Whoever wants to get inside the brain of the mogul Federico Marchetti, head of the multibillion-dollar online fashion empire Yoox Net-a-Porter Group (YNAP), should watch Amarcord, his favorite film. One of Federico Fellini’s masterpieces, it is profoundly Italian yet universal in its aspirations: a sumptuous rendering of boyhood memories, where dre...

Una notizia che fa il giro del mondo, letteralmente. Talent Garden, in partnership con Cassa depositi e prestiti, si appresta ad aprire un nuovo Italian Innovation Hub a San Francisco. Un’occasione per portare l’impresa italiana, riconosciuta in tutto il mondo per la qualità e la quantità dell’innovazione capace di generare in moltissimi settori, d...

Gli Stati Uniti investono in tecnologia con iniziative strategiche come il piano Manufacturing USA, volte a riportare il paese in una posizione di leadership nel comparto manifatturiero; si aprono quindi nuove opportunità per le imprese fornitrici di macchinari e attrezzature ad alto contenuto d'innovazione. Obiettivo dell’Agenzia Ice è quello di m...

L'operazione di Amazon, Buffett e J.P. Morgan, annunciata la settimana scorsa per coprire le spese sanitarie del loro milione cumulativo di dipendenti in America ha movimentato sia il mercato che il settore sanitario anche in Italia. Da oggi parte la risposta anche sul fronte della distribuzione farmaceutica: Stefano Pessina, Ceo di Walgreens Boots...

It’s one of food’s most beautiful relationships: pasta and sauce. But which came first—and how on Earth are you supposed to figure out which of those hundreds of shapes to serve with your pesto? With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we bring you the saucy—and occasionally scientific—history of an Italian staple. Listen in now as we take you from...

Italy’s historic Istituto Luce–Cinecittà has selected WCPMedia Services to manage its massive catalog of Italian feature films and documentaries. The state-owned film producer, distributor and archive will use WCPMedia’s cloud-based platform to market, sell and distribute films to buyers worldwide. The catalog features hundreds of films including c...

iStarter, the Italian accelerator based in London, officially announces the first American edition of its world tour, Made in Italy 2.0.2.0, an event designed to link Italian digital excellence with international investors. Conceived as a single event in 2016, Made in Italy 2.0.2.0 has become a world tour. The first edition began at the London Stoc...

The tech startup community in New York keeps growing, with a lot of deals – $2,883 funding in Q4’17, more than $2,667 million in Silicon Valley! – and a lot of new initiatives supporting startups, such as the European Tech Night, a joint effort by the Consulates of France, Germany and Italy. The first European Tech Night was hosted by the Consulate...

L’Italian connection di Amazon sopravvive all’addio (pro-tempore) di Diego Piacentini. L’ex- responsabile di tutte le attività internazionali nel retail del colosso di Jeff Bezos è stato ceduto in prestito al governo italiano come responsabile per la trasformazione digitale della pubblica amministrazione. A tener alto il tricolore a Seattle ci pens...

Zero Robotics is the international contest where students from around the world compete to code programmes able to control – autonomously – robots aboard the International Space Station. As highlighted during an interview with the Italian daily Corriere della Sera by Professor Enzo Marvaso, coordinator of the students awarding the competition, “us...