E’ stata ridotta da 20 a 18 anni di carcere dalla Corte d’Assise d’Appello di Milano la pena inflitta a Luca Raimondo Marcarelli, 34enne che il 12 gennaio 2017 uccise – colpendola con una bottigliata mentre dormiva – Tiziana Pavani, una donna conosciuta via chat, […]
Day: December 14, 2018
LemonBox, which brings US vitamins to Chinese consumers, raises $2M
LemonBox, a Chinese e-commerce startup that imports vitamins and health products from the US, has raised $2 million to develop its business. The company graduated from Y Combinator’s most recent program in the U.S. and, fuelled by the demo day, it has pulled in the […]
Comune Catania, deliberato il dissesto. Buco in bilancio da 1,6 mld
Con ventisette voti favorevoli e due astenuti, il consiglio comunale di Catania ha dichiarato il dissesto economico finanziario dell'Ente per un 'buco' di bilancio di 1,6 miliardi di euro. "Abbiamo provato in ogni modo di evitarlo – ha detto il sindaco … by Livio Acerbo […]
Lodi, Comune condannato per il caso delle mense: «È discriminazione»
«La condotta del Comune di Lodi fu discriminatoria»: sul caso mense il Tribunale di Milano dà ragione su tutta la linea agli stranieri e torto alla giunta leghista di Sara Casanova. Il regolamento sull’accesso alle prestazioni sociali è discriminatorio e va cancellato. Così ha deciso […]
Netflix is testing an ‘instant scene replay’ feature… and it sounds awful
Over the years, Netflix’s Original shows and movies have featured countless rewind-worthy scenes – who could forget the single-take hallway fight from Daredevil’s first season, or that one scene in Altered Carbon with all the naked clones? It turns out that Netflix hasn’t forgotten them either, […]
Pintxos in San Sebastian, Spain
A plate of inventive pintxos at a tavern in the Old Town section of San Sebastian, Spain. A pintxos crawl is a nightly occurrence here for residents and … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Amazon’s $200 Echo Link is ready with streaming music for your hi-fi
If you’ve bought into Amazon’s ecosystem of smart home features and you have a high-end audio system, then the Echo Link is intended to bring those worlds together. Announced earlier this year alongside devices like the Echo Sub and Fire TV Recast, it doesn’t contain […]
At a New York Privacy Pop-Up, Facebook Sells Itself
If you haven’t heard, 2018 was extremely bad for Facebook. The company was rocked by so many scandals that it’s become hard to list them all in one place. I won’t try here, but I will say it’s equally difficult to determine how much those […]
Distinguished VCs back wholesale marketplace Faire with $100M at a $535M valuation
A slew of venture capitalists known for high-profile exits — Kirsten Green of Forerunner Ventures, Keith Rabois of Khosla Ventures, Alfred Lin of Sequoia Capital and Alex Taussig of Lightspeed Venture Partners — have invested in Faire (formerly known as Indigo Fair), a 2-year-old wholesale marketplace […]
The best deal on our favourite mobile of 2018 – the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus
The question of ‘what is the best phone?’ is a very fierce discussion, just read the comments on any phone related news story! But we’ve been sticking with the same answer since the device saw its release – the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus. The S9 […]