“In response to the feedback we’ve received, we’ve removed thousands of categories from exclusion targeting,” Facebook said in an April announcement. “We focused mainly on topics that relate to potentially sensitive personal attributes, such as race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and religion.” It also began requiring […]
Day: July 24, 2018
Valve’s answer to Discord is now live for everyone
Just a month ago, Valve announced Steam Chat — an overhaul to its aging chat system, and the company’s answer to rapidly growing competition from apps like Discord. At the time, it was a beta limited only to those who were granted access. Today it’s […]
A Major Victory for the Impossible Burger, the Veggie ‘Meat’ That Bleeds
The Impossible Burger seems too good to be true—an entirely plant-based “meat” that looks and smells and tastes like beef (at least, according to some folks). Hell, it even bleeds like meat. That’s thanks to a yeast modified to carry genes for the soy leghemoglobin […]
Guasto elettrico, linea bloccataPendolari «sequestrati» per ore
Un carabiniere distribuisce bottigliette d’acqua sul vagone Rientro tormentato, martedì sera, per i molti pendolari del Sud Lombardia. Il treno Milano-Cremona-Mantova delle 18,26, partito dalla Centrale con alcuni minuti di ritardo, è rimasto a lungo — quasi tre ore — fermo in mezzo alle campagne […]
Pensioni anticipate, donne, esodati: inammissibili gli emendamenti presentati
Le ultime novità sulle pensioni anticipate, sull'opzione donna e sugli esodati al 24 luglio 2018 giungono direttamente da Giorgia Meloni e Walter … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Monroe Central students travel to Peru, experience cultural immersion
PARKER CITY, Ind. — For eight days this summer, 12 Monroe Central Junior-Senior High School students and Spanish teacher Jenna González de la … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
BlockFi just gathered up $50 million to lend to bitcoin and ethereum holders who don’t want to cash out (yet)
Because cryptocurrency prices are almost comically volatile owing to challenges involved in valuing them, it’s hard to know when or why to sell. Enter crypto-asset backed loans, around which a small but growing number of startups are beginning to spring up. The idea is to […]
‘Guacamelee 2’ brings mayhem to PS4 and PC on August 21st
There’s no word on Switch or Xbox One versions of Guacamelee 2 just yet, although that’s not surprising. DrinkBox told us in March that it was focused on the PS4 version at the time, and it’s already available on PC at launch. While we wouldn’t […]
Caporalato, tre arresti tra Mola e Bisceglie: sequestrati beni per un milione
Avrebbero fatto parte di un sodalizio criminoso dedito al reclutamento e allo sfruttamento di braccianti agricoli prevalentemente nel settore della raccolta dell'uva da tavola e delle ciliegie. Con questa accusa tre persone sono state arrestate questa … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews
Watch This Space: NASA Administrator Talks Webb Science with Nobel Laureate
NASA Television will air a conversation about the progress and promise of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope with Nobel Prize winner John Mather at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, July 25. from NASA https://ift.tt/2A85ggk via IFTTT