Amazon is acquiring storied Hollywood studio MGM in a deal worth $8.45 billion in a bid to bolster its streaming catalog. The takeover hands it the rights to an eye-watering pool of crowdpleasers including James Bond, Rocky and Robocop. MGM also owns The Hobbit franchise, […]
Day: May 26, 2021
«Covid, la Lombardia ha parametri da zona bianca». L’incidenza dei contagi sotto i 50 casi ogni 100 mila abitanti
«La Lombardia da oggi ha parametri da zona bianca». Così il presidente della Regione Lombardia, Attilio Fontana, a margine della visita all’hub vaccinale di Novegro, spiegando che l’incidenza di casi positivi per 100.000 abitanti negli ultimi sette giorni è scesa a 48. «Iniziamo a vedere […]
UK-France travel: Must I self-isolate in the first place I arrive to?
I can't afford to stay in a hotel there for a week! France has no mandatory self-isolation period for people coming from the UK. A seven-day quarantine is … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Apple Via del Corso opens Thursday, May 27, in Rome
The store preserves the grand Palazzo Marignoli, paying homage to Rome's rich history of art and culture, and making it one of Apple's most significant … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Betsperts Acquires Fantasy Life App As Gambling Media Platform Grows – Sportico.com
As legal sports betting continues to spread across the U.S., the industry is looking toward social media as a way to increase engagement and …
“Errori di calcolo sulla pensione”: ecco cosa fare (subito)
Il rateo della pensione va controllato attentamente per verificare gli eventuali "buchi" del sistema di rivalutazione degli assegni. Quanto si perde e … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Axle raises $10m Series A to advance its freight financing services
Axle recently announced it raised $10m in Series A financing after a stellar year of growth. The round was led by Crosslink Capital with participation from FJ Labs, Flexport, Tribeca Early Stage Partners, and others including existing investors Anthemis Group, Techstars, and Plug and Play […]
Ruby ter, il Tribunale di Milano respinge lo stralcio del processo per Berlusconi: si va avanti per tutti. Il pm: ha pluripatologie, anche psichiatriche, serve una perizia
Milano non segue Roma e Siena. Il filone principale del Ruby ter andrà avanti senza lo stralcio della posizione di Silvio Berlusconi rispetto agli altri 28 imputati per corruzione in atti giudiziari e falsa testimonianza che si sta celebrando davanti al collegio della settima sezione […]
PlayStation mobile games on the way? Sony’s CEO just confirmed a new push PS4
Sony is set to push its PlayStation brand into mobile gaming platforms in the near future, Sony Interactive Entertainment’s CEO Jim Ryan has confirmed. This isn’t a huge surprise to some as a job listing was posted last month for a new Head of Mobile at […]
AI Can Write Disinformation Now—and Dupe Human Readers
When OpenAI demonstrated a powerful artificial intelligence algorithm capable of generating coherent text last June, its creators warned that the tool could potentially be wielded as a weapon of online misinformation. Now a team of disinformation experts has demonstrated how effectively that algorithm, called GPT-3, […]