L'ennesima storia di due ragazzi che hanno cambiato il mondo.
Money quote: "Before there was an iPod, an iPhone, an iPad, or an Apple Watch—before there was a Macintosh or Apple II or even an Apple-1—there were a couple of kids who came of age in Silicon Valley in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were brought together by a shared fascination with electronics. Supported by friends, family, and a burgeoning community of hobbyists, technologists, and entrepreneurs, just as the microprocessor was ushering in a new era, they channeled their strikingly different skills into joint projects."
https://www.fastcompany.com/91514404/apple-founding-50th-anniversary-apple-1-apple-ii-jobs-wozniak?mvgt=E5Loo3fO74zl
Money quote: "Before there was an iPod, an iPhone, an iPad, or an Apple Watch—before there was a Macintosh or Apple II or even an Apple-1—there were a couple of kids who came of age in Silicon Valley in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were brought together by a shared fascination with electronics. Supported by friends, family, and a burgeoning community of hobbyists, technologists, and entrepreneurs, just as the microprocessor was ushering in a new era, they channeled their strikingly different skills into joint projects."
https://www.fastcompany.com/91514404/apple-founding-50th-anniversary-apple-1-apple-ii-jobs-wozniak?mvgt=E5Loo3fO74zl
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Per fortuna è tornato Stargate SG-1 - ne parlo su Fumettologica
https://fumettologica.it/2026/04/stargate-sg-1-serie-tv/
https://fumettologica.it/2026/04/stargate-sg-1-serie-tv/
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Una sorta di speed dating della psicoterapia: una sola seduta basta e avanza.
Money quote: "The therapy is what it sounds like: one session, typically an hour, where a counselor helps the client identify concrete steps toward relieving a specific problem. The intention is not to completely solve a problem, but rather to help clients walk away with a toolbox of strategies on how to approach it.
“Those strategies made all kinds of sense,” Hart said. “But you can’t identify them when you’re in it.”"
https://apnews.com/article/single-session-therapy-35f87c10746da33e090546b86fa828bb
Money quote: "The therapy is what it sounds like: one session, typically an hour, where a counselor helps the client identify concrete steps toward relieving a specific problem. The intention is not to completely solve a problem, but rather to help clients walk away with a toolbox of strategies on how to approach it.
“Those strategies made all kinds of sense,” Hart said. “But you can’t identify them when you’re in it.”"
https://apnews.com/article/single-session-therapy-35f87c10746da33e090546b86fa828bb
AP News
Can a single therapy session make a difference? Experts say yes, with the right mindset
Can a single therapy session make a difference? Experts say yes, but only with the right mindset. Jessica Schleider is a Northwestern University psychology professor and founding director of the Lab for Scalable Mental Health.
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Nel nuovo Mostly Weekly 374 c'è il ritorno dei Bullshit jobs, l'AI che riscrive il lavoro, i social sotto accusa e altre cose note: il presente sembra già visto, ma in realtà si sposta sotto i nostri piedi
https://antoniodini.com/weekly/374/
https://antoniodini.com/weekly/374/
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GameStop si vuole comprare eBay. La cosa divertente è che eBay è dieci volte più grande
Money quote: "GameStop, which had a market value of around $11 billion as of Friday’s close, has been quietly building a stake in eBay’s shares ahead of a potential offer, the people said. EBay is several times GameStop’s size, with a market value around $45 billion as of Friday’s close. "
https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/gamestop-preparing-offer-for-ebay-1678e6de
Money quote: "GameStop, which had a market value of around $11 billion as of Friday’s close, has been quietly building a stake in eBay’s shares ahead of a potential offer, the people said. EBay is several times GameStop’s size, with a market value around $45 billion as of Friday’s close. "
https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/gamestop-preparing-offer-for-ebay-1678e6de
The Wall Street Journal
GameStop Preparing Offer for eBay
GameStop is preparing to make an offer for eBay, according to people familiar with the matter, part of CEO Ryan Cohen’s plan to turn GameStop into a $100 billion-plus juggernaut.
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E se l'intera schermata fosse generata al volo da un modello di intelligenza artificiale invece che resa tramite HTML, CSS e un motore di layout? Cosa cambierebbe? (A me fa impazzire!)
Money quote: " Is the text rendered by the image model too?
All text on the screen is rendered as pixels by the image model. There are no text overlays applied to the images. Occasionally, the image model might render text imperfectly, or in the wrong place. That will get better as the models improve.
Where does the information come from?
The information in the images comes from a combination of an agentic web search and the image model's own world knowledge. There may be occasional inaccuracies, but it's a useful starting point and usually grounded in real data online. You can expect a similar level of factual accuracy to what you might get using ChatGPT/Gemini/Claude.
https://flipbook.page
Money quote: " Is the text rendered by the image model too?
All text on the screen is rendered as pixels by the image model. There are no text overlays applied to the images. Occasionally, the image model might render text imperfectly, or in the wrong place. That will get better as the models improve.
Where does the information come from?
The information in the images comes from a combination of an agentic web search and the image model's own world knowledge. There may be occasional inaccuracies, but it's a useful starting point and usually grounded in real data online. You can expect a similar level of factual accuracy to what you might get using ChatGPT/Gemini/Claude.
https://flipbook.page
Flipbook
An infinite visual browser generated entirely on demand in real time
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Tiziano Bonini spiega bene tutto il casino legato ai social e ai danni che stanno producendo, alla luce della recente sentenza di una corte americana. Divertente.
Money quote: "Partiamo da ciò che sappiamo sulla storia degli algoritmi di raccomandazione, al centro della sentenza della corte americana. L'antropologo Nick Seaver, nel suo Computing Taste (University of Chicago Press, 2022), ha studiato dall'interno la cultura dei progettisti di sistemi di raccomandazione nella Silicon Valley, mostrando come questi professionisti concepiscano i propri strumenti come dispositivi di cattura: congegni pensati per anticipare, attrarre e trattenere gli utenti, incorporando teorie su come le loro "prede" si comportano. Seaver rintraccia le radici di questa mentalità nel lavoro di BJ Fogg, ricercatore di Stanford che nel 1998 fondò il Persuasive Technology Lab e battezzò "Captology" lo studio dei computer come tecnologie persuasive. Per Fogg, il comportamento umano era intrinsecamente malleabile e gli algoritmi erano lo strumento ideale per plasmarlo."
https://www.doppiozero.com/bigh-tech-dipendenze-e-tribunali
Money quote: "Partiamo da ciò che sappiamo sulla storia degli algoritmi di raccomandazione, al centro della sentenza della corte americana. L'antropologo Nick Seaver, nel suo Computing Taste (University of Chicago Press, 2022), ha studiato dall'interno la cultura dei progettisti di sistemi di raccomandazione nella Silicon Valley, mostrando come questi professionisti concepiscano i propri strumenti come dispositivi di cattura: congegni pensati per anticipare, attrarre e trattenere gli utenti, incorporando teorie su come le loro "prede" si comportano. Seaver rintraccia le radici di questa mentalità nel lavoro di BJ Fogg, ricercatore di Stanford che nel 1998 fondò il Persuasive Technology Lab e battezzò "Captology" lo studio dei computer come tecnologie persuasive. Per Fogg, il comportamento umano era intrinsecamente malleabile e gli algoritmi erano lo strumento ideale per plasmarlo."
https://www.doppiozero.com/bigh-tech-dipendenze-e-tribunali
Doppiozero
Bigh tech, dipendenze e tribunali
Il 25 marzo 2026 una giuria di Los Angeles ha condannato Meta e Google a risarcire sei milioni di dollari a una giovane donna, identificata come K.G.M., che aveva iniziato a usare YouTube a sei anni e Instagram a nove, sviluppando nel tempo depressione, ansia…
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La rivoluzione dell'AI, così come ce la raccontiamo, porterà alla dissoluzione del lavoro così come lo conosciamo e bla bla bla
Money quote: "Artificial intelligence used to be something which was applicable to large corporations. However, the reality of the situation is that AI has been employed by entrepreneurs in all aspects of business. Whether it’s market research, writing content, as well as consumer support, AI works as a force multiplier."
