SAP has announced its plan to take the Experience Management (XM) software company Qualtrics public through a US IPO just two years after purchasing the firm for $8bn. Back in 2018, the German software giant agreed to acquire the company just four days before Qualtrics […]
Day: July 27, 2020
Some Countries Reopened Schools. What Did They Learn About Kids and Covid?
Other countries, like Israel, opened schools at the same time that restrictions were lifted in May on surrounding communities, which led to Covid-19 outbreaks that had infected 1,335 Israeli students and 691 staff as of July 15. In Israel, schools reopened without masking or social […]
Apple and Oprah to debut a new interview series, ‘The Oprah Conversation’
Apple is expanding its relationship with media mogul Oprah Winfrey. The company announced today its plans for a new series, “The Oprah Conversation,” which will feature timely discussions between Oprah and “newsmakers, though leaders and masters of their craft” across a range of topics. The […]
Sports betting stocks fall as baseball’s Miami Marlins cancels home opener amid COVID-19 outbreak
Shares of companies with sports betting operations were hit hard Monday, after Major League Baseball's Miami Marlins were forced to postpone their …
Denuncian que niño de dos años recibió bolillazo en la cabeza por parte de un policía
Ante esto, el coronel Livio Castillo, comandante de la Policía Metropolitana en Neiva, precisó que el hecho se dio en medio del cumplimiento del … machine learning experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Australian government sues Google for misleading consumers in data collection
From June 2016 to December 2018, Google account holders were met with a pop-up that explained “optional features” to accounts regarding how the company collected their data. Consumers could click “I agree,” and Google would begin collecting a “wide range of personally identifiable information” from […]
Brave and Guardian launch new system-wide firewall and VPN for iOS Brave Firwall + VPN, powered by Guardian
Brave Software and Guardian have joined forces to launch a new service for iOS and iPadOS that provides both system-wide VPN and firewall functionality. Brave Firewall + VPN, powered by Guardian combines Brave Software’s privacy-focused Brave browser and Guardian’s VPN app, Guardian Firewall + VPN […]
A Helicopter Ride Over Mars? NASA’s About to Give It a Shot
Later this week, NASA plans to launch its fourth Mars rover, Perseverance, on a six-month journey to the Red Planet. Perseverance will boot up a mission to collect samples of Martian dirt that might have traces of ancient life, so that they can be returned […]
Google will continue to let employees work from home through the end of June 2021
Following earlier reporting, Google has confirmed that it will continue to allow employees to work from home through the end of June of next year. The company told TechCrunch that Sundar Pichai announced the plan in an email sent to staff earlier today. “To give […]
The King Is Back: Altcoins Retrace As Bitcoin Jumps To $11000
This is not surprising: when Bitcoin trends, altcoins have been known to underperform. Luke Martin, a cryptocurrency trader featured on CNN, … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit