Under new leadership, Acorn significantly improved gross margin, made meaningful reductions in operating expenses and completed the sale of non-core assets. Net income for 2016 was in 2015, marking the first year of profitability since 2011.
Hour Power and a Free Graphic Novel
Each day for the past two weeks I’ve been writing a story in one hour, taking a screenshot of it, and attaching it as an image to a tweet – they’re generally a screen long and definitely a violation of Twitter’s 140 character limit. It’s fun to scope a story to super short pieces, explore whimsical sci-fi ideas, try different tones and styles, and spend a moment or two with some characters.
3D XPoint Technology
Intel Corporation and Micron Technology, Inc. today unveiled 3D XPointTM technology, a non-volatile memory that has the potential to revolutionize any device, application or service that benefits from fast access to large sets of data. Now in production, 3D XPoint technology is a major breakthrough in memory process technology.
Aleutian Capital Closes Five Recent M&A Transactions
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Mapping all of Exposition Park’s attractions
With the news that Exposition Park will soon become the home of George Lucas’s huge, flying saucer-y Museum of Narrative Art, now seems like a good time to take stock of what’s already in the park-and what’s on the way. Officially named Exposition Park in 1910, the space was previously known as Agricultural Park and served as a popular fairground and racetrack starting in 1872.
UPDATE 1-Rocket Internet drops after major investor halves its stake
Sweden’s Kinnevik, which clashed with Rocket last year over the valuations of some of their joint investments, sold a 6.6 percent stake in Rocket at 19.25 euros per share late on Wednesday, netting 209 million euros . At 1155 GMT, Rocket shares were down 13.1 percent at 18.55 euros, off an earlier 2-1/2 month low of 18.275 euros.
Catastrophe tests show capital risks to London insurers
A major $200 billion loss from a combination of a cyber attack, U.S. hurricane and the failure of a reinsurer could strip insurers of up to 120 percent of their net capital base, tests of insurers in London showed. However, capital-raising or asset sales meant losses would not put the insurers out of business, according to the results of the tests published on Tuesday.
Are SSL-Only WordPress Features a Good Idea for WordPress Security?
WordPress will also stop promoting web hosting companies that don’t make SSL available by default on WordPress hosting accounts. The idea that every site should use SSL / TLS is a relatively new one.
Is the end of the world? One conspiracy theorists thinks so
Conspiracy theorist David Meade is pitching the idea that Planet X, also known as Nibiru, will collide with Earth in October, bringing about the apocalypse. There’s no proof that the planet even exists and NASA has shot down the theory before.
Top 10 Deadly Web Design Sins
Many webmasters repeat the mistakes made by their predecessors. Take a look at these Top 10 most common web design sins.
News Spotlight — Genre Books and Media: a column by Sandy Auden
Two exciting new series begin for science fiction and fantasy fans alike: Tony Ballantyne introduces us to the robot infested planet of Penrose as it descends into war in Twisted Metal ; and Juliet McKenna takes us behind the scenes of Irons in the Fire as rebellion causes chaos in the dukedoms of Lescar. Tony Ballantyne’s science fiction stories are always thoughtful, layered and fun.
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