Why It’s Hard to Escape Amazon’s Long Reach

In 1994, soon after Jeff Bezos incorporated what would become Amazon, the entrepreneur briefly contemplated changing the company’s name. The nascent firm had been dubbed “Cadabra,” but Bezos wanted a less playful, more accurate alternative: “Relentless.” (Relentless.com redirects to Amazon.com to this day.) Twenty-four years […]

Jovanotti: esce a sorpresa la versione reggae del singolo “Chiaro di Luna”

Lorenzo Jovanotti mai come quest’anno è in modalità “cambiamento”. Le energie sono tutte focalizzate sulla riuscita del progetto “Jova Beach” ma intanto ecco a sorpresa una nuova versione reggae del brano dedicato alla moglie “Chiaro di Luna”.  Jovanotti – Chiaro di Luna (Reggae version) – […]

Gaming chat startup Discord raises $150M, surpassing $2B valuation

Chatty gamers are apparently worth billions. Discord, the gaming chat startup with more than 200 million active users, announced Friday that it had secured $150 million in funding at a $2.05 billion valuation. The round was led by Greenoaks Capital with participation from Firstmark, Tencent, […]

Vasco Rossi: all’ospedale Rizzoli per far visita ai bambini malati di cancro

Vasco Rossi in veste di “Dottor Sorriso” si è presentato all’ospedale Rizzoli di Bologna per fare una sorpresa ai bambini malati di cancro che appena hanno capito chi avevano davanti, hanno cominciato ad intonare Albachiara.   Vasco Rossi visita i bambini ricoverati all’ospedale Rizzoli di […]

SEC slaps startups Wealthfront and Hedgeable with fines for making false disclosures

The Securities and Exchange Commission appears to be keeping a close eye on financial services startups, with today’s news that the agency has settled cases with two robo-advisory companies over allegations that they misled investors. Wealthfront Advisers, one of the darlings of the fintech investment […]