Amazon is taking a slice of Europe’s food delivery market after the U.S. e-commerce giant led a $575 million investment in Deliveroo. First reported by Sky yesterday, the Series G round was confirmed in an early UK morning announcement from Deliveroo, which confirmed that existing […]
Day: May 17, 2019
Atmospheric Methane Levels Are Going Up—And No One Knows Why
This story originally appeared on Undark and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Every week dozens of metal flasks arrive at NOAA’s Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado, each one loaded with air from a distant corner of the world. Research chemist Ed […]
Why France’s SNCF could relaunch fabled Orient Express rail service
The last true Orient Express travelled from Paris to Istanbul in 1977, drawing the curtain on almost a century of taking travellers on the fabled route … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Trump’s Huawei ban ‘wins’ one trade battle, but the US may lose the networking war
While U.S. government officials celebrate what they must consider to be a win in their battle against the low-cost, high-performance networking vendor Huawei and other Chinese hardware manufacturers, the country is at risk of falling seriously behind in the broader, global competition for telecom tech […]
Ultime novità oggi Riforma Pensioni: quanto si perde con Opzione Donna?
Orietta Armiliato, amministratrice del Comitato Opzione Donna Social, ha scritto un'analisi sui tagli relativi all'Opzione Donna, pubblicando la tabella … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Tesla CEO Elon Musk launches new ‘hardcore’ cost-cutting effort, will review all expenses
Tesla CEO Elon Musk told employees today that he and the company's new CFO will personally review all expenses going forward in a 'hardcore' … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Scatta lo sciopero dei trasporti: treni, tram e bus a