In the final poem of his Four Quartets, a rumination on the cyclical nature of war and the redemptive power of fire, T.S. Eliot had this to say about the great ouroboros of beginnings and endings: that “the end of all our exploring will be […]
Day: April 15, 2019
Binance Delists Bitcoin SV, CEO Calls Craig Wright a ‘Fraud’
Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange by reported volume, will delist bitcoin SV (BSV) after a week of controversy around the cryptocurrency's … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Perché si torna a parlare di patrimoniale
Nonostante questo negli ultimi giorni si è tornato a parlare di questa tassa nell'ambito di una ipotetica manovra correttiva del Governo. Un'eventuale … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Apple said to be spending more than $500M on Arcade gaming subscription effort
Apple’s new gaming subscription service Apple Arcade may have been a bit of a footnote at its Services event earlier this month compared to the stage time given to more primetime-ready efforts like Apple TV+ and Apple News+, but the company is throwing some major […]
Foldable phones: all the rumored and confirmed foldable handsets
Update: we’ve gotten our hands on the Samsung Galaxy Fold and shared our thoughts about the first huge foldable phone of 2019 in our hands-on. Foldable phones will be the big new smartphone trend of 2019 (aside from 5G phones, of course, though some will […]
The EU has officially passed its controversial copyright law
A total of 19 European Council members, including France and Germany, voted in favor of the new Copyright Directive. Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Finland and Sweden voted against adopting the directive, whereas Belgium, Estonia and Slovenia abstained — but their opposition ultimately didn’t matter. EU […]
Phoebe Waller-Bridge Is Working on the Next James Bond Movie
Happy Post-Game of Thrones Premiere Monday, and welcome to another edition of The Monitor, WIRED’s roundup of everything happening in the world of entertainment. What’s cookin’ this week? For one, lots of Hollywood writers are firing their agents. For another, Phoebe Waller-Bridge is reportedly bringing […]
Predict the end of Game of Thrones and win a trip to Croatia
It's a clever marketing wheeze – much of the hit HBO show is set in Croatia, and the prize promises to include a luxury tour of filming locations. social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Match Group restructures exec team with focus on Asia
Tinder parent company Match Group, also the owner of a suite of dating apps including OkCupid, Meetic, Match, PlentyofFish and others, announced this morning plans to restructure its leadership team in order to better focus on the market opportunities for dating apps in Asia. Specifically, […]
Vodafone’s cheap fibre broadband deals now come with a £20 Amazon UK gift card
So why, dear reader, have you decided that now is a good time to grab a fibre broadband deal? Your old contract simply come to an end and you need a new bargain to replace it with? Just moved to a new home and need […]