France top international travel destination in 2017: report The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) recently released its 2017 travel … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Month: August 2018
Roma, choc alla festa del film di Clooney: scenografo trovato morto in bagno
Doveva essere una festa esclusiva fra gli addetti ai lavori della produzione della serie televisiva Catch 22 interpretata dalla stella del cinema George Clooney ed invece si è trasformata in una tragedia. I fatti risalgono alla notte fra il 25 ed il 26 … by […]
Square Enix and Tencent will make games together
What does that mean? A closer relationship between the two companies, in short. Square Enix already operates in China and has worked with Tencent on a smartphone game called Sangokushi Ranbu. Today’s announcement, however, suggests that the pair want to strengthen their partnership with new, […]
Panasonic to move its European HQ out of the UK because Brexit
Chalk up yet another Brexit deficit: Japanese electronics firm Panasonic will be moving its European headquarters from the UK to Amsterdam in October because it’s worried about the tax implications if it stays, the Nikkei Asian Review reports. The company is concerned it could face […]
Sony Xperia XZ3 vs iPhone X
Sony’s second main flagship of 2018 – the Sony Xperia XZ3 – has arrived, but it has got some steep competition, including from the iPhone X, which – despite launching back in 2017 – is still Apple’s latest handset and still a top seller. With […]
I’m Not Here to Make Friends: The Rise and Fall of the Supercut Video
In the summer of 2008, Rich Juzwiak was working as a culture writer for VH1’s website, a job that required him to keep up with a daunting assortment of reality-television shows. Some were well-established hits: Survivor, The Apprentice, Big Brother. Others were single-season oddities, like […]
Why China Is A No-Go Land For Google
Why has Google renewed its plans for an epic Chinese come back? … major marketplace Alibaba, AI giant Tencent and Google's major competitor … to guys like Apple and Amazon, perhaps Google started feeling the remorse of its … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Facebook pulls post by Anne Frank Center after seeing only nudity in a photo of the Holocaust
Facebook moderators temporarily removed a post by the Anne Frank Center which was seeking to raise awareness about the Holocaust, after the company was unable to distinguish between historical genocide and child nudity. The post included an archive photograph of Jewish children who had been stripped and […]
Libratone’s new portable Zipp speakers come with Alexa
The main draw of the speakers, though, is their slick Danish design. They come with colorful, textured tops that you can easily unzip and swap (hence the name). At the time of writing, these include frosty grey, cranberry red, pine green and other nifty shades. […]
Milano, mette dell’acido nella bottiglietta d’acqua del collega: arrestata
Ha cercato di avvelenare un collega mettendo dell’acido cloridrico nella bottiglietta d’acqua che aveva sulla scrivania. L’uomo, 41 anni, ha avvertito un bruciore fortissimo in bocca ed è stato portato in ospedale. Gli sono stati diagnosticati tre giorni di prognosi e ai carabinieri della stazione […]