The essential PC gaming arsenal As PC gaming continues to grow into a full-fledged subculture, there are certain things that have become ubiquitous among PC gamers. From things like RGB lighting on, well, everything and keyboards that make a ton of noise, but feel amazing […]
Day: June 13, 2018
New story in Business from Time: Comcast Offers $65 Billion for Fox in Bidding War With Disney
Comcast Corp. made a long-awaited offer to acquire much of 21st Century Fox Inc., topping a previous proposal by Walt Disney Co. and setting up a bidding war for Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. Comcast, the largest U.S. cable-TV provider, said its cash offer reflects a […]
New story in Business from Time: Comcast Offers $65 Billion for Fox in Bidding War With Disney
Comcast Corp. made a long-awaited offer to acquire much of 21st Century Fox Inc., topping a previous proposal by Walt Disney Co. and setting up a bidding war for Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. Comcast, the largest U.S. cable-TV provider, said its cash offer reflects a […]
Il nuovo tetto delle pensioni anche per i lavoratori cessati nel 2012
Ci sono migliaia di ricorsi perché il calcolo delle pensioni, di quelli che vanno in pensione in specie, è sbagliato nove volte su dieci e non rispondono … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Democrats introduce an election security bill that proposes paper trails and mandatory audits
As primaries ramp up in states across the U.S., concerns about election cybersecurity are mounting too. This week, a group of Democratic senators introduced a bill to mitigate some of the well-established risks that the nation’s uneven mix of voting machines and election systems poses. […]
Price manipulation caused Bitcoin’s huge 2017 surge, researchers say
The study, by University of Texas finance professor John M. Griffin and graduate student Amin Shams, explored how digital currency Tether could have been used to inflate prices of other cryptocurrencies. They analyzed publicly available blockchain transaction records and found that there was a pattern […]
Bitcoin Prices Are Falling Again. Here’s What’s Behind the Latest Plunge
Bitcoin fell 2% early on Wednesday, dropping as low as $6,385. Other than one brief period in early February, when the cryptocurrency dipped below … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Best Amazon Device Deals: Sale on Echos, Kindles, Fires (June 2018)
Fire tablets and Kindle e-readers are rarely expensive (unless you opt for the luxe Kindle Oasis). They’re built to be affordable, and this week they’re on sale for Father’s Day. We’ve compiled every decent deal on Amazon-branded devices going on right now, which also include […]
Traveling the World With My Dad Helps Open the Borders Between Us
Traveling the World With My Dad Helps Open the Borders Between Us …. And on our next trip—a weeklong cruise to Italy, Croatia, and Greece in … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Chowbotics raises $11 million to move its robot beyond salads
Creating a salad-making robot is pretty good, as far as tech company hooks go, but Chowbotics is looking to expand. The Bay Area company just raised $11 million in a “Series A-1” led by the Foundry Group and Techstars. The big plan for the money […]
