Anyone who follows George Takei on Twitter can tell you that Star Trek‘s original Sulu is not a fan of President Donald Trump. But he’s found a new way to express that criticism — not just in tweets, interviews and op-eds, but also in an […]
Month: July 2018
Rising Seas Could Cause Your Next Internet Outage
This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. You probably didn’t give much thought to how exactly you loaded this webpage. Maybe you clicked a link from Twitter or Facebook and presto, this article popped up on your screen. The internet seems magical […]
Olio, parmigiano, prosciutto di Parma… come fumo e alcol: la guerra Onu a sale e grassi
ROMA – Olio, parmigiano, prosciutto di Parma, insieme ad altre eccellenze agroalimentari italiane, rischiano di finire nella stessa black list dei prodotti che fanno male come alcool e fumo, rischiano cioè di esser sottoposte a maggior tassazione e … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews
The Galaxy Note 9 is leaking out all over the place
The Galaxy Note 9 won’t be announced until August. You wouldn’t know it by reading the internet, however. Every nook and cranny of the upcoming phablet has been bared for the world, in a series of leaks over the past several weeks. Sure, not all […]
Duolingo launches Hindi language course for English speakers
Hindi is the second-most spoken language around the world, according to The Washington Post, with almost 600 million speakers as of 2015. India is one of Duolingo’s top 10 markets worldwide, with 10.1 million domestic users, so launching a Hindi course makes sense for the […]
Denison’s sister-city visitors find Texas isn’t all ‘cowboys, big houses and big cars’
The visit to Denison is followed a two-week visit by four Denison students who traveled to France earlier this month, city officials said. The eight … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Facebook is taking down misinformation that could lead to violence
Despite Facebook’s often-stated intention of being a neutral and open platform, the social media giant has announced that it will begin removing any posts that contain misinformation with the motive of inciting violence. In a statement to CNBC, a Facebook spokesperson said that, “There are […]
Robocall company exposes hundreds of thousands of voter records
The records were spotted by Bob Diachenko, Kromtech Security’s head of communications, who notified Robocent of the leak. The data were secured shortly thereafter and the company’s co-founder, Travis Trawick, told ZDNet that the records contained in the cache were from “an old bucket from […]
Senate wants emergency alerts to go out through Netflix, Spotify, etc.
An emergency alert goes out, trying to let you know about incoming bad news — a missile, a tsunami or something else terrifying. Your phone starts shouting… but it’s downstairs. A warning ticker pops on TVs, if you’re watching cable… but you’ve got your eyes […]
Agenzia Entrate: autotutela per avvisi contratti di locazione ora anche via web
Da oggi 18 luglio è possibile chiedere online il riesame di un avviso di liquidazione relativo a un contratto di locazione. Dopo un periodo di … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit