Freeview Play, the UK TV platform that combines live TV with a full suite of catch-up television now boasts 20,000 hours of free on demand content for its viewers. And that’s before you include all the live TV it serves up daily, too. It’s the […]
Day: July 10, 2019
Remitly raises $220M to expand from money transfers to financial services, now at ~$1B valuation
When it comes to financial services in emerging markets, remittances — people sending money to each other across international borders, often not to established bank accounts — continues to be one of the biggest, with the World Bank estimating that $529 billion was sent in […]
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"I think the conversation needs to move from are we worth it, should we have equal pay to what can we do now."@mPinoe@USWNT#OneNationOneTeamhttps://t.co/h1aDwGXDU8 pic.twitter.com/gTcMMHl5Z7 — Good Morning America (@GMA) July 9, 2019 from http://twitter.com/GMA via IFTTT
Novità pensioni: PdC pagata in contanti
Nel contrasto alla povertà, accanto al reddito di cittadinanza è stata prevista una misura di sostegno dedicata alle persone anziane: la pensione di … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Inchiesta tangenti, il Comune di Milano esclude dalle gare le ditte coinvolte nel sistema Caianiello
Sono 11 i provvedimenti adottati dal Comune di Milano, in particolare dalla Direzione centrale unica appalti, nei confronti di imprese in seguito all’inchiesta denominata ‘Mensa dei poveri’ della Dda del capoluogo, per cui sono finiti in carcere amministratori pubblici e imprenditori. Negli 11 provvedimenti adottati […]
France Plans To Put An ‘Ecotax’ On Nearly All Air…
The new tax will not apply to connecting flights or flights that land in France — only ones that originate in the country. Trips to Corsica and French … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
What the ‘Stranger Things’ High Viewership Numbers Actually Mean
Hey, guess what? Some 40 million household accounts have been streaming Stranger Things‘ third season! It’s true, Netflix says so. They also say, via tweet, that 18.2 million of those accounts have already finished the new season. Pretty cool, right? It certainly sounds impressive. But […]
Super Mario Maker 2 on Switch has hit 2 million player-made courses
When Nintendo released the first Super Mario Maker title on its Wii U console in 2015, it became an instant classic due to its star feature – allowing players to design their own levels for Mario to traverse and to play those created by others. […]
Inrix expands its digital rule book beyond self-driving cars to help cities with scooters, bikes and delivery bots
Cities use paint and signs to communicate the rules of the road in a world where urban spaces must choreograph an infinite dance between pedestrians and personally owned cars, scooters and bicycles, ride-hailing services, delivery trucks, buses, rail, and someday autonomous vehicles. It’s a crude […]
Nintendo Switch Online adds a ‘rewind’ button to NES games next week
For July, Nintendo is adding Wrecking Crew and Donkey Kong 3 to the list of classic NES titles that Switch Online subscribers can play, but the biggest news is a feature that will work across the entire library: Rewind. Similar to a feature that Nintendo […]