A UN report compiled by a coalition of international climate and policy experts has warned that “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society” are required if global warming is to be limited to just 1.5°C. The report also sets out some of […]
Day: October 8, 2018
Apple told Congress it found no evidence of server tampering
Apple VP for IT security Goerge Stathakopoulos sent letters to both the US House and Senate Commerce Committees, according to a Reuters report. “Apple’s proprietary security tools are continuously scanning for precisely this kind of outbound traffic, as it indicates the existence of malware or […]
The best Amazon Great Indian Festival 2018
Amazon has started teasing their biggest sale event of the year in India—the Great Indian Festival sale. The latest edition of the sale will kick off at 12 PM on October 10 and will end on October 15. The sale will go live 12 hour […]
SpaceX Sticks Its Landing after a Showy California Launch
“The Falcon has landed.” As SpaceX declared victory on its live webcast, cheers erupted on a southern California hilltop, where a group of watchers had gathered to witness the company’s latest rocket launch (and landing). SpaceX had just achieved another first: touching down a rocket […]
Ford patent would turn autonomous car control into a mobile game
The second mode wouldn’t be quite so involved. Instead, you’d use your finger to turn an on-screen steering wheel. In both cases, you wouldn’t necessarily have full control of the car. The vehicle would control acceleration, braking or both, leaving you to decide where it’s […]
A look at France through local eyes
France is a place Plews holds especially dear, due in large part to her … “My father has family in Vienna, Austria so we'd always travel back to the old … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Riforma delle pensioni: sarà vietato lavorare per chi lascia a 62 anni
Roma – Da catalogare alla voce «effetti indesiderati della riforme». Quota 100, l'anticipo della pensione a 62 anni con almeno 38 di contributi, costerà … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
I’m very sorry, but you’re going to have to learn to love the blockchain
I apologize. I get it. You hear “blockchain” and you immediately think “shady get-rich-quick schemes” or “bubble of magical fake Internet money” or “libertarian enfants terribles,” and when a true believer tries to explain to you why you should care, why it will change the […]
IRL Glasses Block All the Screens Around You
Early last year, Scott Blew was standing in line at a food truck in Los Angeles when he caught the glare of Fox News on a television out of the corner of his eye. This is ridiculous, he thought. He couldn’t even escape the deluge […]
Tesla’s Autonomous Driving Narrative Has Hit A Brick Wall
Tesla has relied on its own good PR, credulous media, and bullish analysts to fuel a narrative of leadership in autonomous driving, even as Google's Waymo … Unfortunately for Tesla and Elon Musk, the company's loquacious and … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit