One year after receiving a whopping $75 million commitment to invest in early stage companies applying artificial intelligence to various industries, Glasswing Ventures has closed its debut fund with $112 million. It’s a significant milestone for a firm that purports to be the largest early […]
Month: July 2018
Watch this robotic, driverless car take on a challenging racetrack
One day, we may be watching robotic cars race against each other at incredible speeds, devoid of drivers. Instead of the skill of the human taking center stage, it’ll be the smarts of the AI embedded in each. We’ve taken a step closer to that […]
BlackBerry Key2 Review: A Comfy Keyboard and Long Battery Life
Last year, we eviscerated the BlackBerry Keyone. Physical “keyboards are bad,” we argued, and they were never better than on-screen keyboards. You could make all the same arguments against the new BlackBerry Key2, but after using this unique, productivity-focused device for a few weeks, I […]
Cgil: pensione anticipata a 62 anni
La Cgil si prepara al confronto con il Governo sulla Riforma Pensioni da inserire nella prossima Legge di Bilancio 2019, tra le priorità l'uscita flessibile … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Splatoon 2’s new weapon looks like a toilet
Splatoon and its Switch-based sequel, Splatoon 2, are known for their imaginative and bombastic weapons. You can tackle the series’ ink-based warfare with dual pistols, shotguns and sniper rifles, but also paint brushes, buckets and even a modified NES Zapper. The latest addition to the […]
Japanese startup Paidy raises $55M Series C to let people shop online without a credit card
Paidy, a fintech startup that enables Japanese consumers to shop online without using a credit card, announced today that it has raised a $55 million Series C. The round was led by Japanese trade conglomerate Itochu Corporation, with participation from Goldman Sachs. The Tokyo-based startup […]
Apple partnered with Blackmagic Design on an external GPU for MacBooks
Apple announced external GPU support at last year’s WWDC, finally rolling out support for the feature back in March. Since then, a handful of manufacturers have brought Thunderbolt 3 functionality to their units, including, notably, Razer back in March. Alongside the release of new MacBook Pros, […]
The Walking Dead: Our World uses AR to bring zombie hordes to your door
Finnish game developer Next Games and AMC have released a gruesome new mobile game that uses augmented reality (AR) to spread zombie hordes through the real world. The Walking Dead: Our World, first announced in August 2017, is available to download free for iOS and […]
Apple’s MacBook Pro refresh appeals to power users
For the kind of people who will pay potentially $2,399 for a new laptop, it’s probably best if I cut straight to the specs. The beefier 15-inch model is now a six-core machine, with Intel Core i7 and i9 processor options, up to 4TB of […]
Apple MacBook Pro 2018: Price, Specs, Release Date
MacBook Pros are becoming worthy of their “Pro” moniker again. Apple just refreshed its line of professional laptops, a move that had been recently rumored. The new MacBook Pros, which go on sale today, get a bump in processor speeds, RAM, and internal storage. They […]
