HBO’s parent company WarnerMedia announced that it will be launching a new pricing tier of HBO Max that has ads for under $10 per month. The service will be available starting in the first few weeks of June, and the company says that it will […]
Day: May 19, 2021
OpenUnit raises a $1M seed round to be the online face of self-storage
How are mom-and-pop self-storage facilities meant to keep up with the tech offered by the massive, ever-growing chains? That’s a key part of the idea behind OpenUnit, a team I first wrote about in August of last year. You bring the storage units, they bring […]
Colonial Pipeline CEO says paying $4.4 million ransom was ‘the right thing to do for the country …
Colonial Pipeline's CEO, Joseph Blount, told the Journal he authorized the payment after the May 7 ransomware attack because the company didn't …
A Zombie-Fire Outbreak May Be Growing in Alaska and Canada
Each winter, as snow blankets Alaska and northern Canada, the wildfires of the summer extinguish, and calm prevails—at least on the surface. Beneath all that white serenity, some of those fires actually continue smoldering underground, chewing through carbon-rich peat, biding their time. When spring arrives […]
Four Ohio Individuals Charged with Gambling and Tax Offenses
A federal grand jury in Cleveland, Ohio, returned a superseding indictment on May 13, 2021, that was unsealed yesterday, charging three Ohio men …
Crypto Lender Mistakenly Deposits Bitcoin Into User Accounts
BlockFi Inc., a crypto-lending startup, mistakenly sent some users Bitcoin as part of a promotion and is working on reversing it. The company made … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
FIFA 22: what we want to see from the PS5 and Series X kickabout FIFA 22
While it’s not been officially announced, FIFA 22’s release this year is as certain as death and taxes. The annual football fest remains an extremely lucrative endeavour for EA, particularly with its focus on Ultimate Team game modes. FIFA 21 impressed us with its strong […]
Google Maps to add more detailed maps, crowd indicators, better routing and more
Google has announced a series of updates soon coming to Google Maps, as part of the company’s larger goal of delivering over 100 A.I.-powered improvements to the platform by year-end. Among the new improvements, detailed during Google I/O’s developer conference this week, are new routing […]
‘Cryptocrash’ becomes trending topic as plunge in bitcoin leads to dark humor and mockery
… providing services through cryptocurrency sent shock waves through an already-reeling market, with bitcoin falling as low as $30,445 from $43,318 … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
3 men, 1 woman facing federal charges for operating illegal gambling businesses in Canton
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Four people were indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly operating two illegal gambling business in Canton and …