The Office of the Inspector General has issued its report on the circumstances surrounding the FBI’s 2016 lawsuit attempting to force Apple to unlock an iPhone as part of a criminal investigation. While it stops short of saying the FBI was untruthful in its justification of […]
Day: March 28, 2018
The Facebook Privacy Setting That Doesn’t Do Anything at All
Wrangling your Facebook privacy settings—fine-tuning what data friends, advertisers, and apps can access—is a slog. The menus are labyrinthine, the wording obtuse. And it turns out that one of them is completely pointless. In fact, it hasn’t worked in years. To be clear: This is […]
The ‘world’s first’ public trial of 5G has been switched on in Australia
Telstra, Australia’s largest telco, has today announced that it has switched on the world’s first 5G-enabled Wi-Fi hotspots on Queensland’s Gold Coast, just ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The trial next-gen Wi-Fi hotspots will be free to use and are located in the suburb […]
Massachusetts halts five ICOs for defying financial rules
The companies in question haven’t responded to requests for comment so far. You might have seen this coming. SEC head Jay Clayton has been calling for cryptocurrencies to be regulated like regular securities, and it was likely that at least some state officials would agree. […]
This electric 1959 Mini Cooper is everything that’s right in the world
Take a break from the dumpster fire that is 2018. This electric Mini will make you smile. Built as a show piece, the car features an electric powertrain in a restored 1959 Mini Cooper. Of course it’s red with a white stripe, and, of course, […]
Open Arms, la Procura di Catania deposita nuovi atti per il sequestro della nave
La Procura Distrettuale di Catania ha depositato nuovi atti che integrano quelli allegati al decreto di fermo della nave dell'Ogn spagnola ProActiva Open Arms, che è ormeggiata dal 18 marzo scorso nel porto di Pozzallo, nel Ragusano. Slitta quindi la … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit […]
Facebook reportedly pauses smart speaker plans for obvious reasons
Even though it seems like everyone is selling some sort of smart speaker, Bloomberg reports that Facebook will not be the next company joining in and has scuttled plans for a reveal at its F8 developer event. Despite earlier rumors of a device that would […]
ACCC will force NBN Co to reveal more network details in revised quarterly reports
The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) has announced that it’s updating the amount of information it will include in its quarterly NBN wholesale reports. The updated requirements meaning more detailed data on the network and the types of connections being used will now be […]
Regione Piemonte, in bilancio più investimenti locali e meno tasse per le imprese sociali
La Regione abbassa le tasse per le Onlus e per le associazioni culturali. Un taglio da due milioni e 600 mila euro di gettito Irap, ottenuto grazie a un emendamento al bilancio presentato dai gruppi della maggioranza, Pd, Sinistra Italiana, Mdp e Moderati, che prevede […]
What Tesla knows about the fatal Model X crash
Tesla has shed some more light on the fatal crash and fire involving a Model X car last week. In a blog post tonight, Tesla said it’s not yet clear what happened in the time leading up to the accident. Tesla also said it does […]