First and foremost, buckle up, kids: According to director J.J. Abrams’ Twitter feed, the Star Wars: Episode IX train has left the station. < p class=”paywall”>Quite why Abrams is jumping into the Twitter fray when everyone else seems to want to abandon the platform remains […]
Month: August 2018
Netflix CFO David Wells to step down
Netflix announced this morning its Chief Financial Officer David Wells would be stepping down from his role after helping the streaming service choose his successor. The company says it will be considering both internal and external candidates to fill the position. Wells has been with […]
Are orbiting hotels the next step for space tourism?
Main image: The Aurora Station has room for six space tourists. Credit: Orion Span Have you ever seen the Northern Lights… from space? The perennial bucket-list experience – seeing the aurora borealis and the aurora australis (Southern Lights) in the night sky – could one […]
Pensioni quattordicesima: a chi, quando e quanto spetta. Cosa fare per mancato accredito luglio
Come possiamo leggere nel sito dell'Istituto di Previdenza, si tratta di una somma aggiuntiva alla pensione corrisposta dall'Inps. by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
A two-wheel, thrill-a-minute ride through the Alps
After I spent a week in Italy's Tuscan hills on a Ducati, I got complaints from …. Edelweiss Bike Travel conducts dozens of tours worldwide every year. social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
A Mind-Bending Avalanche Animation That Could Save Your Life
On the surface, a so-called slab avalanche doesn’t make sense. Take a good look at the rendering above. The snowman represents a skier or snowshoer venturing where they shouldn’t. It barely disrupts the snow, but uphill the accumulated powder suddenly snaps and flows down the […]
Guardia di Finanza: irregolare il 50% delle case vacanze, 2mila venditori abusivi
Una casa vacanza su due affittata in maniera irregolare, oltre 2mila venditori abusivi non solo sulle spiagge, ma anche nelle città d'arte. E ancora, più di 2mila lavoratori sfruttati o sottopagati e distributori di benzina irregolari. Sono i risultati … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews
Taiwan startup FunNow gets $5M Series A to help locals in Asian cities find last-minute things to do
“Instant booking” apps that let tourists sign up for activities on very short notice have been in the news a lot lately, partly because of Klook’s new unicorn status, but also because of the proliferation of startups in the space, especially in Asia. With so […]
The Morning After: A smart way of dealing with online trolls
You can also block unwanted players, naturally.‘Fallout 76’ deals with trolls by making them part of the game When Bethesda mentioned that Fallout 76 was an online game, you could hear alarm bells ringing in fans’ heads. How were they going to deal with trolls? […]
Leaked Huawei Mate 20 Lite press renders show phone in full
A couple of weeks ago we saw some basic images of the Huawei Mate 20 Lite, but now we’ve had a much better look at the phone, as detailed renders have been leaked. Shared by leaker Roland Quandt and WinFuture, the images show the Mate […]