Amongst the categories most interesting to consumers, Surface product revenue grew 14 percent to $1.2 billion, while Xbox and gaming revenue was up a whopping 44 percent to $2.7 billion. A big part of that increase was Xbox hardware revenue, which increased 94 percent year-over-year. […]
Day: October 24, 2018
Manovra: aumentano tasse su sigarette, giochi e premi assicurativi
Aumentano le tasse su sigarette, giochi e polizze assicurative. È quanto prevede la bozza della manovra economica presentata dal governo. by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
NBC to launch a new streaming network, NBC News Signal
NBC is looking to reach a younger audience with today’s announcement of a new streaming news network, NBC News Signal. Instead of airing on traditional pay TV platforms, Signal will be available through NBC’s news mobile and over-the-top apps, as well as on other services […]
Château le Prieuré
So many chateau hotels in France trade on the history of the building, with crumbling, dated interiors badly in need of a refurb – this isn't one of them. social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
How Mail Bombs Get Intercepted—And What Happens Next
This week, apparent explosive devices have targeted the mailboxes of former President Barack Obama, former Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, philanthropist George Soros, and cable news network CNN. Additional reports of suspicious packages have continued to emerge Wednesday, and the situation is still developing. What all […]
Online SMBs aggressively targeted by fraudsters
New research from global payments provider Paysafe has revealed that more than half (52%) of online SMBs globally worry that the move to frictionless payments is leaving them more open to fraud. The firm’s latest research report, entitled ‘Lost in Transaction: The Future of Payments […]
Milano, il Municipio 2 fa togliere la fontanella vicino a Pane Quotidiano: «Portava degrado». Polemica con il Comune
Polemica a Milano tra Comune e Municipio 2 per la rimozione della fontanella pubblica che si trovava di fianco alla mensa dei poveri Pane Quotidiano, in viale Monza. Il presidente del Municipio 2, Samuele Piscina (Lega), con un post su Facebook ha annunciato la rimozione […]
Mobvoi’s TicWatch C2 brings classic looks to Wear OS
As the name suggests, the TicWatch C2 has a look that reminds you of a classic watch — you know, the kind from back when watches just kept time. Its round body, available in 18mm or 20mm, comes in three colors: rose gold, black, or […]
Roma, i diritti negati: dalla scala della metro crollata ai rifiuti abbandonati
Prendiamo la giornata di ieri. Una scala mobile della metropolitana che in pieno centro crolla provocando una ventina di feriti, di cui uno grave. La linea C – la più nuova – che al mattino si interrompe per un improvviso «guasto tecnico» a un … […]
Tim Berners-Lee on the huge sociotechnical design challenge
In a speech discussing ethics and the Internet, the inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has tasked the technology industry and its coder army with paying continuous attention to the world their software is consuming as they go about connecting humanity through […]