Roboticists have the strangest pet projects. For Colin Angle, it’s vacuuming up lionfish. The iRobot CEO is also the cofounder of RSE (that’s Robots in Service of the Environment), a volunteer-based organization designed to create what it says in the name. The organization’s first project, […]
Day: March 13, 2019
Taglio delle pensioni dopo il voto, il governo gioca la carta del rinvio
Di Alberto Maggi. Tagliare le pensioni a 5 milioni di italiani poco prima delle elezioni europee non è certo una mossa vincente. L'ultima Legge di … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Italia-Cina, la cautela di Conte: «Non sottovalutato i rischi, ma possiamo limitarli»
«Gli Stati membri devono ricordarsi che abbiamo le nostre regole sulla trasparenza e la concorrenza, quindi gli appalti pubblici devono essere aperti a tutti». Dall'Unione europea arriva una raccomandazione esplicita a tutti i Paesi che intendono … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews
Nissan uses 5G to put an augmented reality co-driver in your passenger seat
Not content with giving you a disembodied voice as an in-car personal assistant like BMW’s Natural Interaction, Nissan is developing its plans for three-dimensional augmented reality (AR) co-drivers who’ll answer questions and provide information about the road ahead. Nissan unveiled its Invisible-to-Visible technology at CES […]
Spotify files a complaint against Apple with the European Commission over “Apple tax” and restrictive rules
Spotify is taking its gloves off in what has up to now been a behind-the-scenes tug-of-war with Apple, where it competes against Apple Music but also relies heavily on the company for distribution in its app on iOS devices. Today CEO Daniel Ek announced that […]
Facebook, Amazon and Google Have a 2020 Problem
More than 67 percent of digital advertising revenues in 2018 went to Google, Facebook and Amazon. “Today's big tech companies have too much … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Firefox Send Is an Easy Way to Share Large Files Securely
You’ve got no shortage of ways to send encrypted messages, and at least as many cloud services for sending large files. But the Venn diagram for the two remains surprisingly, inconveniently small. That’s the beauty of Mozilla’s Firefox Send, a free, intuitive, web-based service that […]
10 of the best independent record shops in Paris
He reckons the reggae scene is much more exciting in France and Europe now than in the UK or even Jamaica. When he goes to London to see his … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
BT’s fibre broadband deal with freebies worth up to £180 is ending tomorrow
When it comes to BT’s never ending cycle of freebies with its fibre broadband deals, we think we can safely say that its most recent attempt has been one of our all time favourites. With a free gift of your choosing worth up to £179 […]
Ingeriscono lamette e tentano di evadere dall’ospedale, catturati due detenuti
Due detenuti hanno tentato un'evasione mentre si trovavano all'ospedale di Terni per alcune cure, ma sono stati prontamente catturati. Feriti in modo lieve una ragazza e due agenti della Polizia penitenziaria, secondo quanto riferisce il Corriere dell … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews