Last minute geek

1. Disney+ is coming to Europe a week sooner than expected
(English/engadget)

If you live in Europe and you've been patiently waiting to (legally) get stuck into The Mandalorian, we have some good news. The launch date for the European launch of Disney+ has been brought forward ...

2. GDPR has led to $126 million in fines over data privacy
(English/engadget)

It's been a year and nearly eight months since the EU's data privacy law, the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), came into force and 114 million euros ($126 million) in fines have been ...

3. No US-France digital tax war for now, as Trump and Macron call a truce
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... there won’t be successive tariffs.” Excerpt: France decided in July to apply a 3% levy on revenue from digital services earned in France by firms with revenues of more than 25 million euros ($28 million) ...

4. Bestiality was not socially acceptable in medieval Europe
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Sweary historian Eleanor Janega writes on her Going Medieval blog (previously) that there was never a time in medieval Europe when bestiality was socially acceptable, and brings the receipts in the form ...

5. Behringer clones more well-known synths from Moog and Roland
(English/engadget)

...  The Eurorack-friendly design includes more than 20 r... Read all  ...

6. Lexus imagines space vehicles for humans on the Moon
(English/engadget)

If humanity ever ends up living on the Moon, what would the vehicles be like? According to Lexus, they'd be sleek, shiny and wouldn't look out of place in a sci-fi flick. The European Advanced ...

7. Nestlé adds sausages to its range of plant-based meats
(English/engadget)

... sausages in the US and in Europe, and they're supposed to "taste... Read all  ...

8. Bose is closing down all of its US and European stores
(English/engadget)

Popular audio brand Bose has announced it is closing a significant number of its stores. The Verge reports that the company made the decision due to the popularity of online shopping and reduced consumer ...

9. Inquinamento da amianto: 385 milioni di euro per la rimozione
(Italiano/Ecoblog)

Nel bilancio dell'Italia sono stati destinati 385 milioni di euro alla bonifica dall'amianto negli edifici pubblici. La misura, che rientra in un piano operativo approvato dal CIPE nel 2016, è stata... ...

10. Mac Pro: disponibile la versione rack
(Italiano/webnews)

Apple ha reso disponibile per l'acquisto il già annunciato Mac Pro in edizione RAM: la configurazione massima supera i 64000 euro. The post Mac Pro: disponibile la versione rack appeared first on Webnews. ...

11. Toyota Kinto combines leasing, car sharing and other services in Europe
(English/engadget)

Toyota wants to evolve from a car-maker to a mobility company. To do that, it's launching Kinto, a new brand that will provide full-service leasing, car sharing, carpooling and subscription-based ...

12. ZOIA Euroburo is a modular synth you can put inside your modular synth
(English/engadget)

... that Empress would take it and stick in a Eurorack... Read all  ...

13. Most websites don't follow European cookie consent laws, study shows
(English/engadget)

Websites that operate in Europe are supposed to follow GDPR rules that let consumers to opt out of cookie-type tracking. However, most are making it "substantially more difficult" to reject all ...

14. Xiaomi Mi 10, due versioni 5G al MWC 2020?
(Italiano/webnews)

Il debutto europeo dei nuovi Xiaomi Mi 10 e Mi 10 Pro con processore Snapdragon 865 e modem 5G è previsto al MWC 2020 di Barcellona. The post Xiaomi Mi 10, due versioni 5G al MWC 2020? appeared first ...

15. Airbnb has software that searches social media to identify creeps and psychopaths
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Airbnb has a patent on software that analyzes social media accounts of potential guests and hosts and can supposedly flag people who show signs of “neuroticism and involvement in crimes," "narcissism, ...

16. A masterclass in reverse image-search
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... a limited, Eastern European-centric set of contexts. Read the rest Read all  ...

17. Come sottoscrivere offerte telefoniche a 5 euro oggi 5 gennaio
(Italiano/geekissimo)

Capiamo insieme come sottoscrivere offerte telefoniche a 5 euro oggi 5 gennaio, stando alla selezione disponibile L'articolo Come sottoscrivere offerte telefoniche a 5 euro oggi 5 gennaio sembra essere ...

18. A happy sing-along song about Krampus
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... 'SF Krampus,' a street theater group that once a year dresses up as Krampus and prowls San Francisco’s infamous Union Square in search of naughty children. Krampus has been a part of Central European folklore ...

19. Mazda claims long-range EVs are worse for the planet than diesels
(English/engadget)

Wonder why Mazda's MX-30 only has a modest 35.5kWh battery when its competition frequently has more? According to the brand's European research director Christian Schultze, it's to help ...

20. Kia will release a production version of its Imagine EV in 2021
(English/engadget)

Kia's Imagine EV won't remain a concept for too much longer. European operations chief Emilio Herrera told Automotive News in an interview that a production version of the crossover should arrive ...

21. Americans should definitely be worried about the EU's new copyright rules
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... an MEP during the passage of the Copyright Directive and she led the charge to reform it to remove its most odious and absurd passage. Thanks to her and other organizers, 200,000 Europeans marched in 50+ ...

22. France fines Google $167 million over unpredictable advertising rules
(English/engadget)

After a four-year investigation, France's competition watchdog is fining Google €150 million ($167 million) for opaque and unpredictable advertising rules, Reuters reports. The investigation ...

23. The Ikea that exists outside of normal space
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Writing for EGM, Alexis Ong looks at Neurocracy, SCP Foundation, and other gameful hypertexts. It reminded me of SCP-3308, which describes a disturbing Ikea. The location seems to be a typical Ikea, ...

24. Tesla, 500 Supercharger in Europa
(Italiano/webnews)

Tesla annuncia il traguardo dei 500 Supercharger in Europa; la nuova stazione di ricarica a Londra è del tipo V3 con potenze sino a 250 kW. The post Tesla, 500 Supercharger in Europa appeared first on ...

25. TIM BabyPad, dispositivo anti-abbandono Bluetooth
(Italiano/webnews)

TIM BabyPad è un nuovo dispositivo anti-abbandono Bluetooth per i bambini in auto sotto i 4 anni; prezzo di lancio di 59 euro. The post TIM BabyPad, dispositivo anti-abbandono Bluetooth appeared first ...