Downloads of police scanner apps, tools for private communication and mobile safety apps hit record numbers this past weekend in the U.S., amid continued nationwide protests over the police killing of George Floyd, as well as the systemic problems of racial prejudice that plague the […]
Month: June 2020
Meet ACE2, the Enzyme at the Center of the Covid-19 Mystery
During the first chaotic months of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was already clear that the novel coronavirus spreading around the world didn’t affect everyone equally. The earliest clinical data out of China showed that some people consistently fared worse than others, notably men, the elderly, […]
Kingdom Trust CEO Says Bitcoin Is Digital Manifestation of Austrian Economics
… it wasn't the technology underpinning Bitcoin that attracted him to crypto, rather the economic principles that the nascent cryptocurrency embodied. social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Coronavirus prevention: Experts feel you should AVOID touching this thing while shopping for …
Coronavirus prevention: Experts feel you should AVOID touching this thing while shopping for grocery. TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on – Jun 1, …
Tech cos. respond to George Floyd’s death, ensuing protests and systematic racism
On Sunday, a fourth night of protests erupted around the country, spurred on by the May 25 death of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis police. The movement is a response to wide-ranging and systematic inequality that has seen a disproportionate number of […]
Artist Rachel Cabitt Is Trapped In a Quarantine Horror Film
In a pandemic, mundane tasks become material for a horror film script: Hand-washing, answering the door, looking at ourselves on a video call 10 times a day. Moments like these, along with flickers of inspiration from Cindy Sherman, the Italian horror film Suspiria, and the […]
New long-distance RegioJet Train will run from Prague to Croatia at least three times a week
Czech residents can now travel to Croatia for vacation without a 14-day mandatory quarantine or COVID-19 testing so long as they fill in a form prior to … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Bonusly, the platform for employee recognition, raises $9 million Series A
Bonusly, a platform that involves the entire organization in recognizing employees and rewarding them, closed on a $9 million Series A financing round led by Access Venture Partners. Next Frontier Capital, Operator Partners, and existing investor FirstMark Capital also participated in the round. Bonusly launched […]
Zoho adds check-ins, live video feeds to improve remote working experience
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work has become the new norm for millions of employees around the globe. While some governments have begun loosening quarantine measures, thanks in part to successful social distancing campaigns, many companies still have several weeks or months of stay-at-home orders […]
“Il giovane Montalbano” stasera: trama “La prima indagine”
… da un ancora acerbo Salvo Montalbano, nato dalla penna di Andrea Camilleri, in qualità di uomo dell'ordine presso il commissariato della cittadina … machine learning experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit