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Top 5 Apps for Regular Travelers

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  In this age and time of emerging technologies and applications, the app stores are full of useless applications. These apps are full of adverts and become more and more hectic to use over time. If you’re planning a recreational or a business trip you probably won’t have time to waste. You need well organized, functional and time saving apps. Here is a list of 5 of the best applications, that will not only save your precious moments but also provide support and ease throughout your journey. #1 Airbnb Airbnb began in 2008 when a simple couple from San Francisco let three strangers crash in their apartment for about 80$ per head. This sparked the idea for an infrastructure of places people could book to stay a nigh or two. Now, with over 6 million apartments, rooms and houses available for rent on the Airbnb app. They offer a quick relief to the travelers who are looking for shelter in a foreign country or even for someone just looking to rest their head. Both the Android and iOS

What are Aptitude Tests and Why are they necessary?

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Modern organizations, when hiring new employees, need a criterion of judgement before the interviews that can determine the potential skillset of the candidates. This criterion helps them in weeding out the rotten apples of the industry and saving time by only interviewing those who are eligible on the level of their competence. Using a series of assessments known as Aptitude tests, that aim to estimate the worth of each candidate up for the job or even sometimes to refresh the technical aptitude of the current employees, can help the company in outgrowing its competitors. There are different types of Aptitude tests specific to each job role but mostly they are focused on assessing the core technical knowledge and comprehension skills of each employee. A few types of aptitude tests are as follows: ·        Numerical Reasoning: Using graphics, statistical data and charts companies aim to identify how well a candidate can interpret and process this data. These tests are usually for su

Cryptocurrency Regulation and Policies around the World

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Origin of Cryptocurrency The concept of digital currency was invented in the year 2008 by unknown entities going by the name of Satoshi Nakamoto. The currency was named Bitcoin and was made available to the public, through a process known as mining, by 2009. In the wake of the global financial crisis, Bitcoin was created as a way of decentralizing currency and handing the autonomy of money back to the people. Up until 2016, there were no reforms and policies regarding cryptocurrency in the global finances. But after 2016, the concept started gaining traction in the local as well as international markets. Rise of Cryptocurrency The first official use of cryptocurrency was when someone bought two pizzas and exchanged them for 10,000 bitcoins in 2011. Little did they know, that they were handing out something that would be worth millions today. But people really noticed bitcoin when the biggest bitcoin exchange “Mt. Gox” went off the internet, inherently stealing 850,000 bitcoins