Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee want Google and Apple to explain more about how they handle user data. The lawmakers … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Month: July 2018
Facebook was never ephemeral, and now its Stories won’t have to be
Before Snapchat made social media about just today, Facebook made it about forever. The 2011 “Timeline” redesign of the profile and keyword search unlocked your past, encouraging you to curate colorful posts about your life’s top moments. That was actually an inspiration for Snapchat, as […]
eBay Summer Sale: Deals on Apple Watch, Dyson Vacuum, and more
We’ve already seen Dell introduce its Black Friday in July event seemingly in response to the upcoming Amazon Prime Day extravaganza, and now eBay has announced its summer sale, during which it will be selling more than 100 items for $119. As it has stressed, […]
‘Overwatch’ skin raised more than $10 millon for breast cancer research
Blizzard has just revealed that the drive raised over $12.7 million. That’s around six times the amount raised by the latest Games Done Quick charity speedrunning marathon. Thank you, heroes! Together, we have raised over $12.7 million (USD) for @BCRFcure ? https://t.co/eQAZ8rKwKI pic.twitter.com/ASWzBuodfh — Overwatch […]
Indianapolis vice cop says SESTA/FOSTA closure of Backpage has ‘blinded’ investigators
Online sex market Backpage was seized in April following new regulation intended to stem human trafficking, but the results haven’t been entirely positive. This story of Indianapolis cops reverting to pre-web tactics for catching pimps and others in the sex trade shows how the closure […]
Amazon Stock Gets Price-Target Increase On Broad-Based Strengths
Amazon stock got a price-target increase Monday from a Wall Street analyst who said the company is on track to handle about 50% of all U.S. … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Ecovacs robot vacuum cleaners are dirt cheap ahead of Amazon Prime Day
As we inch ever closer to Amazon Prime Day – which kicks off on Monday, July 16 at 12pm PT – Amazon is teasing all the deals to come with some notable discounts on must-have tech. This includes, believe it or not, robot vacuum cleaners. […]
Laser-Shooting Planes Uncover the Horror and Humanity of World War I
In the west of Belgium, near the French border, the A19 motorway ends in a four-lane, unfinished overpass. There’s no mountain here, no ocean, no city center. Nothing to explain why the heavy machinery stopped paving through the farms, and the traffic gets diverted to […]
Bitcoin Today: The Bid for $7000 Continues
Bitcoin prices traded in a narrow range again on Monday, continuing a trend the largest cryptocurrency by market value has exhibited for several days … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
House Republicans seek answers from Apple and Alphabet on privacy issues
The thrust of the letter addressed to Tim Cook focuses on the company’s assertion that it is committed to user privacy. “However, users have consistently had access to apps through the App Store that you have highlighted as contradictory to Apple’s values,” the lawmakers wrote, […]