Xiaomi’s expansion into Europe continues at speed after the Chinese smartphone maker announced plans to open its first retail store in London. The company is best known for developing quality Android phones at affordable prices and already it has launched devices in Spain, Italy and France. Now, that foray has touched the UK where Xiaomi […]
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Venice’s worst flood in 10 years couldn’t stop this restaurant from serving pizza
Venice is currently experiencing the worst flooding it’s seen in a decade, but one restaurant refuses to let the knee-high water impact business.
As the city begins to recover from the intense storms that recently hit Italy, killing several people, t…
Italian consumer watchdog hands down €15M in fines to Apple and Samsung for slowing devices
Italy’s Autorità garante della concorrenza e del mercato, roughly equivalent to this America’s FTC, has fined Apple and Samsung a total of $15 million for the companies’ practice of forcing updates on consumers that may slow or break their devices. The amount may be a drop in the bucket, but it’s a signal that governments won’t always let this type of behavior fly.
View More Italian consumer watchdog hands down €15M in fines to Apple and Samsung for slowing devicesMeet the bionic model redefining beauty standards in Italy
Chiara Bordi is a 2018 Miss Italia finalist and the first contestant with a prosthesis.
Bordi hopes her bionic leg can challenge beauty stereotypes and encourage other women with limb differences to feel empowered by their bodies. Read more…M…
Italy’s first Starbucks serves cocktails, ice cream, and a side of augmented reality
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The Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Milan is the first of the company’s stores to open in Italy — and it’s really setting the bar high. Read more…
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‘Southern Charm’ star Shep Rose once went on a hilariously disastrous Italian vacation
Southern Charm star Shep Rose learned a very important lesson when he was much younger during a trip to Italy. He discusses what happened in the digital series The First Time I…, a partnership between Bravo and Mashable. Read more…More abou…
View More ‘Southern Charm’ star Shep Rose once went on a hilariously disastrous Italian vacationYou no longer have to go to Italy to study these 300 museum artifacts up close
The Uffizi Galleries partnered with Indiana University to digitize their entire sculpture collectionThe Uffizi Digitization Project currently hosts over 300 interactive 3D scans of the Gallery’s masterpieces that you can view in detail from the comfo…
View More You no longer have to go to Italy to study these 300 museum artifacts up closeCalifornia may mandate a woman in the boardroom, but businesses are fighting it
Antoinette Siu Contributor Share on Twitter Antoinette Siu is a reporter for CALmatters. California is moving toward becoming the first state to require companies to have women on their boards –assuming the idea could survive a likely court challenge. Sparked by debates around fair pay, sexual harassment and workplace culture, two female state senators are […]
View More California may mandate a woman in the boardroom, but businesses are fighting itXiaomi goes after global markets with two new Android One phones
Xiaomi gave Google’s well-intentioned but somewhat-stalled Android One project a major boost last year when it unveiled its first device under the program, Mi A1. That’s now joined by not one but two sequel devices, after the Chinese phone maker unveiled the Mi A2 and Mi A2 Lite at an event in Spain today. Xiaomi […]
View More Xiaomi goes after global markets with two new Android One phonesOval Money app launches its investment products for millennials
Back in April Oval Money launched with the idea of combining expense tracking, saving, and investing into one app, while also adding a social element by enabling its community of users to share tips and suggestions to one another. The idea is to help users grow their savings in less time by teaching them to […]
View More Oval Money app launches its investment products for millennialsFreeda raises $10 million for its new media brand for women
Italian startup Freeda Media is raising a $10 million Series A round led by Alven Capital. U-Start and business angels are also participating in the round. Freeda Media runs the popular Freeda Facebook page. With nearly 1.4 million likes, the page has an impressive reach. 24 million unique users see Freeda content every month in […]
View More Freeda raises $10 million for its new media brand for womenTourists end up with $1300 restaurant bill in Venice, prompting anger from mayor
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Avoiding being ripped off is an inevitable part of travelling, but sometimes you get unlucky.
Four Japanese visitors were presented with a €1,143 ($1,350) bill at a Venice restaurant, prompting anger from the city’s mayor, according to a report by ANSA.
The group of students dined at the restaurant located near the tourist hotspot St Mark’s Square, and ordered four steaks, a fried fish platter and mineral water.
Three other women, who were part of the group, suspected they were being scammed and decided to leave the restaurant, but still ended up paying €350 ($535) for three pasta dishes. Read more…
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