The 2018 Kindle Paperwhite is an upgrade worth considering. For a couple extra Jacksons, it opens up the joys of reading in the pool, beach, and bathtub without fear. The display is flush, and the device is rated IPX8, meaning it can sit in 2 […]
Day: June 9, 2020
Apple could announce plans to ditch Intel processors for its Macs at WWDC 2020
It looks like Apple could officially announce its plan to stop using Intel processors in its Macs and MacBooks, in favor of its own chips, as early as WWDC 2020, which begins June 22. The news comes from Bloomberg, which has apparently heard from people […]
DAILY DEBRIEF: Gambling addiction proves to be ‘hidden’ challenge (podcast)
May was Mental Health Awareness Month and March was Problem Gambling Awareness Month. Since March much of the world has been consumed by …
Apple adds anonymous symptom and health info sharing to its COVID-19 app and website
Apple has updated its own COVID-19 iOS app and website with new features to allow users to anonymously share info including their age, existing health conditions, symptoms, potential exposure risks and the state in which they’re located. This info, which is not associated with any […]
Irene Pivetti indagata per riciclaggio, perquisita la casa di Milano e sedi società
È indagata per riciclaggio Irene Pivetti, assieme ad altre cinque persone, nell’inchiesta milanese che oggi ha portato la Guardia di Finanza a perquisire la sua abitazione a Milano, in zona Porta Venezia, e alcune sue società. L’indagine vede al centro operazioni di import-export con la […]
The Science Behind Orchestras’ Careful Covid Comeback
Marr is not entirely discouraging people from getting their bands back together, even taking aerosols into account. It may just mean considering more factors than how far apart the chairs are on stage. Where is the music being made? What’s the ventilation like in the […]
Propzy, a Vietnamese offline-to-online real estate platform, raises $25 million Series A
Propzy, a Vietnam-based startup that guides consumers through the entire process of a real estate transaction, announced it has raised a $25 million Series A led by Gaw Capital and SoftBank Ventures Asia, the early-stage venture arm of SoftBank Group. Other investors included Next Billion […]
The Matrix 4 has a “beautiful script and wonderful story” says Keanu Reeves
The Matrix 4 is coming in 2021, a sequel releasing a whole 18 years after the last movie. Now, stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Ann Moss have explained why they’ve returned for this fourth movie, which will be directed by Lana Wachowski. It turns out it’s […]
Bitcoin Options contracts worth $814M await expiry
The month of June is one looked at with anticipation by many Bitcoin traders. According to many, the impact of Bitcoin's halving is expected to be … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Spike Lee Reflects on Police Brutality Since ‘Do the Right Thing’ on ‘Tonight Show’
Last Monday the filmmaker released a short film interspersing footage of Black men in police chokeholds and his character from the 1989 film, Radio …