SEATTLE — After intense lobbying by local businesses and a bold threat by Amazon to curtail development in its hometown, the Seattle City Council … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Day: May 15, 2018
Kaspersky to move to Switzerland following latest government ban
Justice Minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus said the move was made to protect against Russia’s “offensive cyber programme that targets, among others, the Netherlands and Dutch interests”. He also noted that the Moscow-based Kaspersky could be obliged to comply with Russian state interests because of the Russian […]
Xiaomi has discounted the Mi Band 2, Mi Car Charger and the Mi Router 3C
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has announced that three of its products will be available for a discounted price for a limited period of time. The discounts have been announced for a limited period of time and they are valid up to May 16 or till […]
‘Welcome to the Jungle’ raises another $8.4 million
French startup Welcome to the Jungle is raising a funding round of $8.4 million (€7 million) from XAnge, Bpifrance and Kima Ventures, as well as existing investors Jean-Paul Guisset and Michael Benabou. Welcome to the Jungle is taking a different approach to job recruitment. The […]
The Untold Story of Robert Mueller’s Time in the Vietnam War
One day in the summer of 1969, a young Marine lieutenant named Bob Mueller arrived in Hawaii for a rendezvous with his wife, Ann. She was flying in from the East Coast with the couple’s infant daughter, Cynthia, a child Mueller had never met. Mueller […]
Rivalutazione pensioni: gli assegni su dal 2019
Gli assegni Inps della pensione cambieranno a partire dall'1 gennaio 2019. Di fatto scatteranno le nuove norme che determinano la rivalutazione. by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Seattle backs tax on companies like Amazon to help homeless
People fill seats before a Seattle City Council meeting where the council was expected to vote on a “head tax” Monday, May 14, 2018, in Seattle. social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Snapchat’s six-second unskippable ads have arrived
[Image credit: AdAge] The good news is that these ads won’t pop up in your friends’ posts — they’ll only appear in professionally produced Shows in Snapchat’s Discover section by publishing partners like Disney, NBC and MTV-owner Viacom. Snapchat is testing these forced-view ads, because […]
Kooky convoy to travel from Blenheim Palace to French coast
TEAMS of adventurous travellers will take to movie-themed cars as they embark on a voyage from Blenheim Palace to the northern French coast. social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Facebook adds option to report conversations in Messenger following widespread criticism
In reaction to criticism around the use of Messenger in some countries worldwide, particularly Myanmar, Facebook has introduced new tools that it allow users of the app to report conversations that violate its community standards. A new tab inside the Messenger app lets users flag […]