Perhaps the most obvious characteristic of open-plan offices is that they’re designed so that employees must multitask. Even if you’re wearing noise-canceling headphones, some part of your brain must always remain alert for opportunities to “collaborate.” Even if you’re managing to focus on something, you’re still […]
Day: August 26, 2018
Migranti, Salvini-Orban in Prefettura. «Europa senza muri» in San Babila
Faccia a faccia nella Prefettura di Milano, martedì 28 agosto, tra il vicepremier e Ministro dell’interno, Matteo Salvini, e il primo ministro ungherese, Viktor Orban. Al centro dell’incontro il tema immigrazione. «Ci sarà tanto di cui parlare», ha anticipato il leader della Lega. Un summit […]
Violenta scossa di terremoto in Papua nuova Guinea: la situazione in zona comincia a preoccupare
Violenta scossa di terremoto in Papua nuova Guinea: la situazione in zona comincia a preoccupare. Dati ufficiali. Violenta scossa di terremoto in Papua nuova Guinea: la situazione in zona comincia a preoccupare. Dati ufficiali. Violenta scossa di … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews
48 hours left to apply for Startup Battlefield at Disrupt Berlin 2018
“Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.” H. Jackson Brown, Jr. threw down a heavy dose of truth with those wise words. It’s almost like he knew the opportunity to apply to Startup Battlefield at Disrupt Berlin 2018 on November 29-30 will evaporate — in just about […]
US carrier promo offers free iCloud storage to iPhone upgraders
This isn’t exactly the deal of the century, provided the terms don’t change in the near future. The 9to5Mac team noted that the 200GB iCloud tier costs $3 per month, and Apple has already been offering 30-day iCloud trials since May. This would matter more […]
The new iPad Pros may support keyboards in portrait mode
Here’s something of interest if you’re patiently waiting for the 2018 iPad Pros to break cover – a shot of an updated case uploaded to the web shows a mysterious cut-out on the back of the device, perhaps to attach a keyboard when the tablets […]
Phone Numbers Were Never Meant as ID. Now We’re All At Risk
On Thursday, T-Mobile confirmed that some of its customer data was breached in an attack the company discovered on Monday. It’s a snappy disclosure timeframe, and the carrier said that no financial data or Social Security numbers were compromised in the breach. A relief, right? […]
Trip to car dealership reveals importance of travel agents
Basically, the gist of our conversation went like this: "I've never used a travel agent, but my wife and I have always wanted to go to Italy. Our 10th … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
The alumni of these universities raised the most VC in the past year
Joanna Glasner Contributor More posts by this contributor Global unicorn exits hit multi-year high in 2018 Boston-area startups are on pace to overtake NYC venture totals Whatever criteria we look at, whether it’s schools with the highest number of well-capitalized founders, highest funding totals or […]
Instagram is testing virtual communities for college students
[Image credit: CNBC] Once they’re in, they’ll be able to see lists arranged by members’ classes, so they can find other people from the same year. They’ll also be able to see members’ public Stories from within those lists. Instagram is definitely the right venue […]