It was a year ago that TPG announced a $1.9 billion investment in building a new 4G network in Australia in a bid to move away from Vodafone, the junior telco’s current telecom partner. And now it’s nearly time for the launch of Australia’s newest […]
Day: May 10, 2018
Uber says its self-driving cars could return in ‘next few months’
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi spoke briefly of what’s been going in the world of Uber’s self-driving cars in light of the fatal accident in Tempe, Arizona in March. At Uber Elevate today in Los Angeles, Khosrowshahi said Uber will bring back its self-driving cars “within […]
Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft will be part of government drone pilots, but Amazon was left out
The U.S. Transportation Department's 10 winning drone pilot projects aimed at spurring the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in a wide variety of fields do not include Amazon or China's DJI, but do involve Alphabet, Qualcomm and Microsoft. Apple is also involved in the project […]
Cristiano Ronaldo is working on a teen soccer series for Facebook
The show will be written by Memphis Beat creators Liz Garcia and Josh Harto, according to Deadline, and produced by former ABC-chief Paul Lee’s indie studio, wiip. The soccer team’s racially diverse line-up and soccer winning streak will apparently help the community overcome some class […]
Trump White House quietly cancels NASA research verifying greenhouse gas cuts via /r/technology
Trump White House quietly cancels NASA research verifying greenhouse gas cuts https://ift.tt/2I1oWG9 Submitted May 09, 2018 at 11:35PM by Al2Me6 via reddit https://ift.tt/2G0LQYk
Signal for Mac users should disable notifications to keep their messages secure
If you’re using Signal for secure messaging, here’s something to be aware of. The app is one of the best-regarded encrypted messaging tools out there, but Mac owners who use Signal might inadvertently be putting their privacy at risk. As Motherboard reports, security researcher Alec […]
Wikipedia article of the day for May 10, 2018 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot
The Wikipedia article of the day for May 10, 2018 is Russian battleship Pobeda. Pobeda was the last of the three Peresvet-class pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Russian Navy at the end of the nineteenth century. Launched on 10 May 1900, the ship was […]
FAA Relaxes Drone Restrictions With 10 New Programs
The space above your head—currently filled with sky, maybe some clouds, and the passing bird or plastic bag—is valuable. Many a company would rather see it filled with drones, saving lives with emergency drugs, delivering items you ordered online, monitoring crops, and handling a bajillion […]
comminution: Word of the day for May 10, 2018 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot
comminution , n : (often mining, waste management) The breaking or grinding up of a material to form smaller particles. (traumatology) The fracture of a bone site in multiple pieces (technically, at least three); crumbling.
Roma, il prefetto Basilone: «I Casamonica vanno sfrattati»
Prefetto Paola Basilone, domenica è morta una ragazza in moto per colpa delle radici degli alberi; lunedì la notizia del raid dei Casamonica; oggi (ieri-ndr) l'autobus esploso in via del Tritone. Cosa succede a Roma? «Sono vicende drammatiche e … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews
