It is hard not to anthropomorphize robot vacuums. They live in your house. Some work with focused intensity, zipping back and forth; others bounce haphazardly from wall to wall. Some are loud, others quiet. Some will even bombard you with text messages while you’re at […]
Day: December 8, 2017
AWS has a post re:Invent surprise as it enters the single sign-on market
Steve Jobs used to famously end his keynotes with “there is one more thing…” AWS decided to wait a week after their re:Invent conference ended to announce their more thing when it quietly released a single sign on product for the AWS cloud yesterday. While […]
Researchers find another smart toy that’s easy to hack
The Toucan had two ways of being accessed, the first of which was simply by connecting to the device’s built-in Bluetooth speaker. Crucially, however, the microphone was also accessible, so sufficiently local and motivated attackers could snoop on what you, or your kids, were saying. […]
Win an Honor 7X with TechRadar and Honor!
The Honor 7X is here – undercutting the competition when it comes to price, despite being loaded up with features normally found on £500+ phones. From the FullView, wide display, its exquisite, premium style right through to the pixel-perfect dual-cameras, if you’re looking to upgrade […]
Spotify and Tencent agree to swap stakes in their music businesses
Tencent’s overseas investment splurge continues after the company confirmed a deal with Spotify that will see the duo make investments in each other’s music businesses. Tencent Music Entertainment (TME), the Chinese firm’s subsidiary that manages its music streaming and karaoke services, will make an undisclosed […]
12 Elegant Gifts for the Most Stylish Person on Your List: Timepieces, Artful Objects, and Smart Coffee Gear
Kinto Coffee Brewer 5 Piece Stand Set There’s a certain artistry to brewing coffee, but even java novices will feel closer to it with this stylish set. Designed for slow drip, the set includes a wood-and-brass stand, gold-tone filter, and glass brewer for effortless brewing […]
Why Bitcoin Is Worth $0, $20000, $200000, Or $∞
LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 07: A visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin on December 07, 2017 in London, England. Cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Lightcoin have seen unprecedented growth in 2017, despite remaining extremely volatile. While digital … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit from
NVIDIA’s ‘most powerful GPU’ ever is built for AI
[embedded content] Since Volta was designed to work on a mixture of computation and calculations and has features created specifically for deep learning, scientists can use the GPU to build their own desktop PCs if they don’t need special servers. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said […]
Pensione? I giovani dovranno aspettare fino a 71 anni e due mesi
In pensione a 71 anni e 2 mesi è però la prospettiva – secondo i calcoli dell'Ocse – per il ventenne italiano, nato nel 1996, che ha iniziato a lavorare nel 2016, se avrà una carriera lavorativa senza interruzioni e se saranno applicate le attuali […]
MishiPay raises £1.6M led by Nauta Capital for its mobile self-checkout technology
MishiPay, a London startup that has built mobile self-checkout technology that promises to put an end to queuing to pay, has raised £1.65 million in seed funding. The round is led by European VC Nauta Capital and will be used to further grow the burgeoning […]