(SAVANNAH, Ga.) — A Georgia physician said her plan to honor a fallen soldier by singing the U.S. national anthem aboard a Delta Air Lines plane carrying the soldier’s casket was stopped by a flight attendant who told her it would violate company policy. Dr. […]
Day: October 16, 2017
In ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,’ Planet Sovereign Defies Physics
One of the great things about movies set in space is that the writers have the opportunity to come up with some fantastically crazy situations. Just look at the planet Sovereign, revealed at the beginning of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Don’t worry about […]
Alphabet’s Project Wing now delivers burritos by drone in southeastern Australia
It’s been a while since we last heard from Project Wing, X‘s moonshot drone delivery project. But after a few fallow months, the team posted an update today and it looks like the project has made quite some progress. Alphabet’s X unit is now testing […]
Netflix could spend $8 billion on content next year
Once again, Netflix’s quarterly earnings report (PDF) shows it’s added even more customers (5 million in the US alone), and now boasts more than 115 million subscribers worldwide. The company is now five years into its “original content strategy” that first drew attention with House […]
Trending Tech Business News: Netflix beats third-quarter estimates
Netflix beats third-quarter estimates FBN’s Nicole Petallides, Wall Street Journal’s Dan Henninger, Financial Times’ Liz Peek and Fortune’s Adam Lashinsky analyze Netflix third-quarter earnings. via FOX BUSINESS NEWS Technology http://ift.tt/2xJuYBk
Catalogna: s’avvicina lo scadere dell’ultimatum dato da Madrid
Entro le 10 della mattina. Sono una manciata di ore quelle che restano al Presidente della Generalitat Carles Puigdemont per dare risposta all'ultimatum formulato dal Primo Ministro conservatore spagnolo Mariano Rajoy. Il capo del governo regionale … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit from
Pensioni, dal governo risposte inadeguate
Ghiselli e Scacchetti (Cgil) dopo l'incontro con Poletti: "L'esecutivo non considera la previdenza priorità del 2018. Grave il mancato intervento … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit from
Facebook acquires anonymous teen compliment app tbh, will let it run
Facebook wants tbh to be its next Instagram. Today, Facebook announced it’s acquiring positivity-focused polling startup tbh and will allow it to operate somewhat independently as it’s done with Instagram and WhatsApp. tbh had scored 5 million downloads and 4 million daily active users in […]
What Travelers Need to Know About the Spain and Portugal Wildfires
At least 31 people are dead and dozens more are injured because of the 145 fires currently raging in Portugal and the Spanish region of Galicia, the … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit from
New story in Technology from Time: Review: South Park The Fractured But Whole Is a Great Excuse to Revisit the Kids
Anyone who’s watched South Park during its 20 years on the air knows it entertains by harmonizing offensive characters, shocker storylines and waggish writing. Interactive South Park is no different: There are moments in studio Ubisoft San Francisco’s South Park: The Fractured But Whole guaranteed […]