When Richard Liu Qiangdong—the billionaire founder and CEO of China’s e-commerce giant JD.com—was arrested in Minneapolis on suspicion of rape, many people’s eyes turned to the company’s board of directors. In any typical business, it’s the board’s role to hold the CEO accountable. What would […]
Day: October 19, 2018
The space pen became the space pen 50 years ago
Everyone knows about the space pen. NASA spent millions on R&D to create the ultimate pen that would work in zero gravity and the result was this incredible machine. Well, no. In fact it was made by a pen manufacturer in 1966 — but it […]
Uber is testing an on-demand staffing service
Uber has been working on the project over the last several months in Chicago after a previous trial run in Los Angeles, according to the report, and it is ramping up its recruitment efforts. Job listings indicate the company is looking for people who are […]
Huawei 5G folding phone could take on the Samsung Galaxy X in 2019
First rumored back in July, Huawei has taken its first public step towards its foldable phone future, with company CEO Richard Yu confirming development of a bendy handset at its Mate 20 launch event this week, as reported by Digital Trends. “We are working on […]
E-moto startup Alta Motors reportedly powers down
Brisbane, California based e-motorcycle startup Alta Motors has ceased operations, TechCrunch has confirmed. Earlier today Asphalt and Rubber — and several subsequent outlets — reported the company stopped operating this morning, fired its staff, and may be looking for a buyer. Alta has yet to comment on […]
Seychelles gains more visibility at TTG Travel Experience Trade Fair, Rimini, Italy
The Travel Experience Trade Fair is the main marketplace in Italy for negotiating and networking between International offer and the intermediaries of … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Twitter’s Dated Data Dump Doesn’t Tell Us About Future Meddling
Twitter dropped an almost unfathomably large archive of tweets connected to two alleged influence campaigns on Wednesday. The trove included over 9 million tweets associated with 3,841 accounts connected to Russia’s notorious Internet Research Agency, or IRA, as well as more than a million tweets […]
Luogo simbolo per il ponte voluto da Putin. La pista tatara
Fosse successo in America avremmo fatto presto a liquidare la strage del Politecnico di Kerch come l'ennesima replica del massacro andato in scena nella scuola di Columbine e poi in tante altri college degli Stati Uniti. Ma è successo in Crimea. E così … by Livio […]
Now you can buy a Model 3 for $45,000 before incentives
The Tesla Model 3 was originally announced with a promise that the car could be purchased for as little as $35,000 before federal and state tax incentives were applied, but until now, the cheapest model started at $49,000. Now, Elon Musk announced that his company […]
list: Word of the day for October 19, 2018 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot
list , v : (transitive) To create or recite a list. (transitive) To place in listings. (transitive) To sew together, as strips of cloth, so as to make a show of colours, or to form a border. (transitive) To cover with list, or with strips […]