In June, privacy advocates celebrated the passage of a historic bill in California that gave residents of that state unprecedented control over how companies use their data. Two months later, the party’s over. Lobbying groups and trade associations, including several representing the tech industry, immediately […]
Month: August 2018
People travel from around the world to honor Aretha Franklin
Porter may be among those who made the longest trip. She flew to Detroit Metro from Italy. “With her powerful voice she gave us the power to feel like … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
George Church’s genetics on the blockchain startup just raised $4.3 million from Khosla
Nebula Genomics, the startup that wants to put your whole genome on the blockchain, has announced the raise of $4.3 million in Series A from Khosla Ventures and other leading tech VC’s such as Arch Venture Partners, Fenbushi Capital, Mayfield, F-Prime Capital Partners, Great Point Ventures, […]
Netflix is distancing itself from the term ‘binge-watching’
In an interview on Empire Film Podcast, Guy Pearce says that Netflix banned him from using the term while promoting his new series The Innocents. When asked if his show had binge-worthy potential, he replied, “I don’t think Netflix likes the term ‘binge’.” He went […]
Gross Domestic Product: Second Quarter 2018 (Second Estimate)
Gross Domestic Product: Second Quarter 2018 (Second Estimate) Gross Domestic Product: Second Quarter 2018 (Second Estimate) Corporate Profits: Second Quarter 2018 (Preliminary Estimate) 2nd quarter 2018: 4.2 percent 1st quarter 2018: 2.2 percent Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 4.2 percent in the second quarter […]
You can now get your hands on an (alleged) prototype first-generation iPhone
A supposed first-generation iPhone prototype has been listed on eBay – with the current bid sitting at a whopping $12,300 (roughly £9,931 or AU$16,845). According to the seller, the device is a pre-production iPhone 2G prototype and runs an early version of iOS (iPhone OS, […]
Contraception app Natural Cycles’ Facebook ad banned for being misleading
Natural Cycles, a Swedish startup which touts its body temperature-based algorithmic method for tracking individual fertility as an effective alternative to hormonal birth control, has been wrapped by the UK advertising regulator which today upheld three complaints that an advert the company ran last year […]
Why You Need a Physical Vault to Secure a Virtual Currency
I am transfixed by the plummeting signal strength on my phone as employees of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase close the flap of the stuffy silver tent I’m standing inside. The fabric walls enclose a cubic space about 8 feet across and contain mesh that functions as […]
Famiglia uccisa nel sonno in Macedonia
Amid Pocesta, di 55 anni, la moglie Nazmije, di 53, e la figlia Anila, di 14, sono stati uccisi a colpi di pistola nella notte tra domenica e lunedì, nel loro paese di origine, Debar, piccola località della Macedonia al confine con l'Albania. La … […]
The best free Android games 2018
What’s better than a free game? Pretty much nothing. Except when it’s terrible and you’ve wasted time on downloading and playing it. Fortunately, there are loads of fantastic free games for Android – and we list the very best here. Whether you’re into word games, […]