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Campi Flegrei earthquake in Naples, today new earthquake of magnitude 3.4 and seismic sequence in the Pozzuoli area

Credit: INGV Today, Friday 6 December at 5.33aman earthquake occurred in the Campi Flegrei magnitude 3.4. The earthquake recorded an extremely shallow depth of approximately 500 meterswith its epicenter located in Pozzuoli, in the Ortodonico district. Following this event, a small seismic sequence developed which is still ongoing, with earthquakes of magnitude 1.4 (at 5.37am), 1.3 (at 6.19am), 2.2 (at ...

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Why Facebook received a fine of 798 million euros: scenarios for the digital market

Credit: Anthony Quintano from Honolulu, HI, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Meta – the technological giant founded by Mark Zuckerberg and owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp – has received a fine from the European Antitrust of 797.72 million euros for abuse of a dominant position in the online advertising sector linked to the online classifieds service ...

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Why are there brushes on the sides of the escalators? No, they are not for cleaning shoes

Many of you will certainly have noticed it: next to steps from the escalators there are some brushes black in color and a few centimeters thick. But what are they for? Some believe their function is to clean your shoes exploiting the movement of the staircase itself, but in reality their function is much more important and has to do ...

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Plane crashed in Lithuania: technical analysis of the accident

The November 25, 2024a Boeing 737-400 freighterregistered EC-MFE, operated by Swiftair on behalf of DHL, crashed during the approach to Vilnius International Airport (VNO/ EYVI). The flight, which took off from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ/EDDP) in Germany, was in the final phase of its approach profile when it crashed at approximately 1.5 km north of runway 19hitting a house and causing ...

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Amazon, the first delivery drone flight in Italy is a success: how the test went

Amazon Prime Air in Italy. Credit: Amazon. Wednesday 4 December 2024 Amazon successfully completed the first test flight for drone deliveries in Italyprecisely near the Municipality of San Salvoin Abruzzo, thanks to the collaboration of ENAV and ENAC which gave authorization for the flight. This test marks a fundamental step for Prime Airthe e-commerce giant’s air delivery service, which aims ...

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How much Black Friday impacts the environment: the true cost of “Black Friday” discounts

The Black Friday (“Black Friday” fell this year on November 29), a symbol of discounts and mass purchasing, has become a global tradition that attracts millions of consumers. However, behind the apparent convenience lies a very high cost for the environment. This day (which has now become a whole month of discounts, so much to talk about “Black November”) generates ...

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The smartphone battery and touchscreen hoax, the explanation for the viral video

In the last few days, a video viral on social media it has captured the attention of millions of people, showing a supposedly infallible method for understanding whether a battery is charged or discharged. In practice it would be sufficient to place one pole of the battery on the touch screen of a smartphone. If touching the other pole with ...

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Drug dogs are not drugged for training: how it works and how they are selected

The drug-sniffing dogs, which together with the handler form an “Anti-drug Canine Unit”, are dogs trained by the police to search for narcotic substances, are supplied to some police forces and are used above all in customs, airports and ports . According to one false belief very common, police dogs are drugged during training to make them dependent on the ...

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How to access the IO app on your smartphone with SPID and CIE to use IT-Wallet

IO App. Credit: PagoPA. Thanks to the integration with IT-WallettheIO app has turned into a real one digital walletintegrating (at the time of writing) the digital version of the driving licence, health card and European disability card. One of the most common ways to access the IO app on your smartphone, Android or iPhone, is through the SPID (Public Digital ...

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The true story of when Napoleon was attacked by a horde of rabbits

If the Battle of Waterloo is remembered as the most ruinous of the great Napoleon Bonapartethe most bizarre one is without a doubt the Battle of the rabbits of July 1807, which occurred on the estate of the trusted general Alexandre Berthier in Yvelines (region west of Paris). It was organized that day a hunting trip that ended in complete ...