Mega dam project could drive Argentina’s hooded grebes to extinction <img width=”660″ height=”495″ alt=”” src=”https://c402277.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/photos/16536/images/simple_style_full/Mac%C3%A1_tobiano_sobre_vinagrilla_en_lago_de_la_patagonia_Argentina.jpg?1543263935″ /><img width=”660″ height=”495″ alt=”” src=”https://c402277.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/photos/16436/images/simple_style_full/Medium_WW188414.jpg?1541522131″ />Ignacio “Kini” Roesler spent three years surveying hooded grebes in Argentina’s Patagonian wilds without finding a single breeding colony. Then, suddenly, his survey team stumbled […]
Day: November 26, 2018
Amazon launches a cloud-based robotics testing platform
Amazon’s kicking off Re:Invent week with the launch of AWS RoboMaker. The cloud-based service utilizes the widely deployed open source software Robot Operating System (ROS) to offer developers a place to develop and test robotics applications. RoboMaker essentially serves as a platform to help speed […]
Logitech shelves $2.2bn deal to buy Plantronics
The Swiss computer accessory maker Logitech has ended its discussions to acquire the US Bluetooth earpiece and gaming headset manufacturer Plantronics. The negotiations between the two companies were first reported by Reuters this weekend, though now they have both confirmed that their discussions have ended. […]
Supreme Court may let consumers sue Apple over App Store monopoly claims
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court seemed inclined Monday to let iPhone users sue Apple by claiming that the App Store amounts to a … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Altro che flat tax, è in arrivo la tassa unica sul mattone: Imu più Tasi
Altro che flata tax per le famiglie, è in arrivo la tassa unica sul mattone. E arriva attraverso un emendamento alla legge di bilancio che porta la firma di … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Cyber Monday 2018: Best Headphone Deals From Beats to Bose
This is the perfect time of year to upgrade your dirty old white Apple earbuds to just about anything else. Want to finally get the Sonos system you’ve been dreaming of? It’s on sale. From Bose to Beats, here are the best audio and headphone […]
Corleone, il candidato di centrodestra doppia Pascucci: Nicolosi è sindaco
Corleone va al centrodestra. Vince Nicolò Nicolosi con il 55% dei consensi: 1354 preferenze su 2447 voti espressi. Maurizio Pascucci, il politico toscano disconosciuto e sconfessato alla vigilia dal leader del M5s, Luigi Di Maio, per la sua volontà di … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit […]
Corvus Insurance lands a fresh $8 million to turn sensor data into actionable info for its food and pharma customers
Corvus Insurance, a two-year-old, Boston-based insurance company that uses data across more than 50 criteria to predict and prevent losses for its corporate customers in the food and pharmaceutical industries, has attracted $8 million in funding, shows a newly processed SEC filing that says the […]
Say hello to your smart workplace assistant
Printers are evolving fast; from the basic devices that could once only print from a personal computer, they’ve become multifunction devices, integrated technology hubs that can operate autonomously. Beyond scanning and copying, they can print from multiple devices wirelessly, handle document management, seamlessly manage documents […]
The US Postal Service exposed data of 60 million users
A broken US Postal Service API exposed from over 60 million users and allowed a researcher to pull millions of rows of data by sending wildcard requests to the server. The resulting security hole has been patched after repeated requests to the USPS. The USPS […]