champagne , n : (countable, uncountable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise. (countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling wine made with the méthode champenoise. (countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling white […]
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In Q2 2018, late-stage deals led the world’s venture capital market
Here is what you should take away from the state of the global venture capital market: late-stage deals dominated Q2. Using projected data provided by Crunchbase, Crunchbase News reported that Q2 2018 marks new post-dot com highs for both VC deal and dollar volume around the world, the latter […]
Amazon’s Curious Case of the $2,630.52 Used Paperback by DAVID STREITFELD
By DAVID STREITFELD Booksellers on the online marketplace are charging thousands for books that normally sell for a few dollars. Authors are perplexed — and annoyed. Published: July 15, 2018 at 02:00AM from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Lfxpq7 via IFTTT
EV startups Alta, Energica, and Zero could reboot the motorcycle industry
Jake Bright Contributor More posts by this contributor Nigerian logistics startup Kobo360 accepted into YC, raises $1.2 million Breaking down France’s new $76M Africa startup fund Three e-mobility startups are accelerating into the U.S. motorcycle market. Italy’s Energica and California based Alta Motors and Zero Motorcycles have revved up promotion, distribution, […]
Why Prime Day is important to Amazon
It's also the first Prime Day with Whole Foods, Amazon's most expensive acquisition, integrated under the Jeff Bezos umbrella. E-Commerce Guide by … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Best Linux laptops of 2018
There was a time, not so long ago, when Linux was seen as an outcast operating system, and indeed one that was labelled as a ‘cancer’ by Microsoft’s former CEO Steve Ballmer. Times have now changed as the operating system – which launched in September […]
Expat tales: Life on a winery in the South of France
The couple now run a winery in the Roussillon in the South of France. … Spare time usually means a day trip to Collioure which is beautiful seaside … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Could You Make It Through Dinner Without Checking Your Phone? by CLAIRE BALLENTINE
By CLAIRE BALLENTINE In an effort to free people from the phones, if just for a meal, one Manhattan restaurant suggests that diners stash their devices in a box on the table. Published: July 14, 2018 at 02:00AM from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2JnoCh0 via IFTTT
Defending InfoWars, Facebook declines to stop fake news
Facebook held an expensive shrimp-cocktail-and-overproduced-trailer press event Wednesday in New York selling the company’s big serious fight against the scourge of misinformation. After its pitch on Facebook’s new efforts to fight fake news, CNN’s Oliver Darcy asked John Hegeman, the head of Facebook’s News Feed, […]
Sales of PCs just grew for the first time in six years
Don’t look now, but the PC might not be dead. According to Gartner, collector of marketshare and industry metrics, worldwide shipments of personal computers just experienced the first year-over-year growth since 2012. Shipments totaled 62.1 million units, which is a 1.4 percent increase from the […]