«La volevo di profilo, con i grattacieli vicini, vicinissimi». Lei è la Madonnina, i palazzi sono quelli di Porta Nuova. L’idea: mettere in una foto tradizione e innovazione, passato e futuro. Peccato che la foto in questione debba essere colta in volo, a duecento metri […]
Day: November 13, 2018
GM’s Maven program will rent Teslas and Fords in 2019
It’s not entirely clear if Maven will welcome cars from all automakers, but it sounds like at least some Ford and Tesla models will be. In addition, GM will open the platform up to micro-fleet entrepreneurs and will also expand it to Canada and other […]
11/11 shows biometrics are the norm for payments in China
Chinese consumers were quick to adopt digital payments, and a recent shopping binge showed they are ready for another leap: biometric payments. On November 11, Alibaba wrapped up Singles’ Day – the world’s largest shopping event – and hauled in $30.8 billion in total transactions, a […]
Sony’s next-gen PlayStation controller could include a touchscreen
In a recently-updated patent granted to Sony last month, the company behind the popular PlayStation consoles has detailed the inclusion of a touchscreen in a controller design, hinting at a possible future iteration of the DualShock controller used with the company’s consoles. Specifically, the abstract […]
Is the push for productivity creating a pathway for cyberattacks?
It’s no secret that organisations are under increased pressure to improve efficiency. With close to zero productivity growth in the UK between 2007 and 2017, the pressure is on. We’re seeing organisations rightfully embrace all manner of new technologies resulting from digital transformation to maximise […]
RIP Stan Lee, the Man Who Made Comics Cool
Stan Lee, the avuncular, controversial longtime writer and publisher of Marvel Comics, died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 95 years old. Popping a big character death on people like that was just the kind of thing Lee liked. “Stan Lee—dead! No! No, it can’t […]
Analysts weighing in on $8B SAP-Qualtrics deal don’t see a game changer
SAP CEO Bill McDermott was jacked up today about his company’s $8 billion Qualtrics acquisition over the weekend. You would expect no less for such a big deal. McDermott believes the data Qualtrics provides could bridge the gap between his company’s operational data and customer, […]
Tav, ultimatum di Parigi. Ma Di Maio ripete il no
«Quella piazza va ascoltata, chiede futuro». La partenza di Luigi Di Maio sembra un'apertura. Ma a sera su La7, nel day after dell'imponente protesta di Torino contro il blocco della Tav, il leader 5Stelle dà un nuovo stop all'Alta velocità Torino … by Livio Acerbo […]
The quiet revolution that’s making your phone smarter than you at photography
Artificial intelligence (AI) is making its way into almost every aspect of our lives. It’s our phones, while many of us have let it into our homes in the form of voice assistants in smart speakers. Those are just the most visible implementations of AI, […]
How Air Astana Pilots Landed a ‘Completely Uncontrollable’ Jet
The trouble started almost immediately. A few minutes after taking off from Lisbon on Sunday, the pilots of an Air Astana Embraer 190 jet called Mayday. “We have flight control problems,” he told air traffic control, asking for a path to the sea for an […]