Media businesses are in the dumper. Every week, we hear of new layoffs, budget cuts, diminished editorial quality, and more, way more. And yet, somehow, miraculously, more than 3,000 journalists managed to find the funds to travel to Singapore to cover the Kim-Trump Summit Extraordinaire […]
Day: June 14, 2018
Pensione di cittadinanza: gli assegni inferiori a 780 euro sono quasi 12 milioni
ROMA – Nel progetto di Riforma Pensioni del governo Conte, una delle misure che si sta valutando di attuare è quella della pensione di cittadinanza … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
‘Ghost of Tsushima’ sent its developers to Japanese History 101
“It’s definitely the most ambitious technical or artistic project that we’ve ever worked on,” Tsushima’s Artistic Director, Jason Connell, remarked. The game takes place on the western Japanese island of Tsushima, nine days into the first Mongolian invasion of Japan back in the year 1274. […]
Tesla plans Autopilot update to clarify ‘hold steering wheel’ alert
Tesla drivers are coming to grips with new alerts designed to ensure they stay engaged with their vehicle while it’s in Autopilot mode, but one alert seems to be causing some confusion, to the point that CEO Elon Musk has promised a fix. The latest […]
SEC says Ether isn’t a security, but tokens based on Ether can be
“In cases where there is no… central enterprise being invested in or where the digital asset is sold only to be used to purchase a good or service available through the network on which it was created,” that digital asset is “out of the purview […]
Jeff Bezos teased plans to give away some of his $140 billion in wealth
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos is the richest person in the world and is currently worth more than $140 billion, according to Forbes. He has a lot of wealth to … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
World Cup 2018: How to Secure Your Devices When Traveling in Russia
A Russian sports official earlier this year estimated that as many as 2 million people would flock to the country during the World Cup, the month-long celebration of soccer—or football, fine—that kicks off today in Moscow. If you’re one of them, have fun! But also […]
Bilancio UE post 2020: aumentano i finanziamenti per la sicurezza
La Commissione europea propone una dotazione da 2,5 miliardi per il Fondo per la sicurezza interna nel bilancio 2021-2027, oltre a nuove risorse per la disattivazione delle attività nucleari in alcuni Stati membri e per il potenziamento delle agenzie … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews
Seattle reverses controversial tax Amazon opposed, just a month after approving it
In an embarrassing and mystifying about-face, the Seattle City Council has repealed a tax it passed unanimously just a month ago that would require large companies to pay a fixed amount per employee; the money would have been used to combat homelessness. Amazon was the […]
Senate set to call Cambridge Analytica data leaker to testify
Kogan scraped the data at the heart of the controversy, as he created a quiz app that 270,000 people used. The app let the researcher access not only data on its users, but their friends too. He then allegedly shared that information with Cambridge Analytica, […]