Nubank, the Brazilian financial services company, has raised $180 million from the Chinese internet giant, Tencent. Tencent has long been interested in financial services startups, and with its $90 million direct investment and another $90 million investment in the secondary market, the company now has […]
Day: October 9, 2018
Ted’s Cameras experimental new store aims to *really* let you try before you buy
Ted’s Cameras has been a fixture of the Australia photography scene for a long time. The family-owned retailer opened its first store in Melbourne way back in 1970, but the company’s expanded significantly since those halcyon days of film, and now has over 20 outlets […]
Migrants camp outside police station in Greece waiting to be arrested
Migrants camp outside police station in Greece waiting to be arrested … reach the UK with his two brothers after abandoning plans to travel to Italy. social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Niente lavoretti extra per chi andrà in pensione con quota 100
Nel 2019, secondo quanto previsto dalla legge attuale, le Pensioni di vecchiaia saliranno a 67 anni e quelle di anzianità di tre mesi oltre i 43 anni di … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
La Procura: «Ogni giorno una denuncia a un medico. È una patologia: molte le archiviazioni»
«Noi abbiamo avuto fra lesioni e omicidi colposi da colpa medica 300 fascicoli iscritti in un anno nel 2017, in pratica ogni giorno viene intentata una causa penale a carico di un medico». È il dato fornito in un convegno al Palagiustizia di Milano dal […]
Pixel 3 XL leaks for what might be the last time
We checked out some software features of the Android Pie-equipped Pixel 3 XL on Saturday, but today 9to5Google has detailed some AI-powered software features we should expect as well. A “Top Shot” feature shoots in burst mode then selects the best picture based on machine […]
Microsoft invests in Grab to bring AI and big data to on-demand services
Microsoft has made a strategic investment in ride-hailing and on-demand services company Grab as part of a deal that includes collaborating on big data and AI projects. Under the agreement, Singapore-based Grab will adopt Microsoft Azure as its preferred cloud platformAzure cloud computing service. Microsoft […]
Google+ Shuts Down Over Breach as Google Offers New Privacy Features
Google announced on Monday that it is shuttering its Google+ social network, following revelations in a Wall Street Journal report that the company did not disclose a recently discovered bug that had exposed data from up to 500,000 Google+ users users since 2015. In the […]
acute: Word of the day for October 9, 2018 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot
acute , adj : Brief, quick, short. High or shrill. Intense, sensitive, sharp. Urgent. (botany) With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base). (geometry) Of an angle: less than 90 degrees. (geometry) Of a triangle: having all three […]
Picture of the day for October 9, 2018 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot
Wikipedia picture of the day on October 9, 2018: Lower Shavlinskoe Lake at Altai Mountains in Altai Republic, Russia. https://ift.tt/2OakzvH