What’s a persistent online shooter without a decent loot system? Doomed, that’s what, and Anthem developers Bioware seem to have noticed that. The sci-fi jetpack-fuelled shoot-em up has got off to a rocky start after years of hype, with players finding that worthy in-game loot […]
Day: March 18, 2019
The People Trying to Make Internet Recommendations Less Toxic
The internet is an ocean of algorithms trying to tell you what to do. YouTube and Netflix proffer videos they calculate you’ll watch. Facebook and Twitter filter and reorganize posts from your connections, avowedly in your interest—but also in their own. New York entrepreneur Brian […]
EU gov’t and public health sites lousy with adtech, study finds
A study of tracking cookies running on government and public sector health websites in the European Union has found commercial adtech to be operating pervasively even in what should be core not-for-profit corners of the Internet. The researchers used searches including queries related to HIV, […]
Eurostar warns passengers not to travel to France amid border chaos and five-hour queues
“All Eurostar trains are experiencing delays and long queues for journeys from Paris Nord due to industrial action by French customs until March 20.”. social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Il M5S boccia la flat tax leghista: «È soltanto propaganda elettorale»
Roma – La proposta leghista di introdurre una flat tax per le famiglie viene cestinata dagli uomini del Movimento 5 stelle e bollata come «propaganda elettorale». Le ragioni della bocciatura risiedono nei costi della misura: tra i 25 e i 59,3 miliardi … by Livio […]
Pensioni, Zingaretti rilancia modifica Riforma Fornero nel suo programma
Zingaretti ha fatto un discorso che ha ripreso il suo programma, quando si è presentato per le elezioni dove non mancavano le novità per le pensioni, … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
@Nice_Matin: Les travaux de modernisation du port Vauban à Antibes continuent, voici ce qui va changer https://t.co/M9LwqqMfQ7 https://t.co/KGov3IGOdi
Les travaux de modernisation du port Vauban à Antibes continuent, voici ce qui va changer https://t.co/M9LwqqMfQ7 pic.twitter.com/KGov3IGOdi — Nice-Matin (@Nice_Matin) March 18, 2019 from http://twitter.com/Nice_Matin via IFTTT passing through @greengroundit by Livio Acerbo @lacer2k
Moby’s new album is exclusive to the Calm meditation app
Album exclusives are nothing new in the age of Tidal, of course. But Moby’s latest is taking a kind of circuitous route to the world’s mobile devices. The electronic artist has released his latest, Long Ambients 2, as an exclusive through the Calm meditation app. […]
Why rapid recovery is key to minimising the ransomware threat
There are a huge number of different cyber-security threats that companies today have to worry about, ranging from phishing and denial-of-service attacks to zero-day exploits and even simple human error – just to name a few. But, of all the threats plaguing today’s digital world, […]
Apple fears how its TV shows might use its products
Studios that are working on content for Apple's forthcoming streaming service are reportedly experiencing a culture clash in their dealings with the … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit