If you follow baseball with even a passing interest, you know that nearly everyone’s got a way to “fix” the national pastime. Pitch clocks, moving the mound — there are a million ideas for how to curb waning interest in the sport. Robo umpires have […]
Day: March 9, 2019
Elizabeth Warren Fires a Warning Shot at Big Tech
The tech industry is already under siege by the press, the public, and regulators around the world. But on Friday, Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren lobbed a bomb onto that battlefield, designed to crack the fortresses that have formed around tech monopolies like Google, Facebook, […]
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
Pensioni, riscatto laurea per tutti: Lega, via il tetto dei 45 anni
La Lega chiede di abolire il tetto dei 45 anni e allargare la platea dei destinatari delle agevolazioni. Domande al via: requisiti e quanto costa. by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
La Provincia di Savona celebra la Festa della donna
Anche in Provincia di Savona aumenta sempre più la consapevolezza circa l'importanza della festa delle donne, non solo per dedicare un pensiero o regalare un ramo di mimosa, ma, questa giornata, assume un significato ben più profondo, quello della … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews
Venture investors and startup execs say they don’t need Elizabeth Warren to defend them from big tech
Responding to Elizabeth Warren’s call to regulate and break up some of the nation’s largest technology companies, the venture capitalists that invest in technology companies are advising the presidential hopeful to move slowly and not break anything. Warren’s plan called for regulators to be appointed […]
Tim Cook acknowledged Trump’s flub and changed his last name to an Apple logo on Twitter
Although he didn't appear to react on Wednesday immediately after President Donald Trump referred to him incorrectly as "Tim Apple," on Thursday … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Tufts expelled a student for grade hacking. She claims innocence
As she sat in the airport with a one-way ticket in her hand, Tiffany Filler wondered how she would pick up the pieces of her life, with tens of thousands of dollars in student debt and nothing to show for it. A day earlier, she […]
ply: Word of the day for March 9, 2019 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot
ply , v : (transitive, obsolete) To bend; to fold; to mould; (figuratively) to adapt, to modify; to change (a person’s) mind, to cause (a person) to submit. (intransitive) To bend, to flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yield (to a […]
Which types of startups are most often profitable?
One answer: E-commerce, Chrome extensions, mobile apps, enterprise SaaS, SMB SaaS — in that order Julian Shapiro 9 hours Julian Shapiro Contributor Julian Shapiro is the founder of BellCurve.com, a growth marketing agency that trains you to become a marketing professional. He also writes at […]
