This morning, Anna Heim and Alex Wilhelm dug into the EU insurtech market, interviewing European VCs and collating the biggest recent rounds to take the temperature of the waters across the pond: Alex Timm, CEO, Root Dan Preston, CEO, MetroMile Luca Bocchio, partner, Accel Florian […]
Day: June 11, 2021
Rhode Island extends gambling deal by another 20 years
The deal boosts revenue, keeps jobs in the state and will spur development, he said at an open-air signing ceremony. “This legislation represents $250 …
The FBI’s Anom Stunt Rattles the Encryption Debate
The FBI’s repeated success in overcoming its “going dark” problem belie the protestations that it’s an existential threat. In some ways, Anom shows just how creative the agency’s workarounds can be. Researchers caution, though, that as more governments around the world seek the power to […]
Google backs down on controversial Chrome feature Google Chrome on a Laptop
Google has changed its mind regarding a controversial Chrome feature first revealed last year that would have only shown users a site’s domain as opposed to a webpage’s full address. The URL experiment, which was first implemented in Chrome 86 in August of last year, […]
Lydia partners with Cashbee to add savings accounts
French startup Lydia is better known as the dominant app for peer-to-peer payments. But the company has been adding more features, such as a debit card, account aggregation, donations, money pots and more. This week, the company is adding savings accounts thanks to a partnership […]
Coup de chaud ce week-end de Nice à Perpignan, des températures records annoncées
Selon Météo France, le Sud s'apprête à vivre un week-end quasi caniculaire. D'après leurs prévisions, les températures devraient enregistrer un net … Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #wired
NASCAR betting: Usual suspect draws early money ahead of All-Star Race
Larson is priced as the clear betting favorite, offered at 3/1 odds at BetMGM as of Friday morning. He's followed on the odds board by Martin Truex Jr.
France’s COVID-19 Vaccine Passport to Be Updated on June 22
Citizens who have their documents in a paper format must go to France's … Croatia, Estonia, Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Greece, Poland, Lithuania, … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
The FBI’s seizing one bitcoin wallet won’t stop ransomware — but it’s a start
Chan did, however, indicate that the method wasn't restricted to criminals committing the major error of using a U.S. cryptocurrency service when … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
“This Precious, Precious Thing”: Dee Rees on Pariah’s Historic Criterion Release
The Oscar-nominated writer-director looks back at her breakthrough film, Spike Lee's funny producing style, and why Pariah's legacy still makes her …