2017 Tech and Science Biggest Stories

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[2479552 how bitcoin s incredible rise made it a household name in 2017 600px](~/AACi8wA~/RgRcJlzNP0RVaHR0cHM6Ly9saXN0Lmx5L2kvMjQ3OTU1Mj91dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bGlzdGx5dG9kYXkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWxpc3RseVcDc3BjWAQAAAAAQgoACM3XQ1q2oi8Y) [Bitcoin's Meteoric Rise](~/AACi8wA~/RgRcJlzNP0RVaHR0cHM6Ly9saXN0Lmx5L2kvMjQ3OTU1Mj91dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bGlzdGx5dG9kYXkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWxpc3RseVcDc3BjWAQAAAAAQgoACM3XQ1q2oi8Y) Bitcoin is everywhere. The cryptocurrency — called such because of the encryption that takes place when units of it are transacted or “mined” — was until recently known for illicit drug transactions. Still, it claimed a devoted fanbase from its creation in 2009 up to its explosion into the mainstream in 2017 — itself a result of a perfect storm of political and financial disasters that helped propel bitcoin to stardom. All of which is to say it’s been an intense year for bitcoin’s value. Cryptocurrency value tracker Coindesk places the value of one bitcoin on January 1, 2017, at the price of $997.69. On December 16 of the same year, it reached $19,343, a near-2,000 percent increase in value. Had you converted $60,000 into bitcoins at the start of the year, they would now be worth more than $1 million. Of course, actually converting large sums of bitcoin, or btc for short, into cold hard cash, can be tough. Here’s a brief look back at bitcoin’s incredible year. 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No company wants to be left behind, and whether it's by optimizing their hardware for AI processing or using machine learning to speed up tasks, every major brand has invested heavily in artificial intelligence. But even though AI permeated all aspects of our lives in 2017, the revolution is only just beginning. 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