The improvements also involve refining the way YouTube tackles news going forward. It’s spending $25 million on an initiative that will create a working group (involving organizations like Vox and India Today) for improving YouTube’s news experience, fund news outlets creating “sustainable” video operations and […]
Day: July 10, 2018
How an App Could Give Some Gig Workers a Safety Net
The gig economy has a problem. Freelancing is increasingly common, but it’s still difficult and costly to access benefits without a 9-to-5 job. For the lowest-paid workers, it can be close to impossible. In the past few years, many have seized on the idea of […]
Grab co-founder says Southeast Asia still has plenty of competition despite Uber’s exit
Grab may have bought itself a dominant position in Southeast Asia through its acquisition of Uber’s regional business, but the company still believes there’s competition in the ride-hailing space despite what consumers may feel. But Grab customers aren’t alone in feeling that the Grab-Uber deal […]
Nuova bufera in casa Lega: tessera con simbolo e statuto diversi se vivi al Sud
A offuscare il cielo della Lega non c'è solo la questione dei 49 milioni di euro di rimborsi elettorali percepiti e spariti nel nulla, che ora la Cassazione impone di sequestrare al partito. Come ha ricostruito la testata online "Tpi", il sistema di … by […]
Pensioni d’oro, quante sono e quanto costano
“Presenteremo presto un disegno di legge”. E' l'impegno preso dal ministro del Lavoro, Luigi Di Maio, che vuole tagliare così le pensioni d'oro, cioè gli … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Microsoft announces cheaper Surface Go tablet, launching August
Mere hours after Microsoft teased its upcoming Surface device on Twitter, the company has unveiled its newest and cheapest entry in the range – the Surface Go. With a thickness of just 8.3mm and weighing in at 1.15 pounds (520g), the 10-inch Surface Go is […]
The original Lando Calrissian is reportedly coming back to ‘Star Wars’
Williams apparently backed out of attending a sci-fi/pop culture convention due to a filming conflict, igniting rumors that he’s going to be part of the next Star Wars installment. The movie, led by JJ Abrams, will start production this summer and will also reportedly feature […]
After Uber buyout, Grab aims to go beyond rides to become Southeast Asia’s one-stop app
Grab is shrugging off the threat that Singapore might undo its acquisition of Uber’s Southeast Asia business after the ride-hailing firm announced a new strategy to become Southeast Asia’s one-stop “super app.” The Competition and Consumer Commission Singapore (CCCS) last week said it may levy […]
The Worst Cybersecurity Breaches of 2018 So Far
Looking back at the first six months of 2018, there haven’t been as many government leaks and global ransomware attacks as there were by this time last year, but that’s pretty much where the good news ends. Corporate security isn’t getting better fast enough, critical […]
Twitter’s CFO clarifies that its second-quarter user metrics won’t be affected by fake account purge
After a Washington Post report last week that Twitter’s fake account purge might affect its second-quarter user numbers, Twitter’s chief financial officer said on Monday that the clean-up will not affect its metrics. In a tweet, Ned Segal explained that most of the suspended accounts […]