Riforma Amato sulle pensioni. Un bilancio, 25 anni dopo
Venticinque anni fa il governo Amato lanciava il piano di riforma del sistema pensionistico italiano. Una delle idee di fondo era che -per contenere la … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit from
Apple TV 4K will have one of its most annoying issues fixed in a future patch
The new Apple TV 4K is generally a fantastic little device, but it’s a little overzealous in its commitment to HDR. That zeal is great when you’re watching actual high definition range (HDR) content, but the problem is that the Apple TV 4K converts everything to fit whatever base video format you have the device …
Slack is still down and it’s past 5 o’clock, so go home (Update: It’s back)
Update: Slack is back, for me at least, returning shortly after I posted this. It’s too late, though: everyone already left. Slack has been down for just over an hour, according to its official status page — which itself was down when I first checked a few minutes after the widely-used productivity tool bit it …
‘House of Cards’ star Kevin Spacey accused of sexual misconduct, issues apology
House of Cards star Kevin Spacey has been accused of sexual misconduct by Star Trek: Discovery star Anthony Rapp. Rapp alleges that when he was 14 years old, Spacey, at the time 26, made an unwanted sexual advance. At the time, both the actors were starring in different Broadway shows. According to an interview with …
Hilton data breaches lead to $700,000 penalty
New York’s and Vermont’s probe into the matter concluded that Hilton took too long to notify its customers of the breach and failed to properly protect their information. The settlement announced today stipulates that New York will receive $400,000 from Hilton while Vermont will receive $300,000. Hilton has also agreed to change its information security …
With ‘Ball in the Family,’ Facebook Watch Finds an Unexpected Use: Counterprogramming
In one scene from the penultimate episode of Ball In The Family, parents LaVar and Tina relish in each other’s company during a family trip to Honolulu (their three sons are off cage diving with sharks). Months before, Tina suffered a stroke that left her partially paralyzed and without the ability to communicate, but LaVar …
In their first Russia hearing, tech giants try to placate Congress (with mixed results)
On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee kicked off the first of three hearings this week examining the relationship between social media and Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The hearings mark the first time that lawmakers will hear testimony from Google, Facebook and Twitter around how their platforms were and are manipulated as …
San Francisco Is Now the Top Fine Dining Destination in the US
The series of guidebooks has gained considerable clout since its beginnings as a road trip manual to early 20th-century France — but many have … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit from
One Windows 10 free upgrade path will expire at the end of 2017
Microsoft has announced that the free upgrade from Windows 7/8.1 to Windows 10 for those who use assistive technologies will cease at the end of this year. Microsoft has updated its assistive technologies upgrade web page to state: “Please take advantage of this offer before it expires on December 31, 2017.” The software giant had …
Signal’s secure messaging is now available in a desktop app
You can already use Signal for secure chats on the desktop, but you’ve had to use a Chrome web app to participate in those encrypted conversations. What if you don’t like Chrome, or would just prefer something more elegant than a browser? Signal is ready to help. It just released a stand-alone PC app, Signal …