CargoX announced today that it has raised $20 million in Series C funding led by Goldman Sachs. The startup is currently focused on the Brazilian market, where it connects businesses that need to ship something with drivers who have excess capacity in their trucks. The […]
Day: November 7, 2017
Pensioni, dai marittimi ai siderurgici: stop all’aumento dell’età per 15 categorie di lavori gravosi
Salgono a quindici le categorie di lavoratori escluse dall'innalzamento dell'età della pensione a 67 anni, che dovrebbe scattare nel 2019. Nel corso … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit from
Waymo Finally Takes the Driver Out of Its Self-Driving Cars
Eight years after launching its self-driving “moon shot,” Waymo, a k a Google’s driverless car company, is having its Neil Armstrong moment. The company is now running its autonomous minivans around Phoenix with no human inside to grab the wheel if things go bad, CEO […]
Twitter officially expands its character count to 280 starting today
Twitter’s expansion to 280 characters is rolling out publicly today to all users in supported languages, including English. The company had first announced the controversial plan to move beyond its traditional 140 characters back in September, noting at the time how a longer character count allowed […]
Elezioni a Ostia, l’astensione batte tutti (anche il Movimento 5 Stelle)
Il politologo Massari: i pentastellati sul litorale non convincono, volevano essere un argine all'astensione e non ci sono riusciti. Bene il centrodestra rinnovato, può esserci sintonia con CasaPound … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews #orecchioacerbo
Twitter’s 280-character limit comes to the masses
The company has followed up a previous study with data showing that few of those with early 280-character access misused it. Only 5 percent of tweets were longer than 140 characters, and just 1 percent ran up against the new limit. Twitter expects an initial […]
Nasa’s next Mars rover has 23 eyes for scoping out the Red Planet
If we were to judge the supremacy of interplanetary rovers by the number of cameras they had, Nasa’s Mars 2020 mission will be the undisputed king of the hill. The rover has a grand total of 23 different “eyes”, which will guide it as it […]
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UK bulk spying challenge in European Court of Human Rights
Legal representatives of the UK government faced a raft of questions today from judges sitting in the European Court of Human Rights hearing a challenge to intelligence agencies’ bulk collection practices brought by a coalition of civil and human rights campaigners. The American Civil Liberties […]
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Proseguono in Parlamento le audizioni sulla legge di bilancio. La Banca d'Italia invita il Governo a non fare passi indietro sulle pensioni mentre la … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit from