Notion, a popular note-taking and wiki-creation app, revamped their personal pricing plans today stripping many of the user limitations from the free tier, bringing it on par with the functionality offered by the $5 per month paid plan of yore. The company’s previous free tier […]
Month: May 2020
Right to Repair Groups Fire Shots at Medical Device Manufacturers
Paul Kelley, the director of biomedical engineering at Washington Hospital in Fremont, California, says that in the 40 years he’s been in the field, he’s seen a notable change. “It’s getting more and more frustrating,” he says. “We can do less and less work on […]
Return of live sports brings bad betting beat, UFC drama
LAS VEGAS — As a bookmaker for more than 40 years, Jimmy Vaccaro's daily life revolved around the sports schedule. Wake up, check the late …
How to decode a data breach notice
Over the years I’ve seen hundreds, probably thousands, of data breach notifications warning that a company’s data was lost, stolen or left online for anyone to grab. Most of them look largely the same. It’s my job to decode what they actually mean for the […]
PayPal rolls out QR Code payments for a touch-free way to buy and sell in-person
PayPal has rolled out the ability to use QR Codes to buy and sell goods in the UK and 27 markets around the globe. From local takeaway coffee shops to selling secondhand goods – the rollout of the QR code functionality in the PayPal app […]
Coronavirus Lombardia, triplicati i tamponi e più contagi (+462) In un giorno 54 decessi
In Lombardia, dall’inizio dell’epidemia di coronavirus, sono risultate positive al Sars-CoV-19 85.481 persone (+462 rispetto a ieri, quando i casi positivi segnalati erano 85.019 e l’aumento sul giorno precedente era stato di +175). I dati sono stati forniti dalla Regione Lombardia. Di queste, sono decedute […]
A Small Town in Texas Turns to Bitcoin Mining to Survive
… in the city by Bitmain, a Chinese company that makes computers used to mine cryptocurrency. But as the price of bitcoin plunged throughout 2018, … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Covid-19’s Toll on Prison Labor Doesn’t Just Hurt Inmates
While millions of Americans shelter in their homes, America’s prisoners are at work. In at least 20 states, from Florida to Michigan to Texas to California, incarcerated workers are making hand sanitizer, face masks, and protective gowns at prison manufacturing facilities. In Indiana, they’re making […]
Wynn won’t offer poker when it reopens in Las Vegas and Boston
Poker rooms are typically crowded, and the game is one of the least profitable for casinos. United States | 05/19/2020. Encore Boston Harbor President …
Daily Crunch: Disney’s streaming chief departs for TikTok
TikTok enlists a big name from Disney as its new CEO, Walmart is shuttering its Jet e-commerce brand and EasyJet admits to a major data breach. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 19, 2020. 1. Disney streaming exec Kevin Mayer becomes TikTok’s new CEO Mayer’s […]