After raising $600 million at a $7.6 billion valuation a few weeks ago, Instacart is doubling down on expanding its talent pool to square up against Amazon and others with ambitions in online grocery ordering and delivery. The company has appointed Varouj Chitilian as it first […]
Day: November 5, 2018
“La mia vicenda rischia di trasmettere un messaggio sbagliato”. Il carabiniere Casamassima parla del caso Cucchi
«Mi sono arruolato nell'Arma dei Carabinieri a 18 anni e, nonostante tutto, credo ancora nelle istituzioni. Il lavoro che noi rappresentiamo non è quello che vediamo nel film». A parlare è Riccardo Casamassima, il carabiniere che, con la sua … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews
Skip the Samsung Galaxy S8 deals – S9 contracts are cheaper right now
Are you thinking about getting a new Samsung Galaxy S8? Well you might change your mind when you find out that you can get an S9 deal even cheaper than the S8! Right now there are a number of deals on Samsung’s newest Galaxy flagship […]
Riviera & Maximilian’s Hotel & Spa
A charming old hotel with a fresh modern look, offering great sea views from the hillside on Italy's Istrian coast just outside of Trieste city centre. Guests … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Supreme court won’t hear appeal over Obama-era net neutrality rules
The US Telecom Association, an alliance led by incumbents AT&T and Verizon (Engadget’s parent company), had taken action against the FCC rules in 2016 arguing that it overstepped its bounds by classifying broadband as a telecom service subject to common carrier rules, and thus net […]
Can I Vote Online? Your Voting Questions, Answered
Our in-house experts answer questions about your interactions with technology. Q: Hey! Know-It-Alls! Can I Vote Online? A: You can use the internet to post a tweet that loses you billions of dollars, if you are Elon Musk. Or that nearly starts a war, if […]
Oath is dead. Long live Verizon Media Group/Oath
Friends, readers, internet browsers, lend me your ears;I come to bury Oath, not to praise it.The subsidiary brands that companies own live after them;Their terrible rebranding is oft interred with their bones;So let it be with Oath. The new Verizon chief executive,Hans Vestberg, told you Oath […]
‘Fortnite’ is adding NFL team jerseys, emotes and more
Epic Games has landed a major partnership for Fortnite — it’s bringing the National Football League into the fold. Starting Friday at 7PM ET, you’ll be able to buy NFL team outfits from the Battle Royale Item Shop, which you can customize with any of […]
Collaborate with the state: changing attitudes to information sharing in security
It’s easy to snap a stick that’s the thickness of your finger. It’s next to impossible to break a bundle of similar-sized sticks. In Ancient Rome, a bundle of wooden rods known as fasces came to symbolise the power of the state and the law. The simple […]
Star Wars News: Boba Fett Is Dead (Again)
Normally this time of year, fans are eagerly awaiting the December release of a new Star Wars movie. But with Episode IX not hitting theaters until the end of 2019, things are relatively quiet in the galaxy far, far away. But at least the news […]