Month: January 2018

SpaceX has successfully test fired its Falcon Heavy rocket – but this is just the prelude to the big show. The static test fire performed today is a necessary step prior to an actual test launch, firing up all 27 of the rocket’s big Merlin […]

Here is the news While Villanova, Purdue and Virginia stayed put at the top, the rankings saw Wichita State plummet, Saint Mary’s rise and two non-power-conference teams make the cut. on Sport Illustrated

When it comes to corporate lobbying efforts, Google outspent other major technology firms last year by millions of dollars, and took the top spot among companies more broadly. Google (now part of parent company Alphabet) spent over $18 million lobbying politicians in 2017, according to […]

When it comes to corporate lobbying efforts, Google outspent other major technology firms last year by millions of dollars, and took the top spot among companies more broadly. Google (now part of parent company Alphabet) spent over $18 million lobbying politicians in 2017, according to […]

Tax Change Aims to Lure Intellectual Property Back to the US Published on January 24, 2018 at 07:10PM U.S. companies rich in intellectual property are looking at a new tax-friendly regime: the U.S (Editor’s note: the link may be paywalled; alternative source). From a report: […]

Longtime Google Engineer Quits; Says Company Can No Longer Innovate, Is Mired in Politics, and Has Become Absolutely Competitor-Focused Published on January 24, 2018 at 06:30PM Steve Yegge, a longtime Google engineer who gained popularity after his rant on Google+ went viral, wrote another rant […]

Longtime Google Engineer Quits; Says Company Can No Longer Innovate, Is Mired in Politics, and Has Become Absolutely Competitor-Focused Published on January 24, 2018 at 06:30PM Steve Yegge, a longtime Google engineer who gained popularity after his rant on Google+ went viral, wrote another rant […]

Sciopero dei lavoratori della Samir alle 6 di stamane: bloccate banchine e depositi. Mezzi pubblici “paralizzati”: alla base della manifestazione, ci sarebbero 5 milioni di euro dovuti dall'Anm alla Samir stessa, società che si occupa delle pulizie … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews

Here is the news While Villanova, Purdue and Virginia stayed put at the top, the rankings saw Wichita State plummet, Saint Mary’s rise and two non-power-conference teams make the cut. on Sport Illustrated

Apple revealed Wednesday a plethora of new features and upgrades coming to the iPhone and iPad with the iOS 11.3 upgrade due out in the spring. Most notably, Apple is adding setting allowing iPhone owners to disable a performance downgrade meant to prevent unexpected shutdowns […]