Half an hour into their two-hour testimony on Wednesday before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey were asked about collaboration between social media companies. “Our collaboration has greatly increased,” Sandberg stated before turning to Dorsey and adding that […]
Day: September 8, 2018
Why Science Fiction Is the Most Important Genre
Yuval Noah Harari, author of the best-selling books Sapiens and Homo Deus, is a big fan of science fiction, and includes an entire chapter about it in his new book 21 Lessons for the 21st Century. “Today science fiction is the most important artistic genre,” […]
Tesla Stock Takes A Hit — After Elon Musk Does The Same
Tesla shares fell more than 6 percent on Friday, after top executives resigned and CEO Elon Musk appeared to smoke pot in a video. It wouldn't be the … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
How to watch the Amir Khan vs Samuel Vargas fight: live stream the boxing online from anywhere
When is the Amir Khan vs Vargas fight? Amir Khan and Samuel Vargas will go head-to-head at the Birmingham Arena on Saturday, September 8. The fight is expected to begin at around 10pm BST in the UK, 5pm ET and 2pm PT. Amir Khan is […]
Jack Ma says he isn’t about to retire from Alibaba but is planning a gradual succession
Reports of Jack Ma’s impending retirement are greatly exaggerated, it seems. Ma, the co-founder and executive chairman of Alibaba, has pushed back on claims that he is on the cusp of leaving the $420 billion Chinese e-commerce firm. The New York Times first reported that the entrepreneur plans […]
Recommended Reading: Brands are not your friend
Why Comcast Sent Me PizzaIan Bogost,The Atlantic Brands — well, #brands may be the more accurate term here — do all sorts of things that seem like they’re rewarding you, dear customer, for some action or loyalty. The Atlantic dives into how these acts of […]
Pensioni, Niente neutralizzazione della mobilità se ha consentito l’accesso alla pensione a 60 anni
Il lavoratore non può sterilizzare la contribuzione figurativa da mobilità che determini una svalutazione della pensione ove la mobilità sia stata … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Le indagini fanno volare Salvini nei sondaggi, la Lega supera il M5S di 3,5 punti
Le indagini che hanno toccato in prima persona il ministro dell'Interno Matteo Salvini per sequestro di persona aggravato per il caso della nave Diciotti e la condanna per i 49 milioni di euro da sequestrare alla Lega non hanno scalfito i partner di … by […]
What you need to know ahead of the EU copyright vote
European Union lawmakers are facing a major vote on digital copyright reform proposals on Wednesday — a process that has set the Internet’s hair fully on fire. Here’s a run down of the issues and what’s at stake… Article 13 The most controversial component of […]
Facial Recognition, a British Airways Hack, and More Security News This Week
Tech went to Washington this week, and their biggest problems followed them. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg faced Congress, and though Google CEO Larry Paige was invited, he declined to make the trip—a move that didn’t ingratiate him with Congressional watchdog […]