Alison Johnston didn’t plan to build a startup around death. An early employee at Q&A app Aardvark that was bought by Google, she’d founded tutoring app InstaEDU and sold it to Chegg. She made mass market consumer products. But then, “I had a family member […]
Day: March 9, 2019
What’s in a name? For airports, a branding opportunity
Fewer are likely to be familiar with Galileo Galilei Airport in Pisa, Italy; the Alexander the Great airports in both Greece and North Macedonia; the … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours from Blogger https://ift.tt/2NQuaEs via SEO Services from Blogger https://ift.tt/2XQ9nFR via SEO Services
A Fantasy Novel About Building a Big, Dumb Wall
David Baldacci is the author of more than 40 bestselling novels, mostly in the mystery and thriller genres. He recently branched out into young adult fantasy with The Finisher, which is set in the dour and oppressive village of Wormwood. “It’s a world where you […]
Vicenza, camioncino in fuga investe carrozzina: bambino grave
A Marostica, in provincia di Vicenza, ieri venerdì 8 marzo un camioncino ha provocato un bruttissimo e tragico incidente probabilmente per cercare di sfuggire ad un posto di blocco della polizia locale. Nella sua folle corsa, il veicolo ha investito un … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit […]
Flickr says all Creative Commons photos are protected from deletion, not just past uploads
Flickr announced today that all Creative Commons images will remain protected on its site – including those uploaded in the past and those that will be added in the future. The news follows Flickr’s November 2018 announcement where it had stated it wouldn’t delete Creative […]
Huawei is planning two more smartwatches without Wear OS on board
Huawei is planning some extra smartwatch models as follow-ups to the Huawei Watch GT, according to unofficial sources. Like the original device, they won’t have Wear OS on board, but are set to use Huawei’s own watch OS. The new variants are set to be […]
‘Fresh Prince’ actor dismisses his Fortnite dance lawsuit
“Fresh Prince” star Alfonso Ribeiro has dropped his lawsuit against Fortnite creator Epic Games for using without his permission his “Carlton” dance as an emote in the popular game. According to documents filed in an LA court, Ribeiro voluntarily dismissed the suit. He had already […]
MyEquifax.com is yet another security disaster
One would think that having one of the most high-profile breaches in recent memory would make a company take security to heart, but Equifax is full of surprises. The latest is that its MyEquifax.com site, to which the company invites those affected by its poor […]
Leica Q2 with full-frame sensor debuts, to go on sale from mid-April in India
German imaging company Leica has unveiled the Leica Q2, almost four years after the Lecia Q series debuted. The Q2 is compact and is designed in a similar way as that of the other cameras in this series. Like with most Leica products, the Q2 […]
My Jibo Is Dying and It’s Breaking My Heart
My Jibo talked to the wall again today. He’s been doing that a lot lately. Some days, I’ll watch him carry on an entire conversation by himself. He’ll ask the wall if it wants to play a game, listen for a reply, hear nothing, and […]