Panasonic’s got a huge year planned for 2018, today announcing a smorgasbord of AV products for the Australian market that includes an updated 4K OLED TV lineup, multiple 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray players and, for the first time, a range of smart hi-fi speakers with […]
Day: April 10, 2018
New story in Business from Time: China’s Xi Jinping Offers Trade Concessions, but They May Not Be Enough to Satisfy Trump
It was a conciliatory gesture, though far from surrender. Chinese President Xi Jinping moved Tuesday to dampen the roiling trade dispute with the U.S. by pledging to “significantly lower” tariffs on imported American cars and further open his nation’s markets to foreign investment, thus helping […]
You won’t have to sign for credit card purchases much longer
Walmart, for instance, said it already deems signatures “worthless” and doesn’t bother recording them with most purchases. Target, meanwhile, expects to scrap them entirely before April is over. Merchant groups also expect the requirements to disappear before long. Both stores and credit card networks have […]
Alan raises $28.3 million for its health insurance of the future
French startup Alan closed a $28.3 million Series A round a few months ago. Index Ventures is leading the round, Xavier Niel is participating as well as existing investors CNP Assurances, Partech and Portag3 Ventures LP. Alan wants to make health insurance as simple as […]
Why Pure Reason Won’t End American Tribalism
If you haven’t encountered any reviews of Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker’s new bestseller Enlightenment Now—which would be amazing, given how many there have been—don’t worry. I can summarize them in two paragraphs. The positive ones say Pinker argues convincingly that we should be deeply grateful […]
Bästa laptop 2018: 15 bärbara datorer du ska välja i år
Om du är på jakt efter en ny laptop att köpa har du kommit rätt! I vår lista över 2018 års bästa laptopar hittar du en mängd olika bärbara datorer, så att du kan få hjälp att välja en dator som passar dina behov. Vi […]
Meteo, le previsioni per l’inizio della settimana
Dopo il weekend all'insegna del bel tempo avvio di settimana in salita, poi migliora lentamente fino a mercoledì. Le temperature. Redazione. 09 aprile 2018 08:12. Condivisioni. I più letti di oggi. 1. Meteo, le previsioni per l'inizio della settimana … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews
PayPal to launch debit cards and traditional banking services
This is far from the first time the company is offering its users physical cards they can use to withdraw money: there’s the PayPal Cash card and the PayPal prepaid MasterCard linked to users’ accounts. In fact, according to TechCrunch, the payment titan is offering […]
Alphabet, other companies want strict drone rules to apply to everyone
People who fly small drones as a hobby may have increased regulations from the FAA if companies such as Alphabet, Amazon, and Ford have their way. A loophole that allows some private or occasional users to skirt past some federal restrictions may be closed and […]
Coinbase hires Rachael Horwitz as its first VP of comms
As Coinbase slowly earns the opportunity to begin thinking about taking a breath after the insane growth of the past few months, it’s thinking more about what all it has to say. The cryptocurrency exchange startup has hired Spark Capital partner Rachael Horwitz as its […]