Has Netflix’s sizeable investment in original science-fiction movies been a bust? By one popular metric, Rotten Tomatoes, the answer would seem to be: Categorically. Since 2017’s Okja, a feisty ecological fairy tale by Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho, Netflix has put out seven back-to-back stinkers, their […]
Month: July 2018
Pensioni, Bussetti: “verifica prosegue spedita”. 31 agosto data ultima, conseguenze
Il Ministro Marco Bussetti oggi è intervenuto del Ministro dell'Istruzione, nel corso della trasmissione “La Versione di Oscar” – Radio 24 sul tema della … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Nikon’s P1000 takes the superzoom crown with a beastly 125X lens
The P1000 carries the same 16 megapixel, 1/2.3-inch sensor as the P900 with a decent ISO range of 100-6400. Unlike the last model, however, it lets you get the most out of those ultra-closeup images with RAW photo support. It shoots at up to 7 […]
La lotta di Atm ai “furbetti del biglietto”: tornelli chiusi in uscita e maggiori controlli
Prosegue il piano di Atm nella lotta a chi non paga il biglietto: da oggi anche nelle stazioni di Centrale (soltanto lato M2) e Lambrate M2 i tornelli in uscita saranno chiusi con obbligo di convalida del titolo di viaggio, portando a 106 le stazioni […]
Popular crypto service MyEtherWallet hit by attack after Hola VPN gets hacked
MyEtherWallet, one of the internet’s most popular services for managing cryptocurrencies, suffered a serious security breach for the second time this year after a widely-used VPN service was compromised for five hours. MyEtherWallet (MEW) is used to access crypto wallets and send and receive tokens […]
Hanover’s Caroline Zielinski and Maeg Amsler enjoy softball trip to Italy
Talk about an experience of a lifetime .. that's something Hanover softball stars Caroline Zielinski and Maeg Amsler can do now, after returning from a … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
The EU may force Google to make significant changes to Android
One criteria that Google requires phone and tablet manufacturers to comply with if they want access to the internet giant’s Play Store on their Android devices is that Google Chrome and Google Search need to be preinstalled on the device. And European antitrust regulators are […]
YouTube invests $25 million to fix its breaking news problem
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 […]
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 […]