I’m going to go ahead and spoil Alita: Battle Angel for you. Not because I’m a dick, but because revealing the ending tells you nothing about the plot and will ruin absolutely nothing about the film. It ends—drum roll, please—with Alita (Rosa Salazar), sword in […]
Day: February 15, 2019
BRCK acquires ISPs EveryLayer and Surf to boost Africa’s public Wi-Fi
Jake Bright Contributor More posts by this contributor Africa Roundup: Zimbabwe’s net blackout, Partech’s $143M fund, Andela’s $100M raise, Flutterwave’s pivot Partech is doubling the size of its African venture fund to $143 million Kenyan communications hardware company BRCK has acquired the assets of Nairobi based internet […]
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order toys announced for October
We may still be in the dark(side) about the upcoming Star Wars action-adventure game from Respawn Entertainment and EA, but that hasn’t stopped Disney announcing upcoming merchandise for the title. Disney has announced that Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order merchandise will become available in October […]
Assolti padre, zio e fratello dell’italo-pachistana Sana uccisa per aver rifiutato un matrimonio combinato
Per il giudice «non ci sono prove sufficienti e mancano testimoni»: per questo gli 11 imputati per l’omicidio di Sana Cheema, la 25enne italo-pakistana strangolata in Pakistan perché voleva sposare un italiano, sono stati tutti assolti. La 25enne , nata in Pakistan ma cresciuta in […]
Spotify says it paid $340M to buy Gimlet and Anchor
Spotify doubled down on podcasts last week with a double deal to buy podcast networks Gimlet and Anchor. Those acquisitions were initially undisclosed, but Spotify has quietly confirmed that it spent €300 million, just shy of $340 million, to capture the companies. That’s according to an […]
Pensioni, il rischio di perdere il sussidio di disoccupazione con quota 100
Lo stesso potrebbe valere per Quota 100, ma non è da escludere che quest'ultima venga considerata al pari di pensione di vecchiaia e anticipata … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Facebook may take extra steps to remove anti-vaccine misinformation
Schiff noted that Facebook is surfacing and recommending messages that may pose a threat to public health. For instance, the Guardian recently reported that Facebook was accepting and promoting ads from anti-vax groups. “Repetition of information, even if false, can often be mistaken for accuracy,” […]
A Doctor Who short film is the BBC’s next virtual reality project
You may not know it, but the BBC is one of the most interesting publishers making virtual reality content right now. The British broadcaster has just announced one of its upcoming projects, and it’s set to be a standalone Doctor Who adventure. Coming later in […]
ChargedUp picks up £1.2M seed to grow its mobile charging network across UK
ChargedUp, a U.K. startup that offers a mobile charging network that takes inspiration from bike-sharing, has closed £1.2 million in seed investment. Leading the round is Sir John Hegarty’s fund The Garage, and the ex-Innocent Smoothie founders fund JamJar. The funding will be used to […]
India Is Cracking Down on Ecommerce and Free Speech
When it comes to cracking down on tech giants, India is on a roll. The country was the first to reject Facebook’s contentious plan to offer free internet access to parts of the developing world in 2016. Since December, Indian policymakers have taken a page […]