollars To Be Spent On ASICs Over 18 Months
Peter Vessenes of the defunct Bitcoin Foundation told a news conference at the Daejeon Global Innovation Forum that Samsung stands to benefit from over half a billion dollars he expects to be invested in the production of 10nm ASIC chips for bitcoin mining over the next 18 months. Continue reading
Bitcoin Startups May Get Transitional Licence
Supernintendo Benjamin Lawsky, speaking at the Money 20/20 conference in Las Vegas, stated that the New York Department of Financial Services is floating the idea of a transitional licence. Continue reading
Pool's Closed For Crypto Money Expo
Crypto Money Expo, the brainchild of Eyal Abramovitch, is an online Bitcoin conference which runs December 5th through 6th, 2014. Speakers include Matthew Rosak1, Peter Todd2, Sam Onat Yilmaz3, David Johnston4, J.R Willett5, Kirk St Johns6, Ofir Beigel7, Aric Fedida8, Evan Duffield9 and Matan Guter10. Continue reading