New York City and Arlington, Virginia have reportedly won Amazon’s lengthy and highly-publicized pageant for the locations of its new headquarters, beating out 238 other contestants. According to the Wall Street Journal, which broke the news, an official announcement may come as early as Tuesday. […]
Day: November 13, 2018
Third-party Mac repairs can be blocked by new T2 security chip, Apple confirms
Apple’s latest T2 chip was first introduced to us last year when it made an appearance in the tech giant’s then-newest computers, the 2017 iMac Pro and MacBook Pro. The processor uses an ARM-based architecture and is designed to handle some of the newer features […]
YouTube VR finally lands on the Oculus Go
Today, Google’s YouTube VR app arrives on the $199 Oculus Go, bringing the largest library of VR content on the web to Facebook’s entry-level VR device. YouTube brings plenty of content in conventional and more immersive video types. It’s undoubtedly the biggest single hub of […]
I risultati definitivi del referendum sull’Atac a Roma
A Roma per il referendum consultivo su trasporto pubblico locale e Atac si è recato alle urne circa il 16% degli aventi diritto. Il quorum era fissato al 30%. La sindaca Virginia Raggi esulta. I promotori ora pensano ad un ricorso al Tar. Affluenza … […]
The US Didn’t Sign the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace
During a speech at the annual UNESCO Internet Governance Forum in Paris Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the “Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace,” a new initiative designed to establish international norms for the internet, including good digital hygiene and the coordinated […]
The future is blurred: unmasking how smartphone snaps are becoming next-gen
Call it a portrait mode, bokeh mode or background blur: almost every big-name smartphone has a camera feature that blurs out the background of your images. It makes portraits pop and nature images look arty, and can even make photos of everyday objects seem larger […]
Wikipedia article of the day for November 13, 2018 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot
The Wikipedia article of the day for November 13, 2018 is Imleria badia. Imleria badia, the bay bolete, is an edible, pored mushroom found in Europe and North America, growing in coniferous or mixed woods on the ground or on decaying tree stumps. Both the […]
Picture of the day for November 13, 2018 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot
Wikipedia picture of the day on November 13, 2018: Marsh fritillaries (Euphydryas aurinia) mating in Brickes Wood, Lydlinch, Dorset. Today is World Kindness Day. https://ift.tt/2FlnuOd
Mamma licenziata da Ikea, il giudice di Milano conferma il provvedimento: “Fu insubordinazione”
Il giudice del lavoro di Milano ha confermato il licenziamento di Marica Ricutti, la mamma lavoratrice lasciata a casa dalla multinazionale svedese perché non rispettava i turni di lavoro. La storia di questa donna, separata e con due figli piccoli, di uno disabile, aveva fatto […]
hydrophobia: Word of the day for November 13, 2018 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot
hydrophobia , n : (pathology) An aversion to water, as a symptom of rabies; the disease of rabies itself. (psychology, colloquial) A morbid fear of water; aquaphobia.