The worlds of the fantasy writer N. K. Jemisin are as imaginative as they are intimate. In her Inheritance trilogy, the gods are real and walk the streets. Her Hugo Award-winning Broken Earth books feature a supercontinent called the Stillness that is anything but—the very […]
Day: November 13, 2019
Chinese EV startup Xpeng Motors raises $400 million, takes on Xiaomi as strategic investor
Xpeng Motors, the Chinese electric vehicle startup backed by Alibaba and Foxconn, has raised a fresh injection of $400 million in capital and has taken on Xiaomi as a strategic investor, the company announced. The Series C includes an unidentified group of strategic and institutional […]
Picture of the day for November 13, 2019 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot
Wikipedia picture of the day on November 13, 2019: View from below of Dynamic Mobile Steel Sculpture, an abstract sculpture from 1979 by Canadian artist George Norris (1928-2013). The statue is located in a foyer of the Central Branch of the Great Victoria Public Library […]
insatiate: Word of the day for November 13, 2019 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot
insatiate , adj : (archaic or literary) That is not satiated; insatiable.
Il ministro (pd) Provenzano e Sala, scontro sul ruolo di Milano
«Milano attrae ma non restituisce quasi più nulla di quello che attrae». Fuoco amico sulla giunta di Beppe Sala, il sindaco che non più tardi di sabato ha espresso l’intenzione di provare un mandato bis nella primavera del 2021. La bordata contro la capitale del […]
Betting Across America (11-12-19)
Dave Farra is joined by Eric Osterman of the Westgate SuperBook and VSiN Host and Senior Editor Matt Youmans.
The best Chromebooks
The best Chromebooks are a somewhat new addition to the laptop conversation but they are a wise choice for anyone looking for a new device or one solely for work. Why is that? The best chromebooks can hold a charge that will last you through […]