Only six months ago Barcelona-based TravelPerk bagged a $21M Series B, off the back of strong momentum for a software as a service platform designed to take a Slack-like chunk out of the administrative tedium of arranging and expensing work trips. Today the founders’ smiles are […]
Day: October 15, 2018
Top Six Honeymoon Destinations Revealed in Recent Survey of Experienced, Specialty Travel …
For example, the travel advisors surveyed recommend that couples go … "It's more exclusive and can also be combined with touring the rest of Italy," … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies from cancer at 65
He’s best-known for creating Microsoft alongside Bill Gates in 1975, and is credited with coming up with the original name. More importantly, he landed the fateful deal that would make Microsoft a tech giant: he led a deal to buy Tim Paterson’s Quick and Dirty […]
Silicon Valley’s Tech Elite Zoom in on Crispr
Three hundred and sixty four days ago, Jiwoo Lee’s friends helped her celebrate her 18th birthday by baking her a Rice Crispr cake. They bedecked the gooey, cereal-based treat with blue and red frosted double helixes in honor of her favorite high school hobby—gene editing. […]
Mekamon 2.0 is here to give AR gaming a dose of personality
Reach Robotics has launched the second generation of its augmented reality (AR) fighting robot, Mekamon – and it’s weirdly adorable. In February, TechRadar visited the company’s new UK office, where we spoke to chief operating officer John Rees and chief technology officer Chris Beck about […]
Quota 100 da Febbraio, il Governo approva: cosa cambia ora
… 400mila italiani di ritirarsi dal lavoro in anticipo e andare in pensione all'età di 62 anni purché nel contempo si abbiano almeno 38 anni di contributi. by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Amazon-led health venture should focus on life expectancy and disease prevention, experts say
The health-care partnership between Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and J.P. Morgan, announced early this year, is one of the biggest stories in the … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
This robot uses lasers to “listen” to its environment
[embedded content] A new technology from researchers at Carnegie Mellon University will add sound and vibration awareness to create truly context-aware computing. The system, called Ubicoustics, adds additional bits of context to smart device interaction, allowing a smart speaker to know its in a kitchen […]
Facebook is banning misinformation about voting ahead of the midterms
The company will not be removing all untrue posts regarding the electoral process, a line in the proverbial sand which Facebook has long be reticent to cross. Instead the company will direct its corps of human moderators to take down only false content relating to […]
Diablo 3 Nintendo Switch bundle packs a custom console, the game and all its DLC
With Black Friday and Cyber Monday right around the corner, console makers are starting to roll out their best bundles that pack hit games and custom hardware all in the box. The latest of these is the new Diablo III Nintendo Switch bundle that includes […]