Never tweet. That’s the thrust of a SEC action taken late Monday, when the US securities watchdog requested a federal judge hold Tesla CEO Elon Musk in contempt of court for a short series of tweets he posted last week. The SEC’s request stems from […]
Day: February 26, 2019
Uomo ucciso a colpi di arma da fuoco davanti a un centro commerciale nel Milanese
Un uomo di 63 anni è stato ucciso a colpi di arma da fuoco a Rozzano, nell’hinterland milanese. E’ avvenuto in viale Lazio, davanti al centro commerciale Il Gigante. Almeno cinque i colpi esplosi. Sul posto il personale del 118 e i carabinieri che confidano […]
Microsoft CEO defends work on half-billion-dollar HoloLens military contract
Microsoft won’t stop its work on a nearly half-billion-dollar government contract designed to bring HoloLens augmented reality tech to the U.S. Army. “We made a principled decision that we’re not going to withhold technology from institutions that we have elected in democracies to protect the […]
Huawei says it won’t be bullied into creating backdoors for Chinese government
Given the unwanted attention Huawei has been receiving for its alleged ties to the Chinese government and the snooping this would imply, it seems reasonable that the company’s chairman will try to defend its legitimacy. One of the primary concerns directed at the Chinese telecommunications […]
Blossom Capital raises $85M fund to do ‘high conviction’ Series A investing in Europe
Blossom Capital, the venture capital firm co-founded by ex-Index Ventures and LocalGlobe VC Ophelia Brown, is announcing that it has raised an $85 million fund to invest in European tech startups at the Series A stage. LPs in the new fund, which TechCrunch reported early […]
Rozzano, sparatoria davanti al supermercato: ucciso un 63enne
Un uomo di 63 anni è stato ucciso a colpi di arma da fuoco a Rozzano (Milano), in viale Lazio, nel piazzale davanti al supermercato «Il Gigante». La sparatoria è avvenuta poco prima delle 18 di lunedì. La vittima, un italiano, è stato raggiunto da […]
Apple opens in-app subscription discounts to existing users
Apps will be able to use three discount models, allowing customers to access a subscription for free for a specific duration, pay a promotional price each billing period, or pay a one-time promotional price — Apple already uses such incentives with its own Apple Music […]
Pensioni anticipate, la Confsal chiede di stabilizzare opzione donna e Ape sociale
Il confronto tra Governo e organizzazioni sindacali è proseguito nella giornata di oggi con un nuovo incontro tenutosi presso il ministero del Lavoro. by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Trump: «Progressi sostanziali con la Cina». E le Borse festeggiano
L'ottimismo di Donald Trump scalda le Borse orientali, in deciso rialzo: Shanghai, in particolare, guadagna oltre il 3% dopo i tweet del presidente statunitense che nella serata americana aveva annunciato “progressi sostanziali” nei colloqui del … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews
Microsoft CEO Defends Army Contract for Augmented Reality
Tech workers are increasingly uneasy about their employers’ work with the US government, especially the military. Some protests have led to real change: Google last year decided not to renew a contract with the Pentagon to apply artificial intelligence to drone footage, after 4,000 employees […]