Cloud storage company, Degoo, is not a household name. But it has managed to carve itself a niche inside the busy cloud storage market with two offerings that have attracted more than 15 million users over the past seven years with an estimated 20,000 people […]
Day: April 17, 2019
Cyberspies Hijacked the Internet Domains of Entire Countries
The discovery of a new, sophisticated team of hackers spying on dozens of government targets is never good news. But one team of cyberspies has pulled off that scale of espionage with a rare and troubling trick, exploiting a weak link in the internet’s cybersecurity […]
Proof of Capital is a new $50M blockchain fund that’s backed by HTC
It’s often said that the dramatic fall of crypto prices last year ushered in a new era for technology-focused startups in the blockchain space, and the same argument can be made for the venture capitalists who fund them. Proof of Capital is the latest fund […]
Aptiv takes its self-driving car ambitions (and tech) to China
Aptiv, the U.S. auto supplier and self-driving software company, is opening an autonomous mobility center in Shanghai to focus on the development and eventual deployment of its technology on public roads. The expansion marks the fifth market where Aptiv has set up R&D, testing or […]
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, February 2019
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, February 2019 The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $49.4 billion in February, down $1.8 billion from $51.1 billion in January, revised. February exports were […]
Sweden’s Engaging Care raises €2.5M seed to scale patient communication and improve outcomes
Engaging Care, the Swedish heathtech startup founded by Annica Belfrage and Charlotta Tönsgård (who was previously CEO of online doctor app Min Doktor), has raised €2.5 million in seed funding. The round is co-led by two European venture capital firms: Connect Ventures and Crowberry Capital. […]
Samsung announces Galaxy A70 in India at Rs 28,990
Samsung has announced its sixth phone in the Galaxy A series, the Galaxy A70 in India on Wednesday. It has one of the biggest display Samsung has ever put on any smartphone, is powered by a huge battery and is the first phone in the […]
Canada is being sued over Sidewalk Labs’ smart city project
Sidewalk Labs won the Quayside project through an RFP (request for proposal) in October 2017. Or, to be more specific — the company won the right to develop a Master Innovation and Development Plan (MIDP) that will be debated and voted on by the public […]
Costa Navarino, Greece’s home of golf – Scotland on Sunday travel
In January 2019, Greece hailed a new sporting hero: 20-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas became the world's youngest top ten tennis player after he … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Offshore Wind Farms Are Spinning Up in the US—At Last
On June 1, the Pilgrim nuclear plant in Massachusetts will shut down, a victim of rising costs and a technology that is struggling to remain economically viable in the United States. But the electricity generated by the aging nuclear station soon will be replaced by […]