5,500-Year-Old Seals Offer New Clues About the Birth of Writing
For centuries, scholars have puzzled over the origins of the world’s first writing system. Now, a study by Italian researchers reveals that some of these earliest proto-cuneiform signs may have evolved directly from motifs on prehistoric cylinder seals. The research, published in Antiquity, identified individual symbols carved into ancient Mesopota...
Sabrina Bonanno realizes dream at Indiana club
Four years ago, when PGA Class A head professional Tim Frazier was interviewing a young woman for a job at his club, the familiarity of her name puzzled him. But it all became very clear when Sabrina Bonanno met again with Frazier for her second interview and told the club professional that she had played at his Sycamore Hills Golf Club course in F...
Fincantieri’s ambitious plans to dominate the underwater world
The Italian state-owned shipbuilding company, Fincantieri, has set its sights on dominating the underwater sector. CEO Pierroberto Folgiero emphasised this as a key priority. The company, with a historic reputation for building over 180 submarines, forecasts that the global underwater market will be worth $400 billion by 2030. Drawing on its extens...
The Pizza Life: Work-Life Balance Can Be Blurry For This Italian-American Family
In mid-September, Lou Perrotta and his family drove from Canton, Georgia—a rapidly growing suburb of Atlanta—to Nashville, Tennessee. They were going to watch their favorite football team, the New York Jets, take on the Tennessee Titans. There was one rule for the trip: there would be no talking about their pizzeria, Perrotta’s Pizza, the 100-seat...
Amazon to invest $1.3bn expanding data center presence in Italy
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is planning to invest €1.2 billion ($1.3bn) in expanding its data center business in Italy. The investment will span over the next five years, and will be used to expand AWS' data center operations in Milan, reports Reuters. According to AWS, the $1.3bn investment announced on November 7 would generate up to 5,500 jobs thr...
Special Olympian makes Italian American Sports Hall of Fame history
Evanston’s Caroline Colianne was named the first Special Olympian to join the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday. “For them to recognize what our athletes bring to the world is fantastic,” said Peter Beale-DelVecchio, president and Chief Executive Officer of Special Olympics Illinois. “So often they’re told, ‘You can’t do thi...
Maserati Movie With Michele Morrone, Anthony Hopkins, Andy Garcia & Jessica Alba Books Into Rome’s Cinecittà Studios
Sports car biopic Maserati: The Brothers, which gets underway this month, has booked into Rome’s iconic Cinecittà studios. Filming will also take place in Modena and Bologna, and the production will use VR and VFX technology from Tuscany Film Studio. Michele Morrone, Anthony Hopkins, Andy Garcia and Jessica Alba are starring in the film about the b...
Italian Guardia Costiera visits the U.S. Coast Guard
The Commander General of the Italian Guardia Costiera, Admiral Chief Inspector Nicholas Carlone, visited the headquarters of the U.S. Coast Guard in Washington, where he met with the Commander, Admiral Linda Lee Fagan, in recent days. A number of matters were discussed during the meeting, with a focus on the contents of the Memorandum of Understand...
Tourism, in 2023 generated value of 368 billion in Italy
In 2023, the tourism sector in Italy generated a value equal to 18% of GDP: 368 billion euros, compared to an expenditure of 155 billion, with a multiplier effect of 2.5. These are the numbers compiled by Tor Vergata University, which also emphasize the growth in numbers related also to business travel and tourism triggered by trade fairs, which sh...
Angelini Wine announces top wine import picks for the holidays ahead
Julius Angelini, owner of Angelini Wine, a celebrated name in fine Italian wine imports, proudly announces his top picks for the upcoming holiday season, offering a diverse selection of wines sure to elevate any celebration. From crisp, refreshing whites to robust reds and an Italian classic Limoncello, Angelini’s curated collection promises someth...
Film collaboration to take Ferrari to the Maximus for Las Vegas GP
Ferrari will be hoping its fans will be entertained by a new collaboration with Paramount Pictures ahead of the release of Gladiator II. A sequel to the 2000 smash hit starring Russell Crowe, Gladiator II is due for release this Friday (15 November) and the film is set to temporarily swap the Amphitheatre of Rome for the Las Vegas Strip. Ferrari dr...
Italian Grandmas Are Undercover Spies in Prime Video Italy Promo
A new unconventional campaign took place in Lucca, Italy, to launch 'Citadel: Diana' the new Prime Video Original chapter expanding the Citadel spyverse, and starring Italian actor Matilda De Angelis as a civilian turned into a spy. Here’s why to amplify the concept 'Anyone could be a spy', Prime Video and Ogilvy Italy chose the most famous spies i...