In the last few months, we’ve become familiar with a new routine: A high-profile man is accused of sexual harassment—or assault, or other offensive behavior—and bombshell headlines follow. In virtually every case, those headlines focus on the male perp, not on the companies or the […]
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Facebook co-founder’s B Capital leads $10M investment in Indian payment startup Mswipe
B Capital, the investment firm from Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin that is backed by BCG, has stepped into India after it backed smart point-of-sale company Mswipe in its first deal in the country. The U.S.-Asia fund is investing $10 million into Bangalore-based Mswipe alongside DSG Consumer […]
Ryan Reynolds is Detective Pikachu
The Hollywood Reporter reveals that the upcoming live-action Pokémon movie has found an actor for its title role: Ryan Reynolds. In a performance that its sources say is “motion-capture in nature” (think Jar Jar Binks or Gollum) Reynolds will embody Detective Pikachu alongside Justice Smith […]
OFFER: Great value Christmas shopping or a New Year break to France with Brittany Ferries!
Why not get away from it all with family and friends on a great break to France. You can travel on the Morning Barfleur from Poole to Cherbourg and return on the evening or overnight service (see schedules) with more than enough time to buy […]
Oath and Mozilla are suing each other after Firefox switches back to Google search
Firefox’s default search engine has become the subject of a hotly contested legal battle, a few weeks after Mozilla announced it would be moving from Yahoo to Google. Yahoo’s new parent Oath filed a complaint against Mozilla in a California court on December 1, alleging […]
Nintendo Gift Ideas: Pokemon, Switch, Mario, and SNES
8Bitdo SN30 Pro Controller 8Bitdo makes some of our favorite Bluetooth controllers, and this new SC30 Pro model is the best yet. With full-sized analog sticks, and a spot-on SNES aesthetic, it’ll pair up with a Switch, or a PC, Mac, or smartphone of your […]
Chrome for business isolates websites for added security
Last year, Microsoft claimed that Edge leapfrogged rivals in terms of protections by adding Virtualization Based Security (VBS) — which basically keeps the browser within a virtual “PC” and separate from other processes, among them the Windows 10 kernel. Google, on the other hand, is […]
The best Flipkart Big Shopping Days deals 2017
The year is about to end and e-tailers like Flipkart and Amazon are all set to lure customers once again with their deals and offers. With Christmas and the New Year on the horizon, Flipkart is the first one to take the plunge with its […]
WorldRemit nabs $40M at a $670M valuation to boost its money transfer business
WorldRemit, a London-based startup with some 2 million users that offers a quick way for people to send money to each other with a focus on developing markets, has raised more funds to help it take on the likes of Western Union in the remittances […]
L’arcivescovo Delpini
«Pagare le tasse non può essere inteso come fosse un rassegnarsi a un'estorsione; è piuttosto un contribuire a costruire la casa comune anche se il sistema fiscale del nostro Paese necessita di una revisione profonda». Lo ha detto l'arcivescovo di Milano Mario Delpini nel primo […]