Anyone who remembers the hype train of the dot com bubble will remember too well the dangers of investing in the next big thing. Then again, many of today's biggest technology giants were spawned in that era, and survived to become billion-dollar companies. Is Bitcoin, […]
Day: December 8, 2017
Just Eat made a ‘magic wand’ for ordering food
Just Eat, we need to talk. Your latest invention, a food-ordering “magic wand,” is ridiculous. I get that you want to have some fun over the Christmas period — and somewhere, your marketing department is having a good chuckle — but you’ve gone too far. […]
Burrow raises $4.3M for its modular sofa
Burrow, a startup bringing a Casper-style approach to manufacturing and delivering sofas, is announcing that it has raised $4.3 million in seed funding. This might not sound like the most obvious area for a startup to tackle — unless you’ve had the experience of trying […]
Travel Notice for France [Updated: 8 December 2017]
Travel Notice for France [Updated: 8 December 2017]. Following the terrorist attacks in Paris in November 2015, France was placed under a State of Emergency which was subsequently extended until it was permanently lifted on 1 November 2017. A new counter-terrorism law has now been […]
Uber’s Use of Wickr Raises Questions About Ephemeral Messaging Apps
During a pair of explosive pre-trial hearings last week, the lawsuit between self-driving Alphabet spinoff Waymo and Uber over trade secrets got an unlikely, new star player. It wasn’t an engineer, like Anthony Levadowski, the former Google engineer who allegedly brought reams of Waymo trade […]
LETTERA Taglio delle tasse? Il vero problema è un altro
Vorrei indici fino al 70% per chi supera un certo limite, con forti tasse di successione. Già, quello che accadeva fino agli anni '80 non in URSS… ma negli USA (http://bit.ly/2AYZCw5). Dietro alla spettacolare monetarizzazione della politica americana – Trump, Clinton fa lo stesso – […]
La rabbia dei musulmani: “Aperte le porte dell’Inferno”
Hamas: taglieremo le mani a chi tocca la Città santa. Abu Mazen: rischio guerra. Dalla Turchia all'Iran si moltiplicano le condanne contro la scelta americana. Leggi anche. Trump: adesso il negoziato di pace con Gerusalemme capitale d'Israele. AFP … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews #orecchioacerbo
‘Soul Calibur VI’ hits Steam, PS4 and Xbox One in 2018
The next, long-awaited entry in the Soul Calibur franchise is on its way. Soul Calibur VI is scheduled to land on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC in 2018, Bandai Namco announced tonight during The Game Awards. The new fighting game is all about that […]
New airline rules are leaving smart luggage makers in a tough spot
America’s top airlines are taking a stand against smart luggage. In a rare bit of solidarity, a number of the country’s top carriers have announced rules that would limit the use of high-tech bags, over fear of potential battery combustion. American Airlines led the charge on […]
Accused VC Sends Same Sorry Sexual Harassment Email to Critics
Justin Caldbeck, whose venture firm collapsed after six women came forward with allegations of sexual harassment in June, says he’s trying to make amends. His efforts have included handwritten notes to his accusers and others to whom he now thinks he may have acted improperly, […]