Fast-growing Chinese media startup ByteDance is looking to raise as much as $3 billion to continue growth for its empire of mobile-based entertainment apps, which include news aggregator Toutiao and video platform Tiktok. The Beijing-based startup is in early-stage talks with investors to raise $2.5 […]
Day: August 8, 2018
Amazon cuts Whole Foods delivery time to 30 minutes
The initiative, called grocery pickup, is starting off in Sacramento and Virginia Beach before it rolls out to more cities throughout 2018. It will allow customers to pre-order bakery items, organic produce and other fresh foods from the Prime Now app, and fetch their purchase […]
Mobile operators and landowners pledge co-operation on rural coverage
Landowners and mobile operators have reaffirmed their commitment to work together to improve coverage in rural areas despite a lack of progress in negotiations. Operators have long complained about the difficulty in gaining access to sites and the ‘unfair’ demands made by landowners in exchange […]
Semi-Autonomous Cars Have Flaws. That’s Why They Need Tests
These days, modern cars come with sophisticated driver assistance tools, like adaptive cruise control, which maintains a set distance from the car in front, and active steering, which keeps a vehicle in its lane. They can also brake automatically if the driver doesn’t spot a […]
AI giant SenseTime leads $199M investment in Chinese video tech startup
SenseTime may be best known as the world’s highest-valued AI company — having raised $620 million at a valuation of over $4.5 billion — but it is also an investor, too. The Chinese firm this week led a 1.36 billion RMB ($199 million) Series D funding […]
U-17 WNT Will Train at US Soccer NTC, Travel to South Korea for Two Matches
Korea Republic has also qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and was drawn into Group D with Spain, Canada and Colombia. social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
New rules are killing deceptive broadband ads in the UK
Overall, advertised speeds from the 12 biggest providers across all types of packages up to 100 Mbps dropped by 15 percent. One company, TalkTalk, completely eliminated advertised speed claims and another (Vodafone) has removed the word “Fiber” from two offers. Only Virgin Media, which made […]
Riscossione tasse, il Comune evidenza i progressi: incassati 76 milioni da Imu e Tari
Il dato, che si riferisce al primo semestre 2018, viene comunicato all'indomani della delibera della Corte dei conti. Nello stesso periodo dello scorso … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
NOW TV just made Sky Sports more affordable – but only if you’re quick
NOW TV has just announced its aptly named Season Ticket which lets footy fans get all the season’s Sky Sports action for less. It’s a limited time deal that will save you more than £100 – the usual price of over £300 has been slashed […]
Moto Z3 Play Review: Unlocked and Loaded
Would you like a Mod to go with that Moto? After three iterations of the Moto Z, it’s clear that Motorola still believes in its line of snap-on magnetic phone accessories. And it should. There are a lot of intriguing Mods you can buy, including […]