Every day we creep a little closer to Douglas Adams’ famous and prescient babel fish. A new research project from Google takes spoken sentences in one language and outputs spoken words in another — but unlike most translation techniques, it uses no intermediate text, working […]
Day: May 16, 2019
Xiaomi to launch Redmi Note 7S with 48MP camera on May 20 in India
After selling over 2 million units of the Redmi Note 7 series in India since its launch in March, the company is gearing up to add another phone to the popular series. The Redmi Note 7S has just been teased for India and will be […]
Tech stocks slide on US decision to blacklist Huawei and 70 affiliates
The United States has been lobbying for months to prevent its western allies from using Huawei equipment in their 5G deployment, and on Wednesday, Washington made it more difficult for the Chinese telecom titan to churn out those next-gen products. The U.S. Department of Commerce […]
China is blocking Wikipedia in every language
It’s not certain exactly why China decided to block other languages, but the move comes just weeks before the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests, which culminated in a violent government crackdown. China typically blocks access to specific web pages referencing the tragedy, but […]
The FCC’s Robocall Plan Sounds Awfully Familiar
Despite high-profile arrests and protocols with clever names, the robocall scourge remains indomitable. On Wednesday, Federal Communications Commission chair Ajit Pai teased a new proposal to put a serious dent in the problem. Stop us if you’ve heard this one before. On the face of […]
Travel giant TUI hit by overcapacity and Max planes
Travel giant TUI said its first-half losses deepened due to airline overcapacity for Spain and the grounding of its 15 Boeing 737 Max planes, two issues … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
I GUAI DI SANDRA MILO «Mi sono concessa per le tasse»
Ma successivamente sono sopraggiunte le tasse che Moris (scomparso nel 1995, ndr) non aveva pagato e che però erano intestate a me. Un amico … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Microsoft’s First Windows XP Patch in Years Is a Very Bad Sign
This week, Microsoft issued patches for 79 flaws across its platforms and products. One of them merits particular attention: a bug so bad that Microsoft released a fix for it on Windows XP, an operating system it officially abandoned five years ago. There’s maybe no […]
Drone pilot charged with violating secure airspace over two NFL games
Federal prosecutors have charged a drone pilot with violating airspace regulations in connection with anti-media flyers that were dropped over two … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Indagata Lara Comi (FI) «31 mila euro dal leader Confindustria Lombardia Marco Bonometti»
L’europarlamentare di Forza Italia e candidata alle prossime elezioni Europee Lara Comi è indagata per finanziamento illecito nella maxi inchiesta della Dda di Milano. Con lei indagato Marco Bonometti, presidente di Confindustria Lombardia. Comi è accusata di aver ricevuto dall’industriale bresciano un finanziamento illecito, lo […]