https://www.konceptconference.com/knowledge-center/ai-automation-no-code-tech-stance-of-the-new-entrepreneur
Money quote: "Artificial intelligence used to be something which was applicable to large corporations. However, the reality of the situation is that AI has been employed by entrepreneurs in all aspects of business. Whether it’s market research, writing content, as well as consumer support, AI works as a force multiplier."
https://www.konceptconference.com/knowledge-center/ai-automation-no-code-tech-stance-of-the-new-entrepreneur
Koncept Conference
The Ultimate Tech Stack for Today’s Entrepreneur
Learn how the combination of AI, automation, and no-code solutions makes up the tech toolkit of the new entrepreneur and how it results in the rapid deployment of new ideas.
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Volete fare una summer school ad Harvard sull'imprenditorialità nell'epoca dell'intelligenza artificiale? Prenotate il volo per quest'estate.
Money quote: "This course explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the world of entrepreneurship, making it easier to launch and grow businesses. Students learn how to use AI-driven tools to streamline everything from product development to marketing. Through case studies and practical exercises, students see how AI is changing the way start-ups operate. Students learn about the lean start-up, how to evaluate a competitive landscape, develop a customer interview protocol, practice an investor pitch, and gain the entrepreneurial mindset. Perfect for students interested in technology and innovation, this course helps students understand how to thrive as an entrepreneur in the AI era."
https://coursebrowser.dce.harvard.edu/course/entrepreneurship-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence/
Money quote: "This course explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the world of entrepreneurship, making it easier to launch and grow businesses. Students learn how to use AI-driven tools to streamline everything from product development to marketing. Through case studies and practical exercises, students see how AI is changing the way start-ups operate. Students learn about the lean start-up, how to evaluate a competitive landscape, develop a customer interview protocol, practice an investor pitch, and gain the entrepreneurial mindset. Perfect for students interested in technology and innovation, this course helps students understand how to thrive as an entrepreneur in the AI era."
https://coursebrowser.dce.harvard.edu/course/entrepreneurship-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence/
Harvard Division of Continuing Education Course Browser
Entrepreneurship in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - Harvard Division of Continuing Education Course Browser
This course explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the world of entrepreneurship, making it easier to launch and grow businesses. Students learn how to use AI-driven tools to streamline everything from product development to marketing.…
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Se siete a Brescia, una bella mostra da vedere sui tappeti antichi cinesi: "Le trame del dragone. Tappeti cinesi delle dinastie imperiali". Ma tutta la storia della collezione è notevole.
Money quote: "La collezione di Romain Zaleski, diventata attraverso la Fondazione Tassara la Collezione MITA, è considerata la raccolta privata di tappeti antichi più importante al mondo: 1380 pezzi da tutto il mondo, dal Quattrocento al Novecento, raccolti da mercanti e intermediari lungo quella rug belt che dal Portogallo arriva fino al Giappone passando dal Maghreb"
https://staging.artribune.com/arti-visive/archeologia-arte-antica/2026/04/mostra-tappeti-cina-mita-brescia/
Dimenticavo: è gratuita
Money quote: "La collezione di Romain Zaleski, diventata attraverso la Fondazione Tassara la Collezione MITA, è considerata la raccolta privata di tappeti antichi più importante al mondo: 1380 pezzi da tutto il mondo, dal Quattrocento al Novecento, raccolti da mercanti e intermediari lungo quella rug belt che dal Portogallo arriva fino al Giappone passando dal Maghreb"
https://staging.artribune.com/arti-visive/archeologia-arte-antica/2026/04/mostra-tappeti-cina-mita-brescia/
Dimenticavo: è gratuita
Artribune
A Brescia c'è una mostra con alcuni dei più importanti tappeti cinesi del mondo
La mostra “Le trame del dragone. Tappeti cinesi delle dinastie imperiali” è aperta a Brescia fino al 7 giugno 2026
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Nel nuovo Mostly Weekly 375 c’è la violenza che torna linguaggio, la democrazia che perde tempo (in tutti i sensi) e un mondo che non riesce più a stare fermo abbastanza per capirsi
https://antoniodini.com/weekly/375/
https://antoniodini.com/weekly/375/
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Ci sono dei classici della letteratura che sono stati scritti quando gli autori avevano superato i sessanta, settanta e ottanta anni? In realtà molto pochi e comunque parte di una carriera: non sono esordi.
