No sporting experience quite encapsulates the British summer like Wimbledon. The All-England Lawn Tennis Club Championships, to give its full name, has been an indelible part of the sporting ecosystem since for over 150 years now, and now forms one of the four major global […]
Day: July 15, 2018
Inside the Mating Rituals of Brands and Online Stars by DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI
By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI With deals collectively worth billions of dollars at stake, the pressure is on advertisers and viral performers on sites like YouTube and Instagram to find the right match. Published: July 15, 2018 at 02:00AM from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2migDsh via IFTTT
Ultra-sensitive radio telescope debuts in South Africa
Researchers have produced a panorama of the Milky Way galaxy’s center (which contains a supermassive black hole) using radio, infrared and X-ray wavelengths that penetrate the gas and dust thwarting conventional telescopes. The image isn’t just pretty — it shows many of the sources of […]
Amazon’s Curious Case of the $2,630.52 Used Paperback by DAVID STREITFELD
By DAVID STREITFELD Booksellers on the online marketplace are charging thousands for books that normally sell for a few dollars. Authors are perplexed — and annoyed. Published: July 15, 2018 at 02:00AM from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Lfxpq7 via IFTTT
Liberty, equality, technology: France is finally poised to become a tech power
Once America had an unassailable advantage, an economic flywheel that spun off innovation and Fortune 500 companies like a perpetual-motion machine. Bring in the best, brightest, and most driven from around the world; educate them or their children at its universities; then watch them start […]
Afa a Milano, piscine prese d’assalto. Ma arrivano temporali e grandine
Sabato e domenica bollenti, con piscine prese letteralmente d’assalto: nel weekend sono stati quasi novemila gli ingressi nei centri balneari e nelle piscine scoperte di «Milanosport». Ma il caldo dovrebbe concedere qualche ora di tregua, lasciando il posto ad un’improvvisa ondata di maltempo, con le […]
champions du monde 2018
Vive la France 2018 World Cup final 2018 LIVE France vs Croatia: France win the World Cup after six-goal thriller with Croatia – as it happened
Apple sold fewer than 1 million iPhones in India in the first half of 2018: report
Apple has traditionally had trouble with sales in India. While the company started manufacturing iPhones in the country to lower the price locally, … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
A largo Pozzallo due navi Gdf e Frontex
(ANSA) – POZZALLO (RAGUSA), 15 LUG – Sono ancora ferme al largo di Pozzallo nave Protector del dispositivo Fontex e il pattugliatore Monte Sperone della Guardia di finanza che ieri hanno soccorso un barcone con 450 migranti vicino all'isola di Linosa. by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit […]
Tito Boeri, il presidente dell’Inps per alcuni troppo per altri troppo poco politico si scontrò anche …
Memorabile, per esempio, lo strappo sul piano anti povertà di Boeri e, soprattutto, sul taglio delle pensioni d'oro pubblicato a sorpresa a fine 2015 sul … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit