When the Amazon Echo Show first debuted, it included a YouTube feature, as is right and proper for a device with a screen capable of playing video and connecting to the internet. But Google quickly nixed the Echo Show YouTube player, since it was a […]
Day: November 21, 2017
New story in Technology from Time: FCC Chairman Moves to Repeal Net Neutrality Rules
(WASHINGTON) — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is following through on his pledge to repeal 2015 regulations designed to ensure that internet service providers treat all online content and apps equally. The concept, known as net neutrality, imposed utility-style regulation on ISPs such as […]
DOJ indicts HBO hacker for swiping episodes and documents
The charges from the Department of Justice are multiple counts of accessing a computer without authorization, computer fraud, identity theft and extortion. The hacker in question is named Behzad Mesri, an Iranian national who has “worked on behalf of the Iranian military to conduct computer […]
Maroni: «Europa folle. Ha paura di prendere una decisione. Ma no a ritorsioni»
Il presidente della Lombardia attacca: «Un'istituzione che funziona non si comporta così. L'Ue non è in grado di fare le scelte migliori per i suoi cittadini». di Marco Cremonesi. di Marco Cremonesi. A-A+. shadow. Stampa. Ascolta. Email. «Non so se … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit […]
Should I Confess My Internet Stalking to My Date?
Q: Before a date, I like to do a little online research on the person. If I find interesting stuff, should I bring it up? A: Sir John Hawkins was a British slave trader who voyaged through what is now Florida in 1565. The landscape […]
Pensioni, l’asse tra Cgil e sinistra in alternativa al Pd
L'appello del premier Paolo Gentiloni ai sindacati confederali affinché approvassero la soluzione sulle pensioni messa a punto dal governo – ossia confermare l'innalzamento dell'età pensionabile a 67 anni dal 2019 non mettendo a rischio i conti pubblici e contemporaneamente individuare esenzioni … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit […]
Company raises $347K ICO, vanishes
A company called Confido raised a small ICO by selling special CFD designed to allow “safe and trustless cryptocurrency payments. According to ICODrops they raised their goal of about $400,000 and quickly disappeared, taking the cash with it. The site is currently a parked web […]
Engadget giveaway: Win an LG V30 smartphone!
With smartphones becoming the center of portable media capture, LG’s V30 feature set positions it near the top of available options. Plus if you’re an Android user and have been eyeballing all the tall OLED displays out there, now’s your chance. On the back, you’ve […]
Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom has backed the U.K. challenger bank Monzo
Monzo, one of a number of “challenger” banks in the U.K. aiming to re-invent the current account, is assembling quite an array of backers, many with a U.S. bent. It’s most recent round, which gave the startup a £280 million post-money valuation, saw the likes […]
The first asteroid from outside the solar system is like nothing we’ve ever seen
In mid-October 2017, a telescope in Hawai’i spotted a speck of light passing across the sky. Astronomers first thought it was normal asteroid, albeit one moving pretty fast, but after a few days of observations they threw that theory out of the window. The object […]