Russia Lost a $45 Million Satellite Because ‘They Didn’t Get the Coordinates Right’ Published on December 29, 2017 at 08:00AM Last month, Russia lost contact with a 6,062-pound, $45 million satellite. Turns out, that happened because the Meteor-M weather satellite was programmed with the wrong […]
Day: December 29, 2017
SoftBank’s big investment in Uber comes to a close
SoftBank’s long-anticipated investment in Uber is almost done. Following the close of the tender offer on Thursday, a SoftBank-led group was able to secure interest for its desired 14% stake in the company. The news was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. The shares purchased from […]
Facebook apologizes for its moderation ‘mistakes’
The non-profit sent Facebook a sample of 49 items containing hate speech, and a few with legitimate expression (from its pool of 900 crowdsourced posts) and the social network admitted its reviewers made mistakes in 22 of the cases. In six cases, Facebook blamed users […]
Internet privacy provisions removed from Minnesota bill: Reminder that although voted 66-1 for initially and praised nationally, the provision to bar internet service providers from selling their users’ personal data without express written consent was quietly removed last May. via /r/technology
Internet privacy provisions removed from Minnesota bill: Reminder that although voted 66-1 for initially and praised nationally, the provision to bar internet service providers from selling their users’ personal data without express written consent was quietly removed last May. http://ift.tt/2lnbfTL Submitted December 29, 2017 at […]
Travel angent or can I plan this myself?
Answer 1 of 6: Planning Rome Venice and amalfi coast. Not sure how many nights in each…or another place we have about 12 days. social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Pensioni ultime notizie: Ape ed età pensionabile, novità 2018 a fine dicembre
L'anno solare è quasi giunto al termine e per le pensioni è stato sicuramente positivo. Con età pensionabile, precoci, Ape social e volontaria si è cercato di arginare le lacune lasciate dalla Legge Fornero. Sono stati fatti in Legge di Bilancio 2018 diversi interventi a […]
There’s No Evidence Comcast’s New ‘Network Investment’ Is Because of Net Neutrality Repeal or Tax Cuts
There’s No Evidence Comcast’s New ‘Network Investment’ Is Because of Net Neutrality Repeal or Tax Cuts Published on December 29, 2017 at 04:30AM An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: Comcast issued a statement last week claiming that the government’s new tax plan and […]
AWS showed no signs of slowing down in 2017
AWS had a successful year by any measure. The company continued to behave like a startup with the kind of energy and momentum to invest in new areas not usually seen in an incumbent with a significant marketshare lead. How good a year was it? […]
Apple and Amazon may set up shop in Saudi Arabia soon
Apple has a presence in Saudi Arabia, but it’s through third parties. None of the big international tech companies have direct retail in the country, but that may be about to change. Apple’s presence will focus on the company’s popular products; the first Apple Store […]
New on Sports Illustrated: From the Belk to the Cotton, Your Guide to Friday’s Full Slate of Bowl Games selected by Livio Acerbo Bot
Here is the news Ohio State’s showdown with USC leads Friday’s bowl slate, but there’s a full day of games before that. We preview all five bowls here. on Sport Illustrated