While the world was waiting for Samsung to announce its foldable phone, Xiaomi’s co-founder Lin Bin teased their own version of a foldable phone, a little over a month before Samsung’s official release. Since then, we have seen the Galaxy Fold and Huawei’s Mate X […]
Day: March 28, 2019
Lyft increases IPO price
Lyft, expected to hit public markets in a landmark initial public offering Friday, has increased its share price range. In a new filing published Wednesday afternoon, the company outlined plans to charge between $70 and $72 per share. In an amended IPO prospectus filed last […]
US Is Forcing a Chinese Firm to Sell Gay Dating App Grindr
The US government says a Chinese gaming company’s ownership of the gay dating app Grindr poses a national security risk, according to a report from Reuters. Beijing Kunlun Tech acquired a 60 percent stake in Grindr in 2016 and bought the rest in 2018. But, […]
Carmel library travel club announces Italy trip
The Carmel Clay Public Library has again partnered with the Carmel Travel Company to organize the second trip for the Library Travel Club, May 16 … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Palantir wins $800 million contract to build the U.S. Army’s next battlefield software system
Palantir just landed a landmark contract with the U.S. Army worth north of $800 million. The Washington Posts reports that the Silicon Valley data analytics company was tapped over traditional defense contractor Raytheon on the project, which tasks Palantir with delivering a comprehensive combat intelligence […]
This Samsung Galaxy Fold video shows it’s ready to bend thousands of times
There’s a new Samsung Galaxy Fold video demoing the forthcoming foldable phone going through a torture test less than one month from the official release date. Samsung’s 30-second official video shows the phone being folded and folded by sophisticated machines, and there’s no crease is […]
FTC shuts down four major robocall operations
The four organizations involved in the FTC crackdown include: NetDotSolutions, a massive robocalling operation that pitched unsuspecting consumers everything from auto warranties to home security systems and supposed debt-relief services. The company was accused of leaving unlawful prerecorded messages, calling numbers on the Do Not […]
Nazione Futura, la destra veneziana riparte dalla lotta alle tasse
Non era mai successo in Italia: l'ATR – Americans For Tax Reform, la potente associazione USA capitanata dalla star anti-tasse Grover Norquist ha … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Rela, a Chinese lesbian dating app, exposed 5 million user profiles
Rela (热拉), a popular dating app for gay and queer women, has exposed millions of user profiles and private data because a server wasn’t protected with a password. Rela disappeared from app stores in May 2017 after it was reportedly shut down by Chinese regulators, […]
India’s Anti-Satellite Test Wasn’t Really About Satellites
The modern battlefield has extended to space. Although we’re not conducting laser battles in orbit (yet), satellite systems are regularly used to guide missiles and drones to their destination, facilitate communication between soldiers on the battlefield, and spy on adversaries. Given how critical space assets […]