Lightning Labs, a young, Bay Area-based startup, is trying to make it easier for users to send bitcoin and litecoin to each other without the costly and time consuming process of settling their transactions on the blockchain. It has investors excited about its work, too. […]
Day: March 15, 2018
Gas vs. Electric: How Far Can a Car Go With Different Fuel Sources?
There’s a very good reason that humans are still using gas-powered cars. Despite the negative side effects of combustion—it releases not just energy, but carbon dioxide—the simple fact is that you can get more energy out of gasoline than you can from other energy sources. […]
2018 Mercedes Benz E400 reads and reacts to speed limit signs on the fly
Image credit: Mercedes Benz On the road to fully autonomous driving, there are a few milestones that give us some hope. Cars like the Volvo S90 that can adjust speed for the car in front of you on the highway and a Tesla Model S […]
Blue Apron will start selling its meal kits in stores this year
Aware of the limitations that come with a purely subscription model, Blue Apron is now looking to boost its revenue by selling its product in stores. “The access to consumers is much broader in this avenue than the avenue we’ve been operating in in the […]
NASA Statement on Confirmation of New Agency Chief Financial Officer
The following is a statement from acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot on the Senate’s March 14 confirmation of Jeff DeWit to serve as agency’s Chief Financial Officer. from NASA http://ift.tt/2FCrNV4 via IFTTT
Teacher in Ghana who used blackboard to explain computers gets some Microsoft love
Teaching kids how to use a computer is hard enough already, since they’re kids, but just try doing it without any computers. That was the task undertaken by Richard Appiah Akoto in Ghana, and his innovative (and labor-intensive) solution was to draw the computer or […]
Si batteva contro violenza della polizia nelle Favelas: assassinata a Rio attivista Marielle Franco
15 marzo 2018 Marielle Franco, 38 anni, attivista del Partito Socialista e della Libertà (PSOL) è stata uccisa in pieno centro a Rio de Janeiro mentre in un auto stava tornando da una manifestazione per la difesa dei diritti delle donne di colore … by […]
New story in Business from Time: Toys ‘R’ Us Is Closing Forever and the Internet Is Having a Hard Time
After filing for bankruptcy last fall, Toys ‘R’ Us is reportedly working on a plan to liquidate its business entirely. In the wake of the struggling toy retailer announcing the closure of all its U.K. stores, remaining U.S. locations are now also facing the prospect […]
New story in Business from Time: Toys ‘R’ Us Is Closing Forever and the Internet Is Having a Hard Time
After filing for bankruptcy last fall, Toys ‘R’ Us is reportedly working on a plan to liquidate its business entirely. In the wake of the struggling toy retailer announcing the closure of all its U.K. stores, remaining U.S. locations are now also facing the prospect […]
New story in Business from Time: Rihanna Called Snapchat Out For a Domestic Abuse Ad. Now Their Stock Is Dropping.
Snap stocks dropped by nearly 5% on Thursday after Rihanna called out Snapchat for running an ad that made light of domestic violence by referencing the 2009 incident when the singer’s then-boyfriend Chris Brown violently physically assaulted her. The ad immediately received vocal backlash on […]