Kobalt, the music tech startup that has built a platform for rights holders to track incremental and full plays of music across a wide sea of platforms (in order to collect royalties on those plays), is announcing another big step in its bid to put […]
Day: November 6, 2017
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Green Bank Observatory Embraces Its Alien-Hunting Future
It’s a fallish day in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia, the rural home of Green Bank Observatory and the world’s largest fully steerable telescope. Rippled clouds hang low over the site’s hulking 100-meter radio dish, itself undergirded and overhung by bright white scaffolding. The […]
Broadcom offers to buy Qualcomm for a record $130 billion
Qualcomm has been particularly vulnerable lately, having been fined in Korea and Taiwan for breaching anti-trust rules, and fighting battles with Apple and other firms over wireless technology patents. The company has even gone so far as to file a lawsuit seeking to ban sales […]
Broadcom offers to acquire Qualcomm for $70 per share
Following rumors over the weekend, chipmaker Broadcom has today confirmed it has approached wireless chipmaker Qualcomm with an acquisition offer that values the company at $130BN (including $25BN of net debt). Specifically Broadcom is offering to pay $70.00 per Qualcomm share, with $60.00 being in cash and $10.00 per share in Broadcom shares. It’s intending to […]
Dall’Obamacare all’Accordo di Parigi: un anno di Trump, ecco cos’è successo
L'8 novembre di un anno fa Donald Trump vinceva le elezioni presidenziali americane, promettendo una nuova era in nome del principio dell”America first'. Ecco una lista delle sue promesse elettorali, per vedere a che punto sono. OBAMACARE – Trump si … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews […]
New story in Business from Time: The 5 Weirdest Foods You’ll Start Eating in 2018
You may find yourself sipping some surprising beverages in 2018, if Whole Foods’ predictions for the hottest food trends next year come true. Floral influences, such as elderflower and lavender, will increasingly come to teas and sodas, while a growing number of people will incorporate […]
Best VPN for streaming: Our 5 top choices
When it comes to viewing streaming content in other countries, be it a sports event or your favourite TV show, using one of the best VPN services makes the process a whole lot easier. This allows you to bypass restrictions and access geo-blocked material, and […]
New story in Business from Time: The 5 Weirdest Foods You’ll Start Eating in 2018
You may find yourself sipping some surprising beverages in 2018, if Whole Foods’ predictions for the hottest food trends next year come true. Floral influences, such as elderflower and lavender, will increasingly come to teas and sodas, while a growing number of people will incorporate […]
Announcing the TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin 2017 Agenda
TechCrunch Disrupt is returning to Berlin for the first time since the original Disrupt Europe in 2013. Disrupt Berlin 2017 is one of the largest TechCrunch events we’ve held in Europe and general admission and exhibitor packages are still available. You’re not going to want […]