Day: November 23, 2018

Holidays are supposed to be about presence, not presents, right? It’s about spending time with family and friends and re-prioritizing…right? (Right?) That’s certainly true, but it’s also that time when there’s a tremendous amount of pressure on people to buy gifts for their loved ones, […]

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As one of the world's most massive retailers, Amazon is known for its proud history of selling you off the beaten path items all in one place. And on … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit

Black Friday 2018 is upon us and with it comes a week of fevered spending. What was once a one-day affair has evolved into a weeklong extravaganza, with retailers clamouring to maximise the pre-Christmas shopping rush.  According to figures from 2017 a staggering £1.4b was […]

An unprecedented international grand committee comprised of 22 representatives from seven parliaments will meet in London next week to put questions to Facebook about the online fake news crisis and the social network’s own string of data misuse scandals. But Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg won’t […]

Gli Stati Uniti stringono un inedito «cordone sanitario» attorno al colosso tecnologico cinese Huawei, coinvolgendo nell'offensiva i più stretti alleati tra i quali l'Italia. L'amministrazione Trump, aprendo un nuovo capitolo della sfida per la … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews

There’s really no way to rehearse landing on Mars. You can simulate it, sure, but the most valuable lessons are learned during actual attempts. When things go poorly, those lessons are also the most expensive. The fact is, most missions to Mars don’t make it, […]

The same month, Elon Musk, Tesla's chief executive, signed an agreement with officials in Shanghai to open the company's first factory in China to … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit

Hive is one of the most affordable smart home ecosystems around, and for Black Friday it’s even better value, with 25% off across its whole range of devices. Hive is best known for its smart thermostats, but the company has grown into a whole smart […]