It’s been over a year since the Cambridge Analytica scandal hit Facebook, and the social media giant is definitely trying to do whatever it can to safeguard user information, announcing a new set of platform policies that developers will need to follow. Under the new […]
Day: April 26, 2019
Multe e tasse locali: in arrivo una nuova rottamazione
La rottamazione dei ruoli si arricchisce di un nuovo tassello: questa volta, infatti, tocca alla pendenze non solo tributarie che si hanno nei confronti di … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
WWII-era plane in Oregon will travel overseas to commemorate D-Day anniversary
The 50 DC-3s will gather in France and fly in attack wing formation to commemorate when Normandy was invaded in 1944, which marked the … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Uber will reportedly seek up to $90 billion valuation in IPO
Uber is reportedly looking to sell shares between $44 to $50, aiming to raise $8 to $10 billion in the offering. This would value the company between $80 billion to $90 billion, Bloomberg reports. Previous reports had pegged Uber’s valuation at around $120 billion. Still, […]
A “Cinderella” story in tiger conservation
A “Cinderella” story in tiger conservation <img width=”660″ height=”495″ alt=”” src=”http://bit.ly/2XI9nqm” />On a cold February evening in 2012, a starving and near-hypothermic Amur tiger cub was found by hunters in the forest of the Primorsky Province, Russian Far East. Aptly named Zolushka, Russian for “Cinderella”, […]
25 Aprile, bruciata corona ricordo per un partigiano a Milano. Ma l’Anpi la rimette
La corona posta accanto alla lapide che ricorda un partigiano, Carlo Ciocca, è stata incendiata la scorsa notte a Milano. I danni sono stati limitati alla sola lapide che si trova in via Palmieri, nel popolare quartiere Stadera. Secondo la Polizia, intervenuta intorno a mezzanotte, […]
Scientists Need to Talk More About Failure
Scientists fail every day. Failure is an essential and inescapable part of scientific research. It’s baked right into the scientific method: observe, measure, hypothesize, and then test. Of course, that hypothesis is often wrong. When it is, scientists go back, observe more, get new measurements, […]
Carbon, the fast-growing 3D printing business, is raising up to $300M
Carbon, the poster child for 3D printing, has authorized the sale of $300 million in Series E shares, according to a Delaware stock filing uncovered by PitchBook. If Carbon raises the full amount, it could reach a valuation of $2.5 billion. Using its proprietary Digital […]
Why Amazon Is Moving To Make One-Day Prime Shipping The New Norm
Amazon has just upped the ante again for the retail industry: the Seattle … In April 2018, CEO Jeff Bezos said Amazon's global Prime membership … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
The CIA is now on Instagram
Staged shots? Cheesy out-of-context quotes and props? Possible haircare sponcon? To the credit of America’s clandestine services, it obviously understands what Instagram is all about. According to CNET, the post also includes a few Easter eggs for CIA nerds, such as CIA Director Gina Haspel’s […]