Highland Europe, the European “growth-stage” technology investor, has closed a new €463 million fund, the firm’s third fund in just six years. Targeting “globally ambitious” European software and internet-enabled businesses, the VC typically writes initial cheques of between €10 million and €30 million. It says […]
Day: June 27, 2018
Budget phones are about to get better AI, battery life and performance
Mid-range and budget handsets launched in the second half of the year will be boasting better AI capabilities, longer battery life, greater graphics and enhanced performance. That’s according to Qualcomm, as these are the claims it’s making about a trio of new chipsets it’s just […]
Farage e gli speculatori della Brexit
La Brexit, che business. Mentre il Regno Unito, a due anni dal referendum, è ancora spaccato in due fra Leavers e Remainers e aspetta di sapere se uscirà dall'Unione europea con o senza un accordo, un'inchiesta dell'agenzia Bloomberg svela come nella … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit […]
New Snapdragon chips bring dual cameras to more mid-tier phones
The octa-core 632 is unsurprisingly the headliner, and can support two 13-megapixel rear cameras for those all-important portrait and telephoto shots. It’s up to 40 percent faster in raw computational power than the Snapdragon 626, and that means enough power for 4K video capture and […]
Traffic Doesn’t Hurt the Economy—But We Should Still Fix It
Behold the traffic-dammed and damned city: The very existence of gridlock would indicate that business is booming. But in the field of transportation planning, it’s well accepted that regions with persistent car congestion will lose economic steam. After all, congestion does things like slow down […]
Tesla Model S battery re-ignited twice after fatal Florida crash, says NTSB
The battery in a 2014 Tesla Model S re-ignited two times after it was involved in a fatal and high-speed crash in Florida in May, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report released Tuesday. The NTSB report said the electric vehicle was traveling […]
Ryanair announce strike affecting 115000 Spain holidaymakers A DAY
Ryanair passengers could be faced with yet another wave of problems this summer when travelling to Spain. Crunch talks are due to take place … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Pensioni d’oro, dai tagli 1 euro in più al mese
L'ultima, in materia previdenziale, è il taglio delle pensioni d'oro di importo superiore a 5 mila euro che abbiano beneficiato del sistema di calcolo … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Senator asks FCC if Stingrays can interfere with 911 calls
Wyden asks for information about any testing conducted by or required by the FCC regarding the disruption of communications and if no tests have been performed, he wants to know why. Along with 911 call interference, he also asks about the potential disruption of wireless […]
Watch Rocket Lab’s first commercial launch, ‘It’s Business Time’
Rocket Lab, the New Zealand-based rocket company that is looking to further amplify the commercial space frenzy, is launching its first fully paid payload atop an Electron rocket tonight — technically tomorrow morning at the launch site. If successful, it will mark a significant new […]