A month after announcing its $55 million Series C, Japanese fintech startup Paidy has snagged a strategic investment from payment giant Visa. Paidy didn’t disclose how much Visa put into its business, which has raised over $80 million to date, but it did say that it […]
Month: August 2018
Google Assistant comes to LG ThinQ TVs in the UK and Canada
Google Assistant on LG ThinQ TVs lets you control smart lights, appliances, robotic vacuums and other home devices, check the weather, make a restaurant reservation and more. You can also shout at the TV (via the “mic” button on the remote) or Google Home devices […]
Ten Years at Burning Man, In Photographs
Next week, approximately 70,000 people from around the world will converge in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert for Burning Man, a dusty week of art-making, music, dancing, and experimental living. Whether they arrive in RVs or land on the site’s temporary airstrip, these extravagantly costumed pioneers […]
Here’s how to play Overwatch for free this weekend
Overwatch, Blizzard’s team-based shooter, is free to play this weekend on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. The game can be downloaded and played for free for a limited time, from August 23 through August 27. During this free period, you can access everything Overwatch […]
Pensioni, il paradiso senza tasse a due ore dall’Italia: salta l’obbligo di residenza, come fregano il …
Espatriare dall'Italia una volta raggiunta la pensione è una mossa sempre più diffusa tra gli italiani che smettono di lavorare, con un flusso in continua … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Alibaba’s Lazada begins to offer financing for online retailers in Southeast Asia
Alibaba’s Lazada is introducing new credit options for SMEs as it aims to boost the number of retailers in Southeast Asia, the region with 650 million consumers. The firm announced a partnership with Finaxar that will see the fintech offers its services to Lazada sellers […]
Milano, il Savini condannato per frode: “Cibi surgelati non segnalati correttamente ai clienti”
La sentenza della Cassazione è arrivata dopo 6 anni, e ha confermato la condanna relativa alla presunta frode dei proprietari del ristorante Savini, in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele.Tutto inizia con il blitz, era il settembre del 2012, dei vigili dell’Annonaria in Galleria: controlli sui menù dei […]
Russian trolls played ‘both sides’ on vaccine arguments
The study came out today in the American Journal of Public Health, detailing a years-long campaign to increase friction. Researchers from the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University surveyed nearly 900 vaccine-related tweets posted between 2014 and 2017. Some of the senders have since […]
Russian arms manufacturer Kalashnikov unveils its answer to Tesla
The Russian weapons manufacturer Kalahsnikov, best known for making the AK-47 machine gun, has unveiled a fleet of electric and hybrid cars, buggies and motorcycles this week — including an electric vehicle that the company says will rival Tesla. While it’s a noble goal to […]
Re-live the good old days by installing Windows 95 as a desktop app
Windows 95 is still the most beloved iteration of Microsoft’s operating system, and you can now relive those halcyon days on any modern macOS, Windows or Linux computer by downloading it as an app. Windows 95 v1.0, as it’s known, was created by developer Felix […]