Yuri Milner’s Breakthrough Initiatives and Silicon Valley’s Science Influencers

“Who are we?” That impossible question opened the 2015 public letter announcing a well-heeled SETI project called Breakthrough Listen. Dozens of people—scientists, astronauts, and also a producer, a chess champ, and a soprano—signed the note, which kicked off a $100 million effort by Russian billionaire […]

Manovra, dalla Web tax al bonus bebé Tutte le novità sulla Legge di bilancio

Dalla web tax al ritorno del bonus bebè, dalla tassa sul fumo per finanziare i farmaci oncologici alla spinosa questione delle pensioni. Dai quasi 4.000 emendamenti piovuti in Senato sulla legge di bilancio emergono già le prime probabili modifiche al … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit […]

After Corralling AI Expertise, Facebook Now Offers to Share Some

Deutsche Telekom executive Axel Clauberg says his employer and other telecom companies are eager to tap artificial-intelligence techniques that are revolutionizing other industries. There’s only one problem: The telcos can’t hire AI experts. “It’s not as easy as it sounds for telcos to attract top […]

Chinese firm nabs social video app Musical.ly for as much as $1 billion

Since its launch, Musical.ly has expanded its content offerings beyond just social lip-syncing video creation. Last year, it spun off a separate live-streaming app called Livel.ly and earlier this year it began offering original mini-shows. In June, a short version of MTV’s Nick Cannon’s Wild […]

Mafia, blitz a Palermo: 17 arresti. Trovato il “libro mastro” del pizzo

10,30 – L'inchiesta ha anche permesso di individuare i responsabili di una sparatoria avvenuta la sera del 4 marzo 2015, nella piazza centrale del quartiere. Coinvolti Giuseppe e Domenico Tantillo, all'epoca ai vertici della cosca, e i componenti della … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews […]