Today after the bell, Alphabet, parent company of Google, reported its Q1 2020 performance. The company’s $41.16 billion in revenue for the three-month period came in ahead of expectations, besting analyst estimates of $40.33 billion. However, its earnings per share came in under expectations, with […]
Day: April 28, 2020
Startups CardCoins, Payvant issue one-year grant to Bitcoin Core contributor Hennadii Stepanov
Without carefully tested 'full-node' software, neither the Bitcoin network nor our business would be possible." © 2020 The Block Crypto, Inc. All Rights … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Juneau woman accused of driving intoxicated while naked
When the deputy approached the vehicle, he noticed that the driver was naked. A male passenger was slouched down in the front seat. The deputy …
5 Big Mistakes We Can Make Fighting the Covid-19 Pandemic
Look, we get it: Sheltering in place is a tremendous burden. If you’re lucky, you’re going stir crazy. The less fortunate have lost work or are struggling with mental illness. But governments do not take this strategy lightly: The best way to keep hospitals from […]
Milano, così la Scala ripartirà dopo il coronavirus: Requiem di Verdi e l’Inno alla gioia di Beethoven
Prima l’omaggio alle vittime, poi quello alla liberazione dal virus. La Scala riaprirà a settembre con ” Messa da Requiem” di Giuseppe Verdi per commemorare i morti del Covid 19. Poi con l’esecuzione della “Nona sinfonia” di Ludwig van Beethoven per celebrare simbolicamente la “liberazione” […]
Rapid7 is acquiring DivvyCloud for $145M to beef up cloud security
Rapid7 announced today after the closing bell that it will be acquiring DivvyCloud, a cloud security and governance startup for $145 million in cash and stock. With Divvy, the company moves more deeply into the cloud, something that Lee Weiner, chief innovation officer says the […]
‘83 on a streaming platform: Will the producers call it right?
Cash counters across India have been silenced in recent times with businesses, schools, colleges, offices, malls, movie halls, and amusement parks all shuttered down due to the reason known to everyone unless they’re literally living under a rock since the last couple of months. As […]
The Covid-19 Pandemic Reveals Ransomware’s Long Game
The novel coronavirus pandemic has stretched the world’s health care systems to their limits, creating a global crisis. New research from Microsoft shows that ransomware attackers are actively making that crisis worse, forcing health care and critical infrastructure organizations to pay up when they can […]
Crypto Answers to the Global Crisis: Bitcoin’s Do-or-Die Moment
Cryptocurrency fund manager Grayscale recorded its highest ever inflows in the first quarter of 2020. Bitcoin-related chatter on Twitter was dominated … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
EPIC Risk Management joins NCPG to help keep US gambling safer
Independent gambling harm minimization consultancy EPIC Risk … GVC Holdings, one of the world's largest sports-betting and gaming groups and a …