Netflix may still not have a million subscribers in India, but it continues to invest big bucks in the nation, where Disney’s Hotstar currently dominates the video streaming market. Reed Hastings, the chief executive of Netflix, said on Friday that the company is on track […]
Day: December 6, 2019
“Stasera Italia”, Moè il borgo che non paga le tasse: “Le nostre sono case fantasma”
La sua particolarità è che le case presenti in questo paesino non sono denunciate al catasto e, quindi, la popolazione non versa le tasse. "Non pago … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
DoubleTree by Hilton Trieste opens in Italy
Tucked beside the Slovenian border on the coast of the Adriatic sea is the north eastern Italian city of Trieste, home to the restored 20th century … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Talk to kids about risks of problem gambling
To the editor,. Underage gambling is a growing concern in New York. The explosion of internet gambling and gaming opportunities combined with the …
Philips TV range 2019: everything you need to know from OLED+ to ‘The One’
2019 has been a solid year for Philips TVs. Even though its 2019 range has faced some stiff competition this year from the Panasonic GZ2000 and LG rollable TV, and more players than ever looking to compete in the mid-range and premium TV space, there’s […]
Niantic is working with Qualcomm on augmented reality glasses
We’ve known for a while that Pokémon GO creator Niantic feels a bit limited in what it can do with augmented reality today. Between the latency limitations of 4G cellular networks and the need for players to wave a smartphone around to do anything in […]
*Watchmen* Is Finally Being Called a Hit
Good day, and welcome to The Monitor, WIRED’s roundup of the biggest news in pop culture. What’s happening in the world right now? To start, people are showing up in big numbers to watch Watchmen. Also, Taylor Swift is (maybe) going to the Sundance Film […]
There’s Something Very Strange Going On With Bitcoin Futures
There's Something Very Strange Going On With Bitcoin Futures … Despite bitcoin's recent sell-off, many bitcoin and cryptocurrency market watchers … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
New Amazon Builders’ Library: This Is ‘Not Taught At School’
'I hope that this…helps you build distributed systems at the same scale and the same reliability as Amazon and AWS,' Amazon chief technology officer … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
India’s central bank did the ‘wrong thing’ by not cutting interest rates, Mark Mobius says
India's central bank was wrong to keep its benchmark interest rates unchanged on Thursday, according to veteran emerging markets investor Mark …