Money quote:
1874 – V. Hugo Ninety-three (72)
1947 – T. Mann Doctor Faustus (72)
1957 – B. Pasternak Doctor Zhivago (67)
1962 – K. A. Porter Ship of Fools (72)
1995 – J. Saramago Blindness (73)
2005 – C. McCarthy No Country for Old Men (72)
2006 – C. McCarthy The Road (73)
2020 – H. Mantel The Mirror and the Light (68)
https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/03/25/what-major-works-of-literature-were-written-after-age-of-85-75-65/
Money quote:
1874 – V. Hugo Ninety-three (72)
1947 – T. Mann Doctor Faustus (72)
1957 – B. Pasternak Doctor Zhivago (67)
1962 – K. A. Porter Ship of Fools (72)
1995 – J. Saramago Blindness (73)
2005 – C. McCarthy No Country for Old Men (72)
2006 – C. McCarthy The Road (73)
2020 – H. Mantel The Mirror and the Light (68)
https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/03/25/what-major-works-of-literature-were-written-after-age-of-85-75-65/
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L'Università di Denver per spiegare come sta cambiando il mercato del business se la gioca con un ragionamento complesso sull'intelligenza artificiale.
Money quote: "New AI tools are showing up in the market every day. If you’re just starting a business, you can create a brand really quickly. For instance, Namelix helps you come up with a business name in minutes, Looka can design a logo, and Durable can build a website in just 30 seconds. Then, there’s Conversica, which can assist in generating leads by talking to potential customers through email, text messages and chat, knowing the right things to say and when to say them. Ada is an AI chatbot that’s great for handling customer support and questions. These tools make it easier for people who want to start their own businesses."
https://daniels.du.edu/blog/entrepreneurs-learn-to-start-a-business-in-two-hours-with-ai/
Money quote: "New AI tools are showing up in the market every day. If you’re just starting a business, you can create a brand really quickly. For instance, Namelix helps you come up with a business name in minutes, Looka can design a logo, and Durable can build a website in just 30 seconds. Then, there’s Conversica, which can assist in generating leads by talking to potential customers through email, text messages and chat, knowing the right things to say and when to say them. Ada is an AI chatbot that’s great for handling customer support and questions. These tools make it easier for people who want to start their own businesses."
https://daniels.du.edu/blog/entrepreneurs-learn-to-start-a-business-in-two-hours-with-ai/
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La cosa che non ci capisce bene con l'AI è questa idea che vadano bene bene o male male. Ad esempio, per fare la diagnosi di pazienti al pronto soccorso (un posto dove il triage è tutto) ne sbagliano uno su tre. Ma i dottori in carne e ossa uno su due. Quindi, di cosa stiamo parlando?
Money quote: "One experiment focused on 76 patients who arrived at the emergency room of a Boston hospital. An AI and a pair of human doctors were each given the same standard electronic health record to read – typically including vital sign data, demographic information and a few sentences from a nurse about why the patient was there. The AI identified the exact or very close diagnosis in 67% of cases, beating the human doctors, who were right only 50%-55% of the time."
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/30/ai-outperforms-doctors-in-harvard-trial-of-emergency-triage-diagnoses
Money quote: "One experiment focused on 76 patients who arrived at the emergency room of a Boston hospital. An AI and a pair of human doctors were each given the same standard electronic health record to read – typically including vital sign data, demographic information and a few sentences from a nurse about why the patient was there. The AI identified the exact or very close diagnosis in 67% of cases, beating the human doctors, who were right only 50%-55% of the time."
