Alibaba announced pricing of shares for its upcoming secondary listing in Hong Kong in which it could raise up to $13.8 billion. The Chinese … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Day: November 15, 2019
The Searing Colors of Santiago’s Revolution
Revolution is never quiet. The sound of it is not so much a sound as it is an action—a gathering tide, a firework just as it is about to mushroom with wild light, a tremor gaining force. It’s not what we hear but what we […]
Spotify is currently testing the display of real-time lyrics during song playback
Spotify has dabbled in showing song lyrics during playback in the past, with its Behind the Lyrics feature being its most widely rolled out implementation to date – although it’s more focused on discovering the meaning behind an artist’s most tracks than the words themselves. […]
Arlington Man Arrested for DWI After Knocking on Doors Naked
A man was arrested for driving while intoxicated Wednesday after he was found knocking on doors in Arlington while naked. According to the Arlington …
Usa, Trump chiede a Corte suprema silenzio sulle sue tasse
I legali di Donald Trump hanno presentato ricorso alla Corte Suprema chiedendo di mantenere segrete le dichiarazioni dei redditi del tycoon, … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Antitrust investigation of Google reportedly expands to Android
Tonight CNBC reports that an ongoing antitrust investigation of Google undertaken by 50 attorneys general is expanding. While it started by looking into Google’s advertising business, it has apparently, as expected, expanded its scope to include search and the Android platform. Over the years Google […]
Cittadinanza onoraria a Segre a Varese, i neonazisti di Do.Ra. attaccano il vicequestore
Un comunicato delirante con attacchi al vicequestore di Varese, colpevole di averli bloccati, con gli agenti della Digos e i carabinieri, mentre tentavano di entrare a palazzo Estense durante l’ultimo consiglio comunale, una seduta alla quale hanno assistito molti cittadini perché si votava (è passata […]
VoltServer adds a data layer to electricity distribution in a move that could help smart grid rollout
Stephen Eaves, the chief executive of a new startup which promises to overlay data on electricity distribution has spent years developing data management technologies. Eaves’ first company, the eponymous Eaves Devices focused on energy systems in aerospace and defense — they converted the military’s fleet […]
Foss: Time to consider online sports betting?
Two million dollars is nothing to sneeze at. If someone gave me $2 million, I'd jump for joy. But it's a pittance in the world of sports gambling, and I …
AWS Data Exchange brings third-party data to AWS
AWS has announced the launch of a new service called AWS Data Exchange that allows customers of Amazon’s cloud computing service to securely find, subscribe to and use third-party data in the cloud. Over 1,000 products containing data are now available in the AWS Marketplace […]
