BitMessage is a new open source project that wants to make email communications more secure. The tool uses Bitcoin's block-and-transfer system to decentralise and automate encrypted communications. The tool allows users to generate a key and passphrase and send end-to-end encrypted messages.

Researchers in the UK have found push notifications from smartphone email apps are a "toxic source of stress." In an always-on world, scientists are recommending that professionals check email at specific times of day and not respond to the constant flow of messaging in real time in order to help emotional well-being.

Answering work emails or calls around the clock can be bad for your health. A recent study led by Jan Dettmers at the University of Hamburg and published in the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, found that workers that have to be "on call," outside regular working hours had higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol and were often in a worse mood.

Apple's new El Capitan and iOS 9 system comes with a feature called "Proactive," which helps email users find email addresses automatically. The tool automatically skims emails to pull contact information. To avoid having too many unnecessary emails offered up, users can adjust settings as they see fit.

Marketers are experimenting with a number of tactics to increase click rates, according to Ascend2's "Email Marketing Trends" report. The research revealed that 65 percent of marketers say that including a meaningful call-to-action offer is the most effective tactic for boosting click-throughs. In addition, 47 percent of marketers say that list segmentation for targeting is the most effective way to increase clicks.

University of Washington student Eric Ju Yoon Kim has designed a smart watch that helps the blind read emails and texts. The watch works in conjunction with both iOS and Android mobile devices. Users can send texts and emails to the wearable device which raises and lowers pins on its face in order to create Braille characters that can be read by the blind.

USPS is giving Star Trek its own US stamp. The postal service revealed the news via email. The new forever stamp features artwork inspired by Star Trek and will be available sometime this year.

Nigerian man Amechi Colvis Amuegbunam is in jail in Texas awaiting trial for charges that he created documents and email domains to convince companies into wiring hundreds of thousands of dollars to offshore bank accounts. He is accused of collecting a total of more than $600,000 from 17 Texan companies in the fraud scheme which peaked in 2015.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has made its email and calendar service WorkMail email and calendar service available to all users. The tool launched in preview almost a year ago. WorkMail is similar to Microsoft's Exchange, giving users the tools for email, calendaring and task management.

Nonprofits marketers spent a lot of time smiling constituents at the end of the year. According to a new report from Blackbaud, 32 percent of all fundraising emails were received between 9am ET and 1pm ET during the month of December 2015. This number dropped 10 percent as marketers began shifting their send times later in the day.