Abra, a global currency wallet that was the belle of the early Bitcoin ball, has just added 20 cryptocurrencies and 50 fiat currencies, a feature that allows you to top up and send cash and cryptocurrencies from inside the wallet. “Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin, Ripple, Bitcoin […]
Day: March 15, 2018
Susan Wojcicki on YouTube’s Fight Against Misinformation
WIRED Editor-in-Chief Nicholas Thompson interviewed YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki on Tuesday at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. Here is an edited transcript of the talk. Nicholas Thompson: So you have had a crazy year and a half. All the social media companies […]
Wirecutter’s best deals: Save over $200 on a 13-inch MacBook Pro (2017)
Motorola Moto G5 Plus 64 GB Street Price: $250; Deal Price: $210 In recent months, Amazon has had some nice offerings for Prime members. Not least on the list was the removal of lock-screen ads for its discounted exclusive phones, offering the same discounted pricing […]
Milano, rapina e stupro in via Chopin: fermato 24enne, aveva pistola finta
È stato fermato giovedì mattina dai carabinieri Freylin Lopez Villa, 24 anni, fermato dai carabinieri con l’accusa l’uomo che lunedì sera ha rapinato due giovani studenti universitari e violentato la ragazza 19enne tra via Peressutti e via Chopin, nella zona sud di Milano. Il violentatore, […]
Truffa anziani che hanno perso il figlio di “lupara bianca”. Arrestato
Barcellona – Truffa per anni gli anziani genitori di una vittima di lupara “bianca” facendo loro credere di essere il figlio e depredandoli di ogni bene. Arrestato dai Carabinieri. I Carabinieri della Comando Provinciale di Messina hanno eseguito un … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews
TheSkimm raises $12 million for its snarky newsletters
Seven million women (and men) love TheSkimm. With its daily newsletters designed to keep you in the loop on the latest news and pop culture, TheSkimm has developed a loyal following, and even recruits fans called “Skimm’bassadors” to help spread the word. That word-of-mouth hype […]
LG V30S ThinQ vs LG V30: here’s what we think so far
There’s nothing wrong with iterative upgrades to smartphones, especially to ones we like as much as the LG V30. But to say that the jump from last year’s flagship, which was one of 2017’s best Android phones, to the LG V30S ThinQ is an iteration […]
Bali plans to shut down mobile internet for its New Year
Apparently, Indonesia is one of the world’s most connected nations; its government even shuts down the international airport on the day of silence. According to The Guardian, a spokesperson from the Bali communications ministry, Nyoman Sujaya, told the Bali-based Tirto.id: “It was agreed that internet […]
SFGATE: Several people reportedly dead in Florida bridge collapse
Several people reportedly dead in Florida bridge collapse Published on March 15, 2018 at 09:20PM by By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A new pedestrian bridge collapsed onto a highway at a Miami-area college Thursday, crushing at least five vehicles under massive […]
NASA Statement on Confirmation of New Agency Chief Financial Officer
The following is a statement from acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot on the Senate’s March 14 confirmation of Jeff DeWit to serve as agency’s Chief Financial Officer. from NASA http://ift.tt/2FCrNV4 via IFTTT