London proptech startup Goodlord appoints LoveFilm co-founder William Reeve as CEO

London ‘proptech’ startup Goodlord, which offers cloud-based software to help estate agents, landlords and tenants manage the rental process, has announced the appointment of serial entrepreneur and investor William Reeve as CEO. It follows a recent restructuring of the company that saw nearly 40 people […]

‘Don’t Fear the Robopocalypse’: the Case for Autonomous Weapons

‘Don’t Fear the Robopocalypse’: the Case for Autonomous Weapons Published on January 15, 2018 at 10:39AM Lasrick shares “Don’t fear the robopocalypse,” an interview from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists with the former Army Ranger who led the team that established the U.S. Defense […]

Indonesia, crolla struttura della Borsa di Giacarta: decine di feriti

GIACARTA – Almeno 28 persone sono rimaste ferite a Giacarta in seguito al crollo di una struttura, forse una balconata interna, nella sede della Borsa. L'edificio è stato evacuato dalle autorità. "Stiamo ancora indagando sulle cause, per ora le nostre … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit […]

Confirmed issue with Google Chromecast and Google Home causes temporarily Wifi drops around the world via /r/technology

Confirmed issue with Google Chromecast and Google Home causes temporarily Wifi drops around the world http://ift.tt/2D0mXve Submitted January 15, 2018 at 08:20AM by itsjellybear via reddit http://ift.tt/2DbrLlQ

Army base pulls Chinese security cameras over ‘negative perception’

There had been concerns about security holes in some cameras’ firmware, but Hikvision made patches available within a week of learning of the flaws. It has routinely promised that its cameras are secure, and that its state-owned shareholder doesn’t have a say over its daily […]

City of Barcelona Dumps Windows For Linux and Open Source Software

City of Barcelona Dumps Windows For Linux and Open Source Software Published on January 15, 2018 at 06:39AM An anonymous reader quotes Open Source Observatory: The City of Barcelona is migrating its computer systems away from the Windows platform, reports the Spanish newspaper El País. […]