“As a tourist, the only reasonable response to Venice’s all-consuming beauty is to gasp in admiration after rounding every corner. As an economist, another response occurs: once upon a time, this city must have been incredibly wealthy. From Bruges to Kyoto, being eclipsed after making it rich has long been a reliable way for cities […]
“On the first full day of the second Trump presidency, Elon Musk was in the White House complex when he got word that his nemesis was about to hold a press conference with the president. He turned on the television and watched as OpenAI’s chief executive, Sam Altman, and a beaming Donald Trump touted a […]
Allianz rinnova anche quest’anno il proprio impegno verso la sostenibilità ambientale, partecipando a due importanti iniziative di sensibilizzazione sul risparmio energetico, i cambiamenti climatici e gli stili di vita sostenibili. Domenica 16 febbraio per l’ottavo anno consecutivo Allianz aderirà a M’illumino di Meno, l’iniziativa per sensibilizzare sul tema del risparmio energetico e dei cambiamenti climatici […]
“For more than 500 years, people have marveled at the Torre dell’Orologio, the magnificent clock tower on Piazza San Marco in Venice. But only two visitors were so inspired by it that they created a watch company called Venezianico, or, in English, Venetian”. Fonte: The New York Times Autore: Kathleen Beckett Link: Two Brothers Bring […]
“Germany is the hole at the heart of Europe. It accounts for a quarter of the European Union’s output but it has been in recession for the past two years—and this year risks being the third”. Fonte: The Economist Link: Can Friedrich Merz save Germany—and Europe?
BuzzFeed ha annunciato il lancio di BF Island, una nuova piattaforma social che si propone come alternativa più creativa e meno dipendente dalle dinamiche tipiche dei social media tradizionali. L’idea – come spiegato ad Axios dall’amministratore delegato della società, Jonah Peretti – nasce dall’intenzione di creare un ambiente digitale più sano, lontano dai meccanismi di […]
In a statement provided by Meta’s Italy press office, WhatsApp said it had disrupted what it called “a spyware campaign by Paragon that targeted several users, including journalists and members of civil society.” Fonte: The Washington Post Autore: Nicole Winfield and Paolo Santalucia Link: Italian government denies it spied on journalists and migrant activists using […]
“The amulet in question, described by the Japan head of one of the world’s biggest financial services companies, is not remotely exclusive. Quite the opposite”. Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Leo Lewis Link: Shareholder capitalism, the Japanese way