Best PDF reader Having emerged in the 1990s, PDFs are not only one of the most prevalent file types, but they’re also one of the oldest. These venerable documents remain immensely popular because they combine text formatting and images into a single file type that […]
Day: April 18, 2018
Whole Foods sunsets rewards ahead of Amazon Prime integration
In-store Echoes were clearly just the beginning of Whole Foods’ Amazon integration. Now that the massive online retailer owns your go-to chain for flax, kale and kombucha, it’s time to really roll it into Prime. This week, Whole Foods alerted shoppers via an email spotted […]
‘GLOW’ season two elbow drops on Netflix June 29th
As we noted back in June 2017, the first season of GLOW proved to be a hit both because of its stellar cast (and not just big names like Alison Brie or Marc Maron) and its ability to cover everything from the many, many tropes […]
Ad-blocking browser Brave signs up Dow Jones as a partner
It looks like at least one major news publisher is on-board with Brave, the ad-blocking web browser founded by former Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich. Brave Software and Dow Jones Media Group announced today that they will be partnering in a deal that will give bring […]
Ruling to Let Migrants Travel Around Greece, Officials Say
ATHENS—A Greek court ruled that migrants arriving on Aegean islands near Turkey should be allowed to travel freely around the country, officials said, a decision that could alleviate dire conditions on the islands, but might derail a pact between the European Union and Turkey to […]
A Robot Does the Impossible: Assembling an Ikea Chair Without Having a Meltdown
And just like that, humanity draws one step closer to the singularity, the moment when the machines grow so advanced that humans become obsolete: A robot has learned to autonomously assemble an Ikea chair without throwing anything or cursing the family dog. Researchers report today […]
Buick’s all-electric SUV concept packs an impressive 370-mile range
Buick has taken the wraps off a new electric vehicle (EV), a concept SUV that boasts an impressive 370-mile range. The Buick Enspire, unveiled at the Auto China 2018 car show in Beijing, is just that – a concept aimed at showing what’s possible from […]
NASA to Discuss Demonstration of New Space Exploration Power System
Media are invited to attend a news conference at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland at 9:15 a.m. EDT Wednesday, May 2, to discuss a recent experiment to demonstrate a new nuclear reactor power system designed for space. from NASA https://ift.tt/2HctcOS via IFTTT
Computer del fisco in tilt, concessa proroga per le tasse
Entro la fine della giornata, comunque, i computer dell'Irs sono tornati in funzione, ma e' stata concessa una proroga sino ad oggi. «È il giorno più oneroso dell'anno per le tasse e l'Irs si scusa con i contribuenti per l'inconveniente causato da un problema al […]
Milano. Ragazzina nuda in una chat, sospesi 12 liceali
Hanno messo in chat il video di una loro amica, all'epoca tredicenne e, per questo, dodici liceali che frequentano un Liceo scientifico a Milano sono stati sospesi per dieci giorni in cui svolgeranno lavori socialmente utili come ripulire cortili, aule … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit […]