I capi d’accusa per gli arrestati sono riduzione in schiavitù e sfruttamento della prostituzione, ma non bastano a riassumere l’odissea vissuta da due giovani ragazze di Benin City, nello stato nigeriano di Edo, venute in Italia con la promessa di gestire un negozio a Milano […]
Month: July 2018
Can Your Electronic Gadgets Interfere With Your Compass?
Does it matter if you put a video camera near your magnetic compass that is used for navigation? The theoretical answer is “yes.” But the practical answer? “Probably not.” Now for a detailed explanation! How does a magnetic compass work? So, the Earth is like […]
Scale Venture Partners has a new $400 million fund to invest in enterprise companies
Scale Venture Partners, an 18-year-old, early-stage venture firm that focuses on software companies, has closed its sixth fund with $400 million, up slightly from the $335 million the firm had raised in early 2016. Among its biggest hits: the e-signature company Docusign, which went public […]
Now You Can Take a Peachy New “Call Me by Your Name” Tour of Italy
For anyone who has watched Call Me by Your Name and wished he could experience the passion and romance of Elio and Oliver's summer in Italy, … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
You can now send and receive money through Google Pay
The functionality of the updated Google Pay app feels a lot like Apple Pay and Apple Wallet. You can use the app to store airline boarding passes, concert tickets, loyalty cards, gift cards and more. You can also easily ask for friends to pay their […]
Genova, lʼoperaio è troppo lento | Cassazione: “Giusto il licenziamento”
La Cassazione ha confermato il licenziamento di un operaio di Genova, deciso nel 2013 dall'azienda Rgm perché l'uomo era "troppo lento" nelle sue mansioni. La sentenza è arrivata ad aprile, ma solo pochi giorni fa sono state depositate le motivazioni. by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews
How a ‘Cancer Cure’ Video Blasted Bad Science—and Went Viral
You’ve seen this type of video in your News Feed countless times: generically peppy music, chunky-letter captions, and claims of a breakthrough medical discovery that, if you bother to watch closely, sound just a bit off. The latest entrant in the genre, though, comes with […]
Pensioni d’oro, i conti non tornano: servono 4 miliardi solo per portare a 780 euro gli assegni sociali
Pensioni d'oro sempre più nel mirino del vicepremier e ministro del Lavoro e dello Sviluppo economico Luigi Di Maio. L'obiettivo dichiarato del taglio … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Uber’s quest to be the ‘Amazon of transportation’ won’t be easy
In a way, this makes sense. Not everyone can afford a $10 Uber from the train station to the office (a pretty common “last mile”). A $2 scooter or bike, on the other hand, is much cheaper and has the benefit of being a lot […]
With Lime teaming up Uber, can rival Bird afford to go it alone?
Yesterday, we learned that 18-month-old, Bay Area-based electric scooter rental company Lime is joining forces with the ride-hailing giant Uber, which is both investing in the company as part of a $335 million round and planning promote Lime in its mobile app. According to Bloomberg, […]