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/30/ai-outperforms-doctors-in-harvard-trial-of-emergency-triage-diagnoses
the Guardian
AI outperforms doctors in Harvard trial of emergency triage diagnoses
Researchers say results mark a really ‘profound change in technology that will reshape medicine’
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Forwarded from Informa Pirata: informazione e notizie
Creazione di comunità ai margini di Internet
E se la tua comunità potesse esistere senza numeri di telefono, indirizzi email o siti web di terze parti? E se tutto ciò di cui la tua comunità avesse bisogno per fornire servizi digitali ai suoi membri fosse un Nostr Relay sulla rete locale?
https://news.dyne.org/the-edge-of-the-internet/
E se la tua comunità potesse esistere senza numeri di telefono, indirizzi email o siti web di terze parti? E se tutto ciò di cui la tua comunità avesse bisogno per fornire servizi digitali ai suoi membri fosse un Nostr Relay sulla rete locale?
https://news.dyne.org/the-edge-of-the-internet/
News From Dyne
Community building at the edge of the Internet
What if your community could exist without phone numbers, email addresses or third party websites? What if all your community needed to provide digital services to its constituents was a Nostr Relay on the Local Area Network?
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Le compagnie ferroviarie sono decisamente contro, ma la Commissione europea di Ursula von der Leyen si gioca molto con il progetto che viene presentato oggi per dare la possibilità ai cittadini europei di comprare su qualunque portale di compagnia di trasporti ferroviari i biglietti per viaggiare con qualsiasi altra compagnia in qualsiasi altro paese europeo.
Certe cose antitrust dell'UE non sono solo sorprendenti, sono anche molto controintuitive.
Money quote: "C’était une des promesses d’Ursula von der Leyen pour son second mandat à la tête de la Commission européenne : Bruxelles doit présenter ce mercredi 13 mai son projet pour simplifier les trajets de train en Europe, en permettant aux usagers de réserver leur trajet entier sur une seule et même plateforme. Pour concrétiser cette ambition, une proposition doit être mise sur la table pour contraindre les exploitants à vendre les billets de leurs concurrents sur leurs propres sites internet et à partager leurs données avec les plateformes de réservation.
Au sein de l’Union européenne, les appels à mettre fin au morcellement du réseau en 27 systèmes nationaux sont fréquents. «Réserver des voyages ferroviaires transfrontaliers en Europe reste inutilement compliqué», souligne Vivien Costanzo, une eurodéputée allemande sociale-démocrate. «Un système ferroviaire européen a besoin de réservations simples, de correspondances fiables et de droits clairs pour les passagers. Ce n’est qu’à ces conditions que le train deviendra une véritable alternative européenne aux vols courts courriers», avance-t-elle. La Commission prévoit également de mettre à jour les droits des passagers en matière d’indemnisation ou de flexibilité pour monter dans le train suivant en cas de correspondance manquée.
https://www.liberation.fr/economie/transports/un-trajet-un-billet-leurope-devoile-son-projet-pour-simplifier-les-voyages-en-train-20260513_OMUYDRVQC5HOLCLCEFXOH3LDEA/
Certe cose antitrust dell'UE non sono solo sorprendenti, sono anche molto controintuitive.
Money quote: "C’était une des promesses d’Ursula von der Leyen pour son second mandat à la tête de la Commission européenne : Bruxelles doit présenter ce mercredi 13 mai son projet pour simplifier les trajets de train en Europe, en permettant aux usagers de réserver leur trajet entier sur une seule et même plateforme. Pour concrétiser cette ambition, une proposition doit être mise sur la table pour contraindre les exploitants à vendre les billets de leurs concurrents sur leurs propres sites internet et à partager leurs données avec les plateformes de réservation.
Au sein de l’Union européenne, les appels à mettre fin au morcellement du réseau en 27 systèmes nationaux sont fréquents. «Réserver des voyages ferroviaires transfrontaliers en Europe reste inutilement compliqué», souligne Vivien Costanzo, une eurodéputée allemande sociale-démocrate. «Un système ferroviaire européen a besoin de réservations simples, de correspondances fiables et de droits clairs pour les passagers. Ce n’est qu’à ces conditions que le train deviendra une véritable alternative européenne aux vols courts courriers», avance-t-elle. La Commission prévoit également de mettre à jour les droits des passagers en matière d’indemnisation ou de flexibilité pour monter dans le train suivant en cas de correspondance manquée.
https://www.liberation.fr/economie/transports/un-trajet-un-billet-leurope-devoile-son-projet-pour-simplifier-les-voyages-en-train-20260513_OMUYDRVQC5HOLCLCEFXOH3LDEA/
Libération
Un trajet, un billet : l’Europe dévoile son projet pour simplifier les voyages en train
Les exploitants ferroviaires pourraient être contraints à proposer les billets de leurs concurrents sur leurs propres sites internet et à partager leurs données avec les plateformes de réservation.
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Indovinate? Sorpresona! La cosa più prevedibile che poteva succedere quando è stata letteralmente lanciata l'AI nel settore sanitario canadese?
Money quote: "Artificial intelligence note-taking tools intended for use by Ontario doctors provided incorrect and incomplete information or demonstrated "hallucinations," and were not evaluated adequately, the province’s auditor general says in a new report.
Ontario Auditor General Shelley Spence made the finding in the course of a broader probe of artificial intelligence use across the provincial public service."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ai-scribe-system-hallucinations-9.7197049
Money quote: "Artificial intelligence note-taking tools intended for use by Ontario doctors provided incorrect and incomplete information or demonstrated "hallucinations," and were not evaluated adequately, the province’s auditor general says in a new report.
Ontario Auditor General Shelley Spence made the finding in the course of a broader probe of artificial intelligence use across the provincial public service."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ai-scribe-system-hallucinations-9.7197049
CBC
AI transcriber for use by Ontario doctors 'hallucinated,' generated errors, auditor finds | CBC News
Artificial intelligence note-taking tools intended for use by Ontario doctors provided incorrect and incomplete information or demonstrated "hallucinations," and were not evaluated adequately, the province’s auditor general says in a new report.
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9 grandi romanzi di fantascienza degli anni Novanta - scelti dal vostro solito critico preferito per Fumettologica
https://fumettologica.it/2026/05/romanzi-fantascienza-anni-novanta/
https://fumettologica.it/2026/05/romanzi-fantascienza-anni-novanta/
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Ecco cos'è il Googlebook, la risposta di Google ai MacBook Neo (che stanno andando benissimo)
Money quote: “Google has announced an all-new laptop lineup, called Googlebook. Yes, you read that right -- the new product category is a step up from the Chromebook in terms of performance and features, merging ChromeOS and Android into a single operating system.
This new, unified OS is a risk for Google that could potentially pay off big. Chromebooks already had integrations with Android smartphones, but Google says the new operating system will bridge the gap, bringing MacBook-like features to Googlebook. Details are sparse, however, as we're expecting more information to be unveiled at I/O, Google's developer conference, on May 19.”
https://www.zdnet.com/article/googlebook-news-premium-chromebook-for-android/
Money quote: “Google has announced an all-new laptop lineup, called Googlebook. Yes, you read that right -- the new product category is a step up from the Chromebook in terms of performance and features, merging ChromeOS and Android into a single operating system.
This new, unified OS is a risk for Google that could potentially pay off big. Chromebooks already had integrations with Android smartphones, but Google says the new operating system will bridge the gap, bringing MacBook-like features to Googlebook. Details are sparse, however, as we're expecting more information to be unveiled at I/O, Google's developer conference, on May 19.”
https://www.zdnet.com/article/googlebook-news-premium-chromebook-for-android/
ZDNET
First look at Googlebook: A premium Chromebook alternative for Android users
Googlebooks use an all-new OS that merges Android and ChromeOS with more premium hardware.
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Nel nuovo Mostly Weekly 376 c’è il Met Gala come dispositivo culturale, l’impresa senza persone che promette troppo e l'ammissione che il nostro canone letterario in realtà è solo figlio del caso. Oh yeah!
https://antoniodini.com/weekly/376/
https://antoniodini.com/weekly/376/
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Una partitina al videogioco pixellato nostalgico "Oi 'ndemo veder i Pin Floi"?
https://www.skardy.it/pinfloi/
https://www.skardy.it/pinfloi/
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