No, McDonald’s didn’t buy a competitor. It bought a tech company. That’s right–McDonald’s has reached an agreement to acquire Dynamic Yield, an Israeli startup that specializes in “decision logic” technology. This tech uses data acquired from previous purchases to recommend additional purchases. (Think: the “customers […]
Day: April 11, 2019
With consumer G+ dead, Currents hopes to make waves in the enterprise
Google today announced that Google+ in G Suite, the last remaining remnants of what was once Google’s attempt to rival Facebook and Twitter, will now be called Currents. We don’t need to belabor the fact that Google+ was a flop and that its death was […]
Samsung lowers prices of Galaxy S10 series ahead of Huawei P30 launch
The Huawei P30 Pro and the Huawei P30 are hitting store shelves today and to welcome these phones to the market, Samsung has reduced the pricing its Galaxy S10 series. Huawei has priced the P30 Pro at AED 3,399 which is 200 Dirhams cheaper compared […]
Amazon admits that employees review “small sample” of Alexa audio
Bloomberg says Amazon has employees listening to audio clips in offices in Boston, Costa Rica, India, and Romania. Employees … Bloomberg says that Apple's Siri "also has human helpers. … What about Google's virtual assistant? social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
William Barr Sends Troubling Signals Ahead of Mueller Report Release
The Mueller report has been sitting in the Justice Department for nearly two weeks. Attorney general William Barr told Congress Wednesday he’s hoping the public will finally get a look at the 300-plus page document sometime within the next week, ending a bizarre period of […]
Instead of the Camino de Santiago in Spain, take one less travelled
Instead of the Camino de Santiago in Spain, take one less travelled … St. Jean-Pied-de-Port, France, to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain. … Although it isn't a 1000-plus-year-old pilgrim route, the 200km Camino dos Faros … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
The creation of the algorithm that made the first black hole image possible was led by MIT grad student Katie Bouman
The development of the algorithm that made it possible to create the first image ever of a black hole was led by computer scientist Katie Bouman while she was still a graduate student at MIT. Bouman shared a photo on Facebook of herself reacting as […]
Noisy Quantum Computers Could Be Good for Chemistry Problems
Scientists and researchers have long extolled the extraordinary potential capabilities of universal quantum computers, like simulating physical and natural processes, or breaking cryptographic codes in practical timeframes. Yet important developments in the technology—the ability to fabricate the necessary number of high-quality qubits (basic units of […]
Google Assistant can now order you Domino’s
Last year, Domino’s Australia introduced the ability to place an online order for its pizza and other fast food offerings via Amazon Alexa, and now the chain has announced that you’ll be able to do the same with Google Assistant. “Domino’s is proud to be […]
Lavoro e pensioni, saranno spesi 133 miliardi in più in tre anni
Mettendo insieme i due provvedimenti, «quota 100» e «reddito di cittadinanza», l'impatto resta moderatamente positivo sul Pil (+ 0,2% nel 2019 e + 0 … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit