As the U.S. waits for the great reopening of its hallowed national pastimes in an era of pandemic-enforced social distancing, sports teams are increasingly turning to a new wave of…
Day: May 14, 2020
7 Great Bill Splitting Apps: Splitwise, Venmo, and More
Good things come in big packages, like ordering a steer directly from the local farmer or pooling your neighborhood grocery shopping into one big Costco run. But figuring out who…
Naked man and woman found dead inside a pickup truck parked inside a Brooklyn garage …
The naked bodies of a dead man and woman were found in a pickup truck garaged in Brooklyn, New York, Tuesday about 5:30 p.m.; The 59-year-old …
Anyfin raises $30M Series B to let consumers refinance their existing loans
Anyfin, the Stockholm-based startup that enables consumers to refinance their existing loans, has raised $30 million in funding. Leading the Series B round is EQT Ventures, with participation from existing…
Coronavirus in Lombardia, diminuiscono i nuovi contagiati ma la Regione ha dimezzato i tamponi
Sono 394 i nuovi positivi al Coronavirus in Lombardia nelle ultime 24 ore. Decisamente meno rispetto a ieri (614) e quasi in linea con il dato di due giorni fa…
Tribal leaders defend new gambling compacts in legal memo
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The leaders of two Oklahoma-based Native American tribes defended on Wednesday their recent gambling compacts with …
The Timely Retrofuturism of UC Berkeley’s Virtual Theater
Remote theater also broadens audiences. “The barriers of access are gone,” says Mandy Greenfield, artistic director of the Williamstown Theatre Festival. The Tony Award-winning WTF will run its entire summer…
Reddit to launch Ethereum-based tokens for cryptocurrency and Fortnite subreddits
The government of Iran is said to have issued a license to Turkey-based iMiner to mine bitcoin in Iran. Local media outlet Tabnak reported the news last … social experiment by…
UK’s ANNA raises $21M for its SMB-focused business account and tax app
Small and medium businesses and sole-traders account for the vast majority of businesses globally, 99.9% of all enterprises in the UK alone. And while the existence millions of separate companies,…
Pandemic lockdowns lead to rise in online gambling
"In Lucas county alone they estimated that we have over 3,600 problem gamblers just in our county,” said Steve Kapela, gambling treatment manager …