We’re one step closer to keeping trash and plastic out of our oceans <img width=”660″ height=”495″ alt=”” src=”https://c402277.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/photos/8354/images/simple_style_full/Humpback_Whale_Amy_Kennedy_NOAA.jpg?1423668636″ />The United States took an important step forward in the global fight to tackle trash in our oceans. Nearly 124,000 WWF activists from 49 states reached out […]
Day: October 18, 2018
Funky Materials Give the Mantis Shrimp Its Powerful Punch
Imagine for a second that you’re a crab, and a fellow crustacean called a mantis shrimp has decided to make you its lunch. The truth is, it’s not worth struggling. The mantis shrimp uses muscles to cock back two hammer-like appendages under its face, storing […]
Sonos may add Roku’s entertainment platform to its speakers
This is just a rumor, but it would make sense. Roku introduced its voice-controlled home theater software, Roku Entertainment System, earlier this year. Along with Roku Connect, it’s a way for users to operate their home theater systems wirelessly through voice control. Roku isn’t building […]
Daivergent connects people on the autism spectrum with jobs in data management
Great startups normally come from a personal place. Byran Dai’s new company, Daivergent, is no different. Founded in December 2017, Daivergent looks to connect enterprise clients with folks on the autism spectrum who will help complete tasks in AI/ML data management. Dai’s younger brother, Brandon, […]
Xbox All Access: everything you need to know
In August 2018 Microsoft announced the launch of Xbox All Access, a limited-time offer (only available in the US) which allows those who sign up to get an Xbox One S or Xbox One X console, Xbox Games Pass and Xbox Live Gold for a […]
Drivers Wildly Overestimate What ‘Semi-Autonomous’ Cars Can Do
Cars are getting smarter and more capable. They’re even starting to drive themselves, a little. And they’re becoming a cause of concern for European and American safety agencies and groups. They’re all for putting better tech on the road, but automakers are selling systems like […]
When Air France lowered Europe-Hong Kong flying time to six days
When Air France lowered Europe-Hong Kong flying time to six days … A two-night stay in Singapore is on offer at Charlotte Travel from HK$2,590 per … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Pensioni, le novità nel pacchetto della quota 100: le quattro finestre, chi ci guadagna
Sono circa 400mila le persone coinvolte dal nuovo pacchetto sulle pensioni contenuto nella legge di Bilancio con l'introduzione della ormai nota … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
eBay accuses Amazon of illegally poaching its sellers
eBay’s lawsuit also said that Amazon coordinated those efforts from its headquarters, seeing as a lot of the accounts were created from an Amazon IP address. Most of the messages also had similar patterns and were even identical. It said that three accounts created by […]
Banksy’s rigged art frame was supposed to shred the whole thing
In the connected future will anyone truly own any thing? Banksy’s artworld shocker performance piece, earlier this month, when a canvas of his went under the hammer at Sothebys in London, suggests not. Immediately the Girl with Balloon canvas sold — for a cool ~$1.1M (£860,000) […]
