At long last, Apple has fully addressed its part in the ill-advised, industry-wide practice of using human contractors to listen in on conversations between its digital assistant – in this case, Siri – and users. The company made a formal apology. Apple owned up to […]
Month: August 2019
Bitcoin drops below $10000 in sudden afternoon swoon
Bitcoin is up more than 150% for the year, fueled in part by Facebook's announcement of Libra, its cryptocurrency project. Some analysts said Libra … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Apple apologizes for allowing contractors to listen to Siri recordings
As part of the apology posted Wednesday, Apple reiterated an earlier … In recent months, Facebook, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple have all … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Daily Crunch: Peloton finances revealed
The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. Peloton files publicly for IPO Peloton previously filed a confidential S-1, […]
Freshly leaked AMD Ryzen Threadripper benchmark curiously slower than before
AMD has already updated its lineup of Ryzen 3000 processors (CPUs), but we’re all still waiting for new, 3rd-Gen Threadripper CPUs. Some benchmarks have already appeared, but a recently leaked Geekbench score seems to show the same chip new Threadripper chip we’d already seen but […]
On Instagram, ‘Unlink Account’ Won’t Unlink a Facebook Account
The settings on Instagram include a page devoted to the “Linked Accounts” feature. As you might expect, it displays … your linked accounts. Users have the option to connect to Twitter, Tumblr, and, of course, Instagram’s parent company, Facebook, among others. On first glance, the […]
Spain listeriosis outbreak: Britons issued with travel health alert as 200 people affected
SPAIN has issued an urgent travel warning to Britons after an outbreak of listeriosis in the country. An alert has been made public after more than 200 … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
I tassi bassi erodono un terzo del secondo pilastro dei giovani
La politica dei tassi d'interesse bassi eroderà un terzo della pensione di chi oggi lavora e ha 30 anni. È quanto emerge da una nuova analisi di … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Building brands on Amazon, investing in customer success, quantum computing, and virtual reality
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Generational differences in collaboration at work
About the author Sion Lewis is VP of EMEA at LogMeIn. Generation Z marked an important milestone last year, having entered the workforce for the first time. While at the other end, Baby Boomers are now having to work much longer until retirement. This information […]