The car is changing. There’s no two ways about it; with the move towards electric vehicles, and the rise of automation, the way we interact with motor vehicles is set to shift dramatically in the coming years. General Motors (GM) has released a new feature […]
Day: December 5, 2017
Digital ethicist James Williams talks about the rise of bad social media
James Williams is a doctoral candidate at the Oxford Internet Institute. He studies the ethics of attention and persuasion in technology design and spoke with us about the rise of attention-grabbing advertising and media and how we can fight back against the onslaught. I talked […]
Change, tragedy and chicken nuggets ruled Twitter in 2017
Unsurprisingly, the most retweeted message of the year came when an everyman infamously begged fast food chain Wendy’s for a lifetime of nuggets. But also topping the list of retweets and likes were reactions to tragedy, like Barack Obama’s message advocating against hate after the […]
An Amusement Park for Foodies
That was the first thing I heard about FICO Eataly World, the new culinary attraction in Bologna, Italy. Like many food lovers, I knew Eataly for its grocery stores: … But, in the era of experiential travel, the educational angle really appealed to me. The […]
The menopause is on our roadmap, says Clue’s Ida Tin
Femtech startup Clue is looking at expanding the feature-set of its period tracking app to attract women outside its current younger demographic. “Menopause is a huge space,” said founder Ida Tin, speaking on stage here at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin. “I’ve been submerged into this area […]
Amazon Australia has finally launched… and it’s frankly underwhelming
Speculation has been rife through the year as to when Amazon would open shop Down Under – with a soft launch notification sent to sellers just before Black Friday sending everyone into a tizzy to prepare themselves for great bargains during the big sales event […]
Android Oreo for low-powered phones launches today
The suite of pre-installed apps you’ll find on a Go phone include Google Assistant Go, Files Go, Google Go, Google Maps Go, Gmail Go, YouTube Go, Gboard, Chrome and the Play Store. Most of these apps are stripped-down variants with simpler interfaces and, in YouTube’s […]
I giovani e le pensioni: ad Università Cafè di Rainews24 studenti si interrogano sul proprio futuro
Al suo interno in ogni puntata c'è Università Cafè, un contributo realizzato dagli studenti di un'università (ogni settimana una diversa) che commentano la “parola della settimana”. Domenica 3 dicembre hanno partecipato gli studenti della Luiss Guido Carli” di Roma e la parola-chiave era "pensioni". by […]
Grande Fratello VIP: Aida Yespica incontra il fidanzato Giuseppe
Nel corso di questi 84 giorni la storia di Aida Yespica con Giuseppe Lama, meglio conosciuto come Geppy, ha subito una serie di scossoni, dovuti anche all'amicizia della modella con Jeremias Rodriguez. Dopo un messaggio in diretta, che sembrava … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews […]
GM launches Marketplace for in-car shopping and reservations
[embedded content] GM is making it possible to shop right from your vehicle’s infotainment system, while on the go. The carmaker is pushing out an update for model year 2017 and later vehicles, which will go out to all cars even if the owner doesn’t […]