Xiaomi is diversifying into a new range of phones as the Chinese smartphone maker announced impressive growth with its latest financials. The company announced it will take over selfie app maker Meitu’s smartphone business to go after new demographics, particularly women, while it lodged impressive 49 percent […]
Day: November 20, 2018
Hackers Hit Make-A-Wish Website With Cryptojacking Scheme
Over the last year or so, cryptojacking—which forces your computer to mine cryptocurrency for bad guys when you visit an infected site—has become one of the internet’s most pervasive scourges. It’s shown up everywhere, even inside critical infrastructure. But its practitioners appear to have recently […]
Why Governments Are Less Important To Renewable Energy, As Demonstrated By Spain
… little redundant as the direction of travel would suggest that this is where the power sector is headed. Solar will succeed in Spain in spite of whoever … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Hackers spoof major brands for Black Friday scams
New research from Kaspersky Lab has revealed that cybercriminals are using banking Trojans to target online users of popular consumer brands to steal credentials and other information. The firm detected 9.2m attempted attacks by the end of Q3 2018 compared to 11.2m during the entirety […]
Monza, uccise tre parenti avvelenandoli con il tallio: Mattia Del Zotto assolto per infermità mentale
Mattia Del Zotto, il 28 enne di Nova Milanese (Monza) che nell’estate del 2017 ha avvelenato con solfato di tallio nove membri della sua famiglia – uccidendone tre – è stato assolto dal gip del Tribunale di Monza Patrizia Gallucci perché ritenuto totalmente incapace di […]
First ever drone-delivered kidney is no worse for wear
Drone delivery really only seems practical for two things: take-out and organ transplants. Both are relatively light and also extremely time sensitive. Well, experiments in flying a kidney around Baltimore in a refrigerated box have yielded positive results — which also seems promising for getting […]
Picture of the day for November 20, 2018 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot
Wikipedia picture of the day on November 20, 2018: Male black darter dragonfly (Sympetrum danae). 20 November is Zumbi dos Palmares, Black Awareness Day (Black Consciousness Day), a public holiday in Brazil. https://ift.tt/2KgiWHD
Alexa can now make Skype calls
Amazon and Microsoft are joining forces to bring a better video calling experience to Alexa devices: Starting today, you can now use Skype on both audio-only Alexa devices like the Amazon Echo Dot, Amazon Echo and Amazon Echo Plus, as well as Alexa video devices […]
Picture of the day for November 20, 2018 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot
Wikipedia picture of the day on November 20, 2018: Male black darter dragonfly (Sympetrum danae). 20 November is Zumbi dos Palmares, Black Awareness Day (Black Consciousness Day), a public holiday in Brazil. https://ift.tt/2KgiWHD
Online Shopping: The Complete Wired Guide
Type “cheesecloth” into Google shopping. Hundreds of online shopping options pop up, in more than a dozen shades, at a range of price points. Many of the packages can be shipped to you in two days or less. In other words, shoppers live in a […]