Bitmovin, the online video software and infrastructure company founded by two of the creators of the MPEG-DASH video streaming standard, has raised $30 million in Series B funding. The round is led by Highland Europe, with participation from existing investors Atomico, Constantia New Business, Dawn […]
Day: April 9, 2018
6 Myths About Bitcoin And How To Bust Them: Expert Take
In our Expert Takes, opinion leaders from inside and outside the crypto industry express their views, share their experience and give professional advice. Expert Takes cover everything from Blockchain technology and ICO funding to taxation, regulation and cryptocurrency adoption by different sectors of … social experiment […]
Sony’s pro 4K camcorder has Netflix-friendly ‘Instant HDR’
The FS5-II canhandle 60 fps high-framerate 4K recording, shoot 4K 120 fps in four-second bursts, and output 240 fps 1080p for eight seconds. Internally, it can handle 8-bit 4K at 30fps, or HD at up to 120 fps. However, many production pros will probably attach […]
Riforma del catasto, stangata in arrivo sugli immobili: tasse cinque volte più alte
Stando infatti a una prima valutazione, basato sulla sperimentazione della riforma del catasto a Roma e Milano, è stato sì registrato un aumento del valore di mercato di oltre un terzo, ma anche un aumento delle tasse sugli immobili ovvero Tasi e Imu. UN ESEMPIO […]
Samsung Gear S3 battery life improved in new update
A new update to Samsung’s Gear S3 smartwatch aims to improve its battery life on a day-to-day basis when you’re wearing the watch. Rolling out now in the US, Canada and South Korea (with more markets to follow, but we don’t know when) the latest […]
A well-fed workforce is a happy workforce — City Pantry raises £4M for its catering marketplace
City Pantry, the office catering marketplace to make it easy to order in food for staff, company events and meetings, has restocked its funding. The London-based startup has raised a new £4 million round led by Octopus Investments with participation from existing investors and Newable […]
The world’s most hellish spa
Italy boasts the world's most “hellish” natural thermal baths. They're dotted around the country, and for centuries, they've been likened to hell. Some were even banned, with the all-powerful Vatican wary of their powers. But today the sites celebrate their links to the devil's lair, […]
Camorra: blitz nel Napoletano, presi 8 ‘scissionisti’
Iniziarono a spacciare droga in alcuni comuni dell'hinterland a nord di Napoli ma senza placet del "boss", che reagì scatenando agguati e omicidi: i carabinieri del Nucleo Investigativo di Castello di Cisterna (Napoli) hanno arrestato 8 persone … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews
NVIDIA will end 32-bit OS GeForce support this month
There’s probably still a fair few folks using 32-bit versions of Windows or Linux, despite the fact that a 64-bit version of Windows XP was released on October 25th, 2001. I doubt that many of those are gamers, but there’s always that person who only […]
China’s SenseTime, the world’s highest valued AI startup, raises $600M
The future of artificial intelligence (AI), the technology that is seen as potentially impacting almost every industry on the planet, is widely acknowledged to be a war between tech firms in America and China. In a notable side-note to that battle, China now has the […]