A corresponding desktop update prioritizes calls, chats, contacts and notifications. All of the changes should be reflected in Skype’s latest app versions regardless of platform. The death of Highlights isn’t completely surprising, as Skype faced an uphill battle against incumbents who’ve had years-long head starts. […]
Day: September 2, 2018
Payday startups are increasing access to wages, but is “make any day payday” the right choice?
Kristen Berman Contributor Kristen Berman is a co-founder of Duke’s Common Cents Lab with Professor Dan Ariely. Common Cents is generously supported by MetLife Foundation. Kristen was on the founding team of Google’s behavioral economics team, and was previously the founder of Irrational Labs, a […]
The Diplomatic Couriers Who Deliver America’s Secret Mail
At the ferry terminal in Rosso, Senegal, on the south side of the Senegal River, hundreds of people mill about. Men and women sell produce, bottles of water, sunglasses, and sandals as donkey carts, scooters, and small buses clatter by. Long, narrow motorboats whisk passengers […]
Europe: Road trip
On a trip to Southern Spain, I decided to try one of these smaller hostelries in the seaside town of Palamos on the Costa Brava. I must admit I was a … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Pensioni: alcune categorie di lavoratori penalizzate dall’abolizione dell’Ape sociale
Lo stesso Brambilla è stato promotore, alcuni giorni fa, di un progetto per detassare le pensioni [VIDEO] per chi intende trasferirsi al Sud Italia. by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Apple’s self-driving car is the latest to get into a road accident
We’ve seen crashes involving self-driving cars from Waymo, Uber and Tesla, but not Apple – until now. As per a report filed with the California Department of Motor Vehicles, one of Apple’s test vehicles was involved in a low speed incident on August 24. Apparently, […]
Used car site Vroom is raising $70M six months after a big round of layoffs
After cutting a big portion of its staff in March, Vroom is back pitching investors. Yesterday, the site for buying and selling used cars filed to raise $70 million in new equity funding. Vroom has already secured $30 million of that $70 million target, signaling confidence from investors […]
Twitter is testing threaded replies and status indicators
hey Twitter. we’ve been playing with some rough features to make it feel more conversational here. presence and reply threading. still early and iterating on these ideas. thoughts? pic.twitter.com/3U3NvpHWPy — Sara Haider (@pandemona) August 31, 2018 The other feature is online status indicator, which shows […]
An ode to Apple’s awful MacBook keyboard
Yes I am very late to this. But I am also very annoyed so I am adding my voice to the now sustained chorus of complaints about Apple's redesigned … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
‘Disenchantment’ May Not Enchant Hardcore Fantasy Fans
Science fiction author Robert Repino had high expectations for Disenchantment, the new animated series from Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons and Futurama. Unfortunately, he was underwhelmed by the show’s early episodes. “I counted four episodes that ended with a very slow-moving, sloppy, contrived action […]