While the NBA and NHL playoffs are in full swing, the big events won’t arrive until this weekend. On Friday we’ll see the debut of God of War on PS4 and Nintendo Labo for Switch, before the season premiere of Westworld (no spoilers, please) on […]
Day: April 17, 2018
Insider tip: South of France
The south of France is the kind of place you can travel to time and again and always find something new to fall in love with. I cycled through lavender fields, sipped wine in a chateau cellar, feasted on specialties and watched the sun set […]
Meteo: inizio settimana tra nuvole e temporali, poi arriva il caldo
Sarà una inizio di settimana all'insegna del tempo altamente instabile sull'Italia dal punto di vista meteorologico. Come segnalano gli esperti, infatti, la debole perturbazione giunta domenica sull'Italia porterà nelle prossime ore una instabilità … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews
How Russian Facebook Ads Divided and Targeted US Voters Before the 2016 Election
When Young Mie Kim began studying political ads on Facebook in August of 2016—while Hillary Clinton was still leading the polls— few people had ever heard of the Russian propaganda group, Internet Research Agency. Not even Facebook itself understood how the group was manipulating the […]
Telstra goes from zero to hero, is now the best Aussie ISP for Netflixing
Despite being Australia’s biggest telco, Telstra didn’t rank too well in Netflix’s ISP speed index rankings that were released last year. That’s actually quite an understatement — Telstra ranked dead last in March 2017, only catching up with the rest of the pack later that year […]
EU ties pay off, as EIF puts $74M into Dawn Capital’s $232M fund
U.K. VCs were sent a message today by the EU: Continue to invest in European companies and we’ll invest in you. That at least seems to be the takeaway from the news that Dawn Capital, which has built up a reputation as an investor in […]
Google’s latest do-it-yourself AI kits include everything you need
At the same time, Google is promising more help when you’re ready to get cracking. A companion Android app helps with setting up your kit, and the AIY website itself has been revamped with clearer instructions aimed at younger creators. The kits should now be […]
Australia to get phone-detecting traffic cams in bid to curb distracted driving
Drivers using mobile phones while driving could soon be fined without them even knowing, thanks to new technology that can detect phone use. The new tech is slated to be installed in stationary traffic cameras and will not only be able to detect phone use, […]
Insta360 ONE Review: This Spherical Camera Is a Ball to Use
Spherical imaging has never been as approachable as it is right now. Cameras like the Ricoh Theta and GoPro Fusion let you can shove some impressive lens technology into your pocket to take with you anywhere. Especially if you own a VR headset, 360-degree photos […]
ESPN+ now streams on Roku devices
The price remains the same: it’s $5 per month, or $50 per year. This addition still doesn’t make ESPN+ ubiquitous (it’s notably absent from game consoles and most smart TVs), but the rapid expansion suggests it might just be a matter of time before you […]