Bezos' boost: The magazine said the 59 percent rise in the price of Amazon stocks caused the company's CEO to shoot up to the number 1 spot. The publication of the rich list led to another rise in stock price on Tuesday, boosting Bezos' worth […]
Day: March 7, 2018
Tasse (alte) e abitudini quotidiane, la vita degli studenti universitari
Una recente ricerca dell'Unione degli Universitari denuncia che 33 atenei su 59, il totale degli statali e pubblici, richiede ai propri studenti una retta annuale più alta di quella che consente la legge. Infatti secondo la norma, il rapporto tra le tasse contributive e il […]
FCC proposes $954 million to restore Puerto Rico’s telecom networks via /r/technology
FCC proposes $954 million to restore Puerto Rico’s telecom networks http://ift.tt/2oQNZ2m Submitted March 07, 2018 at 12:53PM by mvea via reddit http://ift.tt/2oZX0q6
Voicera lands $20 million with help from big-time enterprise investors
It seems that everyone agrees that meetings are a time suck. There have been many attempts to use technology to make it easier to organize and run them, but Voicera, a Bay area startup, is attacking the problem from a different angle. It wants to make […]
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, January 2018
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, January 2018 The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $56.6 billion in January, up $2.7 billion from $53.9 billion in December, revised. January exports were […]
The FCC Blocks 9 ISPs From Providing Broadband Access to the Poor via /r/technology
The FCC Blocks 9 ISPs From Providing Broadband Access to the Poor http://ift.tt/2kctbyV Submitted March 07, 2018 at 01:45PM by benderunit9000 via reddit http://ift.tt/2D6muXI
EFF: Geek Squad has been working with the FBI for a decade via /r/technology
EFF: Geek Squad has been working with the FBI for a decade http://ift.tt/2tnbdmi Submitted March 07, 2018 at 01:32PM by redkemper via reddit http://ift.tt/2toZnbi
Facebook adds video chat to its lightweight Messenger app
As with Microsoft’s Skype optimization just days earlier, there’s a clear reason for Facebook to make video chat as widely available as possible: maximizing its audience. Nearly half of Android users using Google Play are running wholly obsolete versions of Android (Android 5 and earlier), […]
UK Google Home speaker owners can now get chatty with voice call feature
US Google Home owners have been able to enjoy the feature for a while, and now finally those using Google’s smart speaker in the UK can make use of the system’s hands-free voice calling option. All it takes is the name of the pal or […]
UK’s Atom Bank raises another $206M led by BBVA for millennial and SMB financial services
Atom Bank, the startup based out of Durham, England that operates a mobile-only bank targeting consumers between the ages of 18 and 34, has raised another big round of funding. The company today announced another £149 million ($206 million) in funding to double down on […]