MILANO – Un ragazzo di 15 anni è morto poco fa dopo il trasporto in ospedale in condizioni gravi dopo essere precipitato da un'altezza di 25 metri all'interno di una condotta di aerazione nel centro commerciale Sarca a Sesto San Giovanni (Milano … by Livio […]
Month: September 2018
Elvie’s wearable breast pump promises silent, hands-free pumping
The Elvie Pump connects to a free app that measures pump volume and pumping history over time for each breast. It also allows users to manage the pump’s settings from the app itself, so they don’t have to mess with buttons on the device when […]
African experiments with drone technologies could leapfrog decades of infrastructure neglect
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Astronomers Have Found the Universe’s Missing Matter
Astronomers have finally found the last of the missing universe. It’s been hiding since the mid-1990s, when researchers decided to inventory all the “ordinary” matter in the cosmos—stars and planets and gas, anything made out of atomic parts. (This isn’t “dark matter,” which remains a […]
Google’s AI is now much better at recognizing songs that are playing
If you ever use Google Assistant or the Google app to recognize a song you’re listening to, that process should be faster and more accurate in the future, Google says – thanks to some advancements in its cloud-based artificial intelligence routines. Sound Search (which is […]
L’Ordine: pensioni d’oro
Come ogni domenica con La Provincia c'è “L'Ordine”, il settimanale con gli approfondimenti della cultura. In questo numero: togliere alle pensioni … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
African tourism alarmed by rhino, elephant losses
… setbacks in recent months prompting experts at an African tourism conference this week in Cape Town to warn about the cost to the travel industry. social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Arluno, tamponamento a catena sulla A4: 64enne cerca di scendere, travolto e ucciso
Travolto e ucciso mentre usciva dalla sua auto, in fiamme dopo un tamponamento. Un uomo di 64 anni, E.O., ha perso la vita così in un incidente stradale avvenuto poco prima della mezzanotte di sabato sull’autostrada A4 Torino – Venezia. Il sinistro è avvenuto a […]
Facebook is hiring a director of human rights policy to work on “conflict prevention” and “peace-building”
Facebook is advertising for a human rights policy director to join its business, located either at its Menlo Park HQ or in Washington DC — with “conflict prevention” and “peace-building” among the listed responsibilities. In the job ad, Facebook writes that as the reach and […]
IKEA promises zero-emissions delivery in five cities by 2020
The Swedish retailer hopes that 25 percent of its overall deliveries will rely on emissions-free vehicles that same year, and wants completely clean deliveries by 2025. IKEA is no stranger to green initiatives. It ditched non-LED lighting years ago, for instance. Such a rapid shift […]