“An enormous amount of work has gone in to delivering this project in such a short time,” said South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill in a statement. “The world’s largest lithium ion battery will be an important part of our energy mix.” Musk famously promised to […]
Day: November 23, 2017
Why Can’t America Have a Single, Interoperable Tolling System? Because Bureaucracy
In a perfect world, the electronic tolling infrastructure in the United States would be Mastercard seamless: Any transponder would get you through any toll plaza, debiting your account as you breeze across bridges and through tunnels with interstate abandon. But you can’t. You should be […]
UK watchdog tells ISPs to advertise ‘real’ broadband speeds
The problem, of course, is that every home is different. You might have full-fibre access, or a nearby cabinet with old-fashioned copper running up to your doorstep. As a result, it’s hard for internet service providers to give one definitive number on their billboard ads. […]
Manos Vatzolas, Director, Sales and Marketing Ledra Hotels & Villas
TRAVEL TRADE WEEKLY: How popular is Greece to travellers from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region? MANOS VATZOLAS: I am afraid that the number of our guests travelling from the MENA region is still not as high as expected. However, we do experience […]
Let’s talk about commercial drones at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin
Everyone loves drones, including companies with very specific needs. Drones once were the hot new thing and the perfect birthday gift. But drone makers are now realizing that there’s a bigger opportunity with commercial use cases, from farming to inspection. That’s why we’re excited to […]
Get this wireless HP laser printer for just £20 during Black Friday
There was a time when you’d probably need to sell a kidney to buy a laser printer. But now these peripherals are almost as cheap as (posh) chips and a great asset for any household or business. Right now, you can get the HP LaserJet […]
FTC evaluating “serious issues” raised by Uber breach
The FTC has now put out a statement regarding the Uber data breach which the company concealed for the best part of a year before finally disclosing it, under new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, on Tuesday by passing details to Bloomberg. Late yesterday a spokesperson for […]
The Silicon Valley Founder With a Pocket Full of Visas
The immigrant entrepreneur’s road to Silicon Valley is paved with visas. And every one tells a tale. In the case of Purva Gupta, who is now the 29-year-old founder of Lily, a Palo Alto-based startup that’s building an AI-driven fashion app, the precious US government […]
Padoan alla Cgil, prima i giovani poi le pensioni
Lo afferma a Repubblica, il ministro dell'Economia, Pier Carlo Padoan, che insiste: "La voce di spesa pubblica per le pensioni è quella che più è aumentata negli ultimi anni, mentre altre voci sono scese. Le pensioni non sono quelle che hanno sofferto di più, mentre […]
DARPA is engineering plants to act as biohazard sensors
Plants naturally react to stimuli and environmental changes. The goal of APT is to control the stimuli that plants respond to and how they react through genetic manipulation. The main idea is that these plants would be self-sustaining, so they would act as monitors for […]