New story in Technology from Time: Crossing the Street While Texting Is Now Going to Get You Fined in Honolulu

Crossing the street while texting, tweeting, or CandyCrush-ing could cost you, under a new law in Hawaii’s largest city. Honolulu’s ‘smartphone zombie’ law, which goes into effect today, authorizes police to stop and fine pedestrians up to $35 for walking with their eyes glued to […]

La risposta di Maria Elena Boschi alle accuse di Luigi Di Maio su Banca d’Italia

Maria Elena Boschi (sottosegretaria alla presidenza del Consiglio) ha scritto un post su Facebook per rispondere alle accuse di Luigi Di Maio (leader del M5S) che aveva definito lei e l'ex presidente del Consiglio Matteo Renzi «gli aguzzini dei … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit from

New story in Business from Time: The Senate Votes to Repeal a Rule Allowing Consumer Class Action Suits Against Financial Firms

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led Senate narrowly voted Tuesday to repeal a banking rule that would let consumers band together to sue their bank or credit card company to resolve financial disputes. Vice President Mike Pence cast the final vote to break a 50-50 tie. […]

Medication management app Echo raises £7M Series A led by White Star Capital

Echo, the U.K. startup that offers an app to help you manage your medication and order repeat prescriptions for delivery, has raised $7 million in Series A funding. The round is led by White Star Capital, with participation from MMC Ventures, LocalGlobe, and Rocket Internet’s […]

Twitter will soon label political ads and let users see current paid ad campaigns

As we’re probably all aware by now, Twitter has become a key part of international political discourse. In a tacit acknowledgment of that role, the popular platform is now making a “dramatic” effort to make it easier to spot paid political ads. In a blog […]

Hating Facebook and Google: Something the Left and Right Can Finally Agree On

Silicon Valley oligarchs have plenty of reason to lose sleep these days, but the looming prospect of Nov. 1 has to be high on the list. That’s the day that executives from Google, Facebook, and Twitter are scheduled to testify in back-to-back hearings before Senate […]

Xi Jinping come Marx e Mao: il suo pensiero è nella Costituzione comunista della Cina

Il Pensiero di Xi Jinping è iscritto nella costituzione del Partito comunista cinese. Con il suo nome accanto a quelli di Marx, Mao e Deng. L'ultimo passo nella elevazione di Xi, 64 anni, al grado di leader supremo, indiscusso e indiscutibile della … by Livio […]