In 2014, Google radically rethought how email should work. The ideas it introduced through its then-new Inbox app—Reminders! Snoozing! Bundles!—have since been absorbed into Gmail prime. At the time, though, bringing those features to the most popular email service on the planet served a surprisingly […]
Day: April 2, 2019
Burocrazia, giustizia, tasse e avanzo primario: la ricetta di Cottarelli per salvare l’Italia
Insomma, se l'Italia è in crisi non è solo colpa della politica (che di responsabilità ne ha parecchie), ma anche degli italiani che vogliono meno tasse, … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Ford is bringing an electric Transit van to Europe by 2021
Ford plans to bring an electric Transit commercial van to the European market by 2021 as part of the automaker’s broader plan to electrify its global portfolio. The automaker announced the Transit EV, along with more than a dozen other electrified consumer-facing models that will […]
Lego Spike Prime Lets Kids Build Robots—and Confidence
Memories of middle school likely conjure up all sorts of thoughts and emotions. “Productive STEM learning” is probably low on the list. But on Tuesday, Lego is introducing a new coding and robotics set called Spike Prime that it hopes will break through with a […]
Thales completes Gemalto takeover
After 15 months, Thales has finally completed its acquisition of Gemalto for €4.8bn creating a new Group poised to be a global leader in digital identity and security. By combining the expertise of the two companies, the larger Thales now has an unrivalled portfolio of […]
Boston Dynamics’ acquisition will help its robots see in 3D
Kinema is a Menlo Park-based company that uses deep learning to give robotic arms the 3D vision they need to locate and move boxes. It can recognize different products and handle boxes of different sizes, even if they’re not perfectly level. With this purchase, Boston […]
Bambini autistici, arriva la «Stanza magica» per giocare e apprendere
Quando si pensa a una ludoteca, la s’immagina piena di giocattoli, pupazzi, materassi e palline. Le due stanze inaugurate lunedì alla Scuola Media Statale Curiel di Cornaredo, nel Milanese, possono sembrare, al contrario, un poco spoglie. Ma l’apparenza inganna. Le due stanze-ludoteche, pensate per bambini […]
Amazon hopes cheaper designer nut butter and antibiotic-free chicken will finally shed the ‘Whole …
Amazon's move to cut prices by 20 percent on more than 500 products at Whole Foods on Wednesday is not its first attempt to purge the “Whole … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Beating back bears, Bitcoin briefly balloons beyond $4,900
Bitcoin went on a tear in early morning trading earlier today, popping up to above $4,900 and reminding some investors of the good old days of 2017. The currency is still trading up above 15% at $4,782.60, which is a healthy jump for the cryptocurrency […]
Travel Fail: I Rode a Bike Off a Cliff in Croatia
In our new column, Travel Fails, we're highlighting stories where everything … with a bicycle ready to tackle the Alpine passes of the Tour de France. social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours