The San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ Land Use and Transportation Committee has been working with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to develop a permit process to enable the SFMTA to regulate e-scooter share companies. Today, the Committee heard proposed legislation regarding permitting and enforcement […]
Day: April 16, 2018
Google’s new VR museum preserves endangered and lost historical landmarks
Google Maps has no sentimental attachment to the past. With each new satellite update, foreclosed addresses and demolished buildings disappear into the void forever. But when it comes to the ancient historical and cultural landmarks of the world, Google has teamed up with a nonprofit […]
The White House Loses Rob Joyce and Tom Bossert, Its Cybersecurity Brain Trust
Today, the White House confirmed that cybersecurity coordinator Rob Joyce will head back to the National Security Agency, where he previously ran the nation’s top hacking team. His departure comes just a week after Tom Bossert, Trump’s cybersecurity czar and Joyce’s boss, was forced out—and […]
Adobe acquires voice interface platform Sayspring
Adobe today announced that it has acquired Sayspring, a startup that helps developers prototype and build the voice interfaces for their Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant apps. The company says the Sayspring team will join Adobe tomorrow and that it’ll then start integrating the company’s […]
The updated Stylophone Gen X-1 synth comes to the US
The new version of this tiny synth has a built-in speaker and a headphone jack, making it so you can connect it to recording systems or a PA. It’s iconic metallic keyboard/sound strip can be used with the included stylus, and a second one can […]
Treno deragliato a Pioltello: “Ruggine recente” sui tratti di binari sequestrati
La scena immortalata dalle telecamere del Tg3 rischia di far esplodere le polemiche: è quella che si è presentata agli occhi dei consulenti della procura di Milano che, insieme ai Pm, sono entrati nel capannone Rfi dello scalo di Greco dove sono conservati i tratti […]
Salvini e Di Maio al Vinitaly Lite da osteria e governo fermo
Se qualcuno sperava nel patto dell'Amarone per sbloccare lo stallo politico a sei settimane dal voto, è rimasto a bocca asciutta. Al massimo c'è stato il patto dello Sforzato, in valtellinese Sfursàt. Un grande rosso da uve Chiavennasca (ma è solo uno … by Livio […]
Volkswagen sets 2020 launch date for self-parking cars
On average, New York City residents spend over 100 hours looking for parking every year, while Brits spend 44 hours, Volkswagen claims. Now, the German automaker is hoping to reduce the time for their customers to as close to zero as possible. VW announced last […]
«Ruby bis», la Procura di Milano: confermare le condanne di Emilio Fede e Nicole Minetti. «Ragazze per mettere di buon umore Berlusconi»
Il sostituto procuratore generale di Milano Daniela Meliota ha chiesto la conferma delle condanne per l’ex direttore del Tg4 Emilio Fede e per l’ex consigliera lombarda Nicole Minetti, rispettivamente a 4 anni e 10 mesi e a 3 anni di reclusione, nel processo d’appello «bis» […]
Google will pre-vet addiction treatment ads following scams
In-person facilities, crisis hotlines and support groups will now have to be vetted by Oregon-based LegitScript before they can advertise on Google search pages or through the millions of apps and websites that use Google ads. LegitScript will assess addiction treatment providers based on 15 […]