Spotify announced today the launch of a new tool called Line-In that will allow its community members to offer input about the music data it has on file, like genre, mood, explicitness, and more. The goal is to leverage the wisdom of the crowds in […]
Day: March 12, 2018
VHacks: Inside the Vatican’s First-Ever Hackathon
This past weekend, as tourists milled around St. Peter’s Basilica, one of the holiest sites in the world, snapping selfies and experiencing Michelangelo’s art through their phone’s camera lens, 120 students sat in a 500-year-old palazzo a few hundred meters away, coding for 36 hours […]
Texas city drops its bus service in favor of ridesharing vans
Service will initially focus on Arlington’s downtown core and key areas like the entertainment districts, hospital and a connection to the Dallas-Fort Worth airport, but it should cover a “large portion” of the city between I-30 and I-20 as of the summer. The vans operate […]
Windows 10 may feature modes for different types of users
We’ve just heard another interesting revelation about Microsoft’s alleged future vision for Windows, and it involves an operating system which is fully adaptable and boasts various different modes, like a ‘gaming mode’ which is specifically designed for playing games with an Xbox controller. In this […]
Un elicottero è precipitato nell’East River, a New York
Un elicottero con a bordo sei persone è precipitato questa notte nell'East River di New York: cinque persone sono morte, il pilota si è salvato. Diversi testimoni hanno raccontato di aver notato l'elicottero che volava molto veloce e con una … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit […]
Report calls for algorithmic transparency and education to fight fake news
A report commissioned by European lawmakers has called for more transparency from online platforms to help combat the spread of false information online. It also calls for urgent investment in media and information literacy education, and strategies to empower journalists and foster a diverse and […]
CSU sulla riforma delle pensioni: governo ondivago
San Marino. “Sulla riforma cruciale del sistema previdenziale il Governo appare ondivago”. Così i segretari della CSU, Giuliano Tamagnini (CSdL) e Riccardo Stefanelli (CDLS), commentano la decisione del Segretario alla Sanità di aprire un ciclo di incontri sul tema pensioni con la cittadinanza. by Livio […]
Philips introduces its first outdoor Hue lights
The products work seamlessly with existing Hue systems, just like any indoor lights. The lights come in white as well as white and color ambiance. The Philips Hue Lily ($279.99) is a new spotlight system that you can use to highlight your garden, while the […]
How Creative DDOS Attacks Still Slip Past Defenses
Distributed denial of service attacks, in which hackers use a targeted hose of junk traffic to overwhelm a service or take a server offline, have been a digital menace for decades. But in just the last 18 months, the public picture of DDoS defense has […]
Twilio launches Flex, a fully programmable contact center
Earlier this year we reported that Twilio was going to launch a full contact center solution called Flex on March 12 — lo and behold, today is March 12 and Twilio today announced the launch of Flex at the Enterprise Connect conference in Orlando. Flex […]