Day: March 19, 2020

Coronavirus, la memoria: “La guerra era un’altra cosa, Milano vincerà anche stavolta”

“MILANO ce la farà anche stavolta. Abbiamo battuto il fascismo, batteremo il virus”. Al telefono la voce di Lidia è squillante. Ha 88 anni e se ne sta a casa tranquilla: “L’unico problema è che non facciamo più la riunione del giovedì all’Anpi 25 aprile […]

Tesla suspends work at Fremont plant, will comply with shelter in place order

The Alameda County had initially deemed Tesla’s 10,000-employee plant an essential business, allowing it to stay open and fully staffed despite the shelter in place order, but quickly reversed that decision when challenged by reporters. “We have followed and are continuing to follow all legal […]

Coronavirus, preoccupa l’aumento di casi a Milano: la crescita più alta in Lombardia

Salgono a 2168 le vittime da coronavirus in Lombardia: 209 i morti nelle ultime 24 ore, «una crescita significativa». Lo ha comunicato l’assessore lombardo al Welfare Giulio Gallera nella conferenza stampa per fare il punto sull’emergenza sanitaria. Il numero dei contagiati in regione è salito […]

Netflix lowers streaming quality in Europe to reduce network congestion

Hours after the EU called on telecom and streaming service providers to help reduce network congestion during the coronavirus pandemic, Netflix has announced that it will lower its streaming bitrate for the next 30 days. “Following the discussions between [Internal Market and Services] Commissioner Thierry […]

GC’s Niko Bonatsos on Y Combinator, edtech and investing in the shadow of coronavirus

‘Assume that your budget and everything is going to get recut’ Danny Crichton 7 hours This week, Extra Crunch hosted a call with General Catalyst managing director Niko Bonatsos to discuss a number of startup topics, including what the novel coronavirus is doing to investing […]