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 […]

‘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 […]

Crollo ponte, Anas: “Stop ai tir oltre le 7,5 tonnellate sul viadotto Allaro”

L'Anas ha disposto il divieto di transito ai mezzi pesanti superiori alle 7,5 tonnellate e il contestuale limite di velocità a 30 chilometri orari sul ponte Allaro della strada statale 106 Jonica, nella Locride. "Il provvedimento si è reso necessario a … by Livio Acerbo […]

It’s time for Facebook and Twitter to coordinate efforts on hate speech

Since the election of Donald Trump in 2016, there has been burgeoning awareness of the hate speech on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. While activists have pressured these companies to improve their content moderation, few groups (outside of the German government) have outright […]