The grapes weren’t genetically modified. Rather, the researchers identified rot-resistant genes in other grapes (including those from Asia and the US) and cross-bred them to promote the improved traits. They also made sure to get rid of variants that were overly acidic or produced unwanted […]
Day: August 6, 2018
Tourism peaks on Tinos island
Tinos, which was named “Greece's Leading Guest Experience Destination” at this year'sWorld Travel Awards (WTA), has managed to extend its … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Taglio delle «pensioni d’oro» A Bergamo quanti saranno coinvolti?
La scure del taglio potrebbe andare a colpire però anche gli assegni un po' più bassi, ovvero quelli oltre i 4 mila euro. Un modo per recuperare la … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Elon Musk Wants to Put an Arcade in Your Tesla, and the Rest of the Week in Games
Welcome to Replay, our weekly roundup of all the gaming news and happenings you might’ve missed while you were, y’know, playing games. This week, we’ve got Elon Musk’s attempts to put games in cars, Valve’s return to actually making games, and the biggest fighting game […]
Wells Fargo says hundreds lost homes to computing ‘error’
The glitch existed between April 13th, 2010 and October 20th, 2015, when the error was fixed. Wells Fargo has apologized for the error and stated that it’s “providing remediation” that includes an $8 million fund set aside for those affected by the flaw. This isn’t […]
iPad Pro 2018 will likely borrow some of the iPhone X’s neatest features
Rumors around an upcoming iPad Pro launch have been increasing in recent months, and now it’s looking more likely than ever that 2018’s professional tablet from Apple will bear the resemblance of a big iPhone X. Up until the iPhone X, every iPhone and iPad […]
Legionella, a Bresso il mistero: a luglio 4 morti e 52 contagi
Qui, a soli otto chilometri da Milano, dove ormai i poco più di 20 mila abitanti hanno paura di respirare aria contaminata e farsi la doccia con acqua infetta, gli esperti studiano persino temporali e venti, approntano modelli matematici, raccolgono senza sosta campioni da analizzare, […]
Who do you trust?
Another week, another high-profile hack. This week it was (checks notes) Reddit. What makes this one marginally more interesting is that the victims were using two-factor authentication, i.e. SMS codes texted to them to verify their identities when their accounts were accessed — which turned […]
Loopholes and the ‘Anti-Realism’ of the Quantum World
The theoretical physicist John Wheeler once used the phrase “great smoky dragon” to describe a particle of light going from a source to a photon counter. “The mouth of the dragon is sharp, where it bites the counter. The tail of the dragon is sharp, […]
klaxon: Word of the day for August 6, 2018 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot
klaxon , n : A loud electric alarm or horn. American inventor Miller Reese Hutchison, who created the machine later called the klaxon, was born on this day in 1876.