With an hour to go before the strangest, most exhilarating competition involving fresh fruit and a Vita-Mix the world has ever seen, a warehouse nestled between a series of other airy spaces at Copenhagen’s Papierøen Island is tense. Backstage, contestants are practicing their mixer-flips and […]
Day: October 25, 2017
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. […]
Pensioni: ‘rincorsa’ donne, 7 anni in più dal 2010
Compagne di banco a scuola, ma in pensione a trent'anni di distanza una dall'altra. E' il destino che potrebbe toccare a due donne nate nel 1953 che … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit from
Asian travel platform Klook raises $60M with backing from Goldman Sachs
Sometimes, for growth stage startups raising money, when it rains it pours. That’s the case for Klook, a Hong Kong-based travel startup that specializes in helping travelers book trip activities and logistics for when they are overseas. Klook raised $30 million Series B back in March […]
The Scientist Who Cracked Biology’s Mysteries With Math
Is there a global theory for the shapes of fish? it’s the kind of thing I might feel encouraged to ask by my explorations of simple programs and the forms they produce. But for most of the history of biology, it’s not the kind of […]
Bad Rabbit ransomware is a worrying new threat spreading across Europe
A new strain of ransomware is spreading across Europe at a fast enough pace to elicit worried noises from security companies – and initial comparisons with NotPetya – with at least five countries reportedly affected so far. Called Bad Rabbit, the malware initially struck computers […]
The Morning After: Wednesday, October 25th 2017
Tom Nook is going after your real money.‘Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp’ arrives on smartphones in November In Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, you build your own camp from scratch instead of developing a town. Despite the change in setting, the elements the beloved franchise is known […]
Amazon debuts a new Appstore app with better discovery, focus on Amazon Coins
Amazon’s Kindle app isn’t the only mobile app from the company getting a makeover today. Amazon has also now quietly introduced a new version of its Appstore app for Fire TV, Fire tablets and Android devices. The new store features a visual redesign and an […]
Cerberus lancia un salvagente ad Alitalia. “Pronti a rilevare tutta la compagnia”
MILANO – Cerberus prova a sparigliare le carte della partita Alitalia e lancia un'offerta per rilevare l'intera compagnia. Il fondo speculativo Usa, secondo il Financial Times, avrebbe presentato la sua proposta ai Commissari negli ultimi giorni dopo … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit from
Apple iPhone X pre-order begins in India on October 27
With the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus already in the stores, Apple is finally ready to bring the revolutionary iPhone X to the market. You can pre-register for the most anticipated iPhone of this year from October 27 and Apple shall start shipping the […]