Si tratta di dati preliminari, ma sui quali la comunità scientifica può già fare qualche riflessione: «Milano si trova in una situazione particolare e per ora rimane un grande quesito aperto – spiega Carlo La Vecchia, epidemiologo e ordinario di statistica medica alla “Statale” – […]
Day: April 7, 2020
Microsoft hires Apple’s former wireless tech chief for its hardware division
Ruben Caballero, a former Apple executive, has joined Microsoft as corporate vice president for hardware design and technology. According to a new entry on his LinkedIn profile, which was first spotted by Bloomberg, Caballero will be part of Microsoft’s mixed reality and AI division. In […]
Malta regulator warns ops about eSports betting integrity pitfalls
Malta's gambling regulator is warning its licensees to safeguard the integrity of their betting markets in these topsy-turvy pandemic times. On Monday …
Samsung phone sales slump but still records profit
Samsung is experiencing mixed fortunes from the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, with demand for data centre components offsetting a slump in sales of consumer electronics. The Korean technology giant has endured a number of difficult quarters as relatively sluggish smartphone sales have been compounded by a […]
My Bulletproof Vest and the Illusion of Perfect Protection
I. Everything arrives in one large package. I tear off the tape and peel open the panels of the box to reveal four plastic bags. In one bag is the PRESS patch, in another the ceramic rifle plates, in another a matte-black tactical helmet, and, […]
The world’s most powerful passports in the age of coronavirus
The Henley Passport Index, which measures the world's most travel-friendly … Luxembourg and Spain join Italy and Finland in fourth place, while Austria has risen to … freely go out to the airport and board a flight, if you find one, and leave Spain." … […]
Bitcoin Community Funds Italian Red Cross Medical Facility to Combat Coronavirus
Bitcoin (BTC) donations are helping save Italian lives and protect first responders on the front line of the battle against Covid-19, according to Helperbit … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Blossom Capital’s ‘Cultivate’ is an angel program seeking to back European unicorn alumnus
Just a few months after closing a new $185 million fund to continue backing early-stage European startups, Blossom Capital, the VC firm founded by Ophelia Brown, is announcing a new angel investment program seeking to back European unicorn alumnus. Dubbed “Cultivate,” the new program looks […]
How to watch Joe Wicks’ PE workout live on Tuesday April 7
It’s time for PE with Joe Wicks on Tuesday April 6 – we’re getting going, so it’s probably a good time to start getting your fitness gear on. If you’ve missed it, Joe Wicks’ PE lessons have become the defacto way for the UK, and […]
The Asian Countries That Beat Covid-19 Have to Do It Again
On any digital dashboard tracking the spread of Covid-19, on any graphic comparing country-by-country case curves or death tolls, they were the champs. Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea—leaders there saw what was headed their way from China in the early days of the new […]