Uber is in negotiations with investors, including the SoftBank Vision Fund, to secure an investment as large as $1 billion for its autonomous vehicles unit. The deal would value the business at between $5 billion and $10 billion, according to a Tuesday report from The […]
Day: March 13, 2019
Apple reportedly close to adding HBO, Showtime, and Starz to upcoming video service
Apple is expected to reach deals with HBO, Showtime, and Starz in time for its March 25th event, which will mark the debut of the company's … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Colleges Need Influencers, but Do Influencers Need College?
Among those called out by The New York Times earlier this week for allegedly scamming their kids’ way into college were the parents of Olivia Jade Giannulli. Giannulli, as her 2 million YouTube followers know, has a successful career as a lifestyle vlogger. You’d be […]
FAA Grounds Boeing’s 737 MAX Jet Days After Ethiopia Crash
The Federal Aviation Administration has grounded Boeing’s 737 MAX airplanes, banning airlines from operating the jets in US airspace, effective immediately. The grounding comes three days after an Ethiopia Airlines 737 MAX 8 crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 181 passengers and crew aboard, and […]
Major mobile malware campaigns hit 250m downloads
Two massive mobile adware and data stealing campaigns that already have over 250m global downloads have been discovered by Check Point Research. Both campaigns target smartphones running Android and exploit the mobile app development supply chain to infect devices and perform malicious actions. The first […]
Italy Changes Vaccination Policy, Again
To warn visitors traveling to Italy, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) re-issued a Level 1 Travel Alert on March 11, 2019. social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Apple Music comes to Fire TV
Apple Music is launching on Amazon Fire TV in the U.S. today, after rolling out in December to Amazon’s Echo line of smart speakers. The news is notable as it’s yet another example of the eased tensions between the two rivals following Apple CEO Tim […]
Pensioni, da aprile i primi tagli
di Gabriella Lax – Arrivano i tagli per le pensioni. È l'Inps a comunicare che, tra aprile e maggio, scatterà il conguaglio sulle rivalutazioni e a seguire il … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Sblocca cantieri, tagli ai finti contenziosi e stop ai massimi ribassi
Stop ai massimi ribassi d'asta ed esclusione delle offerte anomale. Meno burocrazia per velocizzare l'assegnazione dei lavori e limitazione dei ricorsi, una pratica che rallenta le opere pubbliche, di fatto bloccandole per anni. Maggiori tutele, infine … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews
Il prefetto di Milano blocca CasaPound, vietata la manifestazione fascista
Stop al “23 marzo nero”, la manifestazione che CasaPound stava organizzando a Milano per il centenario dei Fasci italiani di combattimento. Il Comitato provinciale per l’ordine e la sicurezza pubblica ha deciso che “per evidenti e gravi ragioni di ordine e sicurezza pubblica non sarà […]