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Royal mail launches a 72p pick up service
by Luigi Scorca Oct. 21, 2020

Oct. 21, 2020

Buongiorno, vi segnalo questo articolo https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54614871 Royal Mail says it has found a solution for its customers who have parcels to send but can't face the queues in their local post office. The firm's new "Parcel Collect" service will operate six days a week and you'll be able to send up to five parcels at a time. Your local postman or postwoman will either collect your parcels from your front door or a designated safe space and the service will be part of their daily round. To use the service you have to book online (www.royalmail.com/bookcollection or via their app) - this can be done from five days in advance up to midnight the day before collection. Customers will have to make sure their postage is paid for, print their own labels and then pay for the service online. The charge for using the service is 72p per parcel, in addition to postage costs. Parcel Collect is also available for pre-paid return items at a cost of 60p per item. Luigi

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devozioni digitali
by don Luca Peyron Oct. 21, 2020

Oct. 21, 2020

Segnalo una curiosità ma che ci aiuta a comprendere come il Covid e la trasformazione digitale stanno insieme, più o meno bene, anche nella componente religiosa delle persone. Buona lettura a chi lo desidera dl https://www.avvenire.it/rubriche/pagine/la-pandemia-cancella-la-festa-ecco-… ? _________________________ don Luca Peyron Direttore Ufficio per la Pastorale Universitaria Arcidiocesi di Torino www.universitari.to.it via XX settembre 83, Torino tel. 011 5156239

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We All Live in Don DeLillo's World. He's Confused by It Too. - The New York Times
by J.C. DE MARTIN Oct. 21, 2020

Oct. 21, 2020

Molta tecnologia digitale in questa bella intervista al Maestro DeLillo. jc https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/12/magazine/don-delillo-intervi… (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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US justice department sues Google over accusation of illegal monopoly | Technology | The Guardian
by Alberto Cammozzo Oct. 21, 2020

Oct. 21, 2020

<https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/oct/20/us-justice-department-an…> US justice department sues Google over accusation of illegal monopoly Lawsuit accuses tech company of abusing its position to dominate search and search advertising Dominic Rushe in New York and Kari Paul in San Francisco Tue 20 Oct 2020 15.55 BST First published on Tue 20 Oct 2020 14.15 BST Google dominates online search in the US, accounting for about 80% of search queries. The US justice department filed a lawsuit against Google on Tuesday, accusing the tech company of abusing its position to maintain an illegal monopoly over search and search advertising. “Two decades ago, Google became the darling of Silicon Valley as a scrappy startup with an innovative way to search the emerging internet. That Google is long gone,” the suit alleged. Today Google is a “monopoly gatekeeper for the internet” that has used “pernicious” anticompetitive tactics to maintain and extend its monopolies. The antitrust suit is the most significant legal challenge to a major tech company in decades and comes as US authorities are increasingly critical of the business practices of the major tech companies. The long-awaited case, filed in Washington DC, alleges that Google unfairly acts as a gatekeeper to the web through a series of business agreements that effectively lock out competition. [...]

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The US government sues Google
by Giuseppe Attardi Oct. 20, 2020

Oct. 20, 2020

Per presunti abusi anticompetitive nella search: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/20/tech/doj-google-antitrust-case/ <https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/20/tech/doj-google-antitrust-case/>

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Google Accused of Abusing Monopoly Power in Landmark U.S. Case
by J.C. DE MARTIN Oct. 20, 2020

Oct. 20, 2020

*Google Accused of Abusing Monopoly Power in Landmark U.S. Case* By David McLaughlin October 20, 2020, 3:10 PM GMT+2 Updated on October 20, 2020, 4:49 PM GMT+2 DOJ case joined by 11 Republican state attorneys general Case is expected to be followed by more state lawsuits [...] continua qui: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-20/google-accused-by-u-s-of…

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"Palantir is not our friend"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Oct. 20, 2020

Oct. 20, 2020

*Palantir is not our friend* 20. October 2020 Sophie in 't Veld /In recent years, controversial US big data analytics company Palantir has gained ground in European agencies and their data infrastructure. This reflects a larger naiveté within European politics towards foreign tech companies and an imbalance in EU-US relations. Not only should Palantir be kept out of our institutions and security fabric, it is high time for the EU to gain more strategic technological independence, so that it may defend and assert its status as the last bastion of privacy. / https://aboutintel.eu/palantir-eu-independence/

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Reminder | Presentazione del libro di Antonio A. Casilli "Schiavi del clic - Perchè lavoriamo tutti per il nuovo capitalismo?" | 23 Ottobre 2020
by Nexa Media Oct. 20, 2020

Oct. 20, 2020

Gentilissimi, vi ricordiamo che *venerdì 23 ottobre, dalle ore 16:30 alle ore 18:30*, si svolgerà l'incontro dedicato alla presentazione del libro: /*"Schiavi del clic - Perchè lavoriamo tutti per il nuovo capitalismo?"*/ (Antonio A. Casilli, Feltrinelli, Milano, 2020), Ospite:///Antonio A. Casilli (Faculty Fellow Centro Nexa)./ L'evento, organizzato dal /Centro Nexa su Internet & Società in collaborazione con l'Italian Institute for Advanced Studies in Torino 'Umberto Eco' "Scienza Nuova"/, si svolgerà in *modalità telematica*, utilizzando il software open source di conference call *Jitsi Meet*. Per chi vorrà partecipare all'incontro sarà possibile accedere alla conference call attraverso il seguente link: https://meet.nexacenter.org/PresentazioneLibroCasilli Maggiori informazioni sull'incontro sono disponibili alla pagina: https://nexa.polito.it/2020/10/acasilli Cordiali saluti,   -- Anita Botta Communication Manager Nexa Center for Internet & Society Politecnico di Torino – DAUIN Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 - 10129 Torino _web:_ https://nexa.polito.it/ _mail:_anita.botta@polito.it <mailto:anita.botta@polito.it> tel: 011 090 7219

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Comunità decidiamo.it - Democrazia partecipativa e sovranità digitale
by Marco Ciurcina Oct. 19, 2020

Oct. 19, 2020

Tema forse d'interesse per alcuni nella lista https://decidiamo.it/comunicati.html che fa riferimento a questo progetto https://openrousseau.org.E qui https://www.ilblogdellestelle.it/2020/10/noi-siamo-movimento.html "Ci attiveremo affinché gli strumenti di partecipazione che abbiamo creato in questi anni siano a disposizione di tutti con un modello open source e saremo pronti a collaborare con tutti quei movimenti, associazioni e organizzazioni che come noi nel mondo vogliono dare voce alle persone e connetterle in processi innovativi finalizzati a risolvere problemi di grande impatto sulla società come quelli ambientali, economici o culturali.". m.c.Inviato da dispositivo mobile.

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Bias geografico per la maggior parte dei modelli diagnostici USA
by don Luca Peyron Oct. 19, 2020

Oct. 19, 2020

Notizie non proprio buone Buona lettura dl https://www.notizie.ai/bias-geografico-per-la-maggior-parte-dei-modelli-dia… _________________________ don Luca Peyron Direttore Ufficio per la Pastorale Universitaria Arcidiocesi di Torino www.universitari.to.it via XX settembre 83, Torino tel. 011 5156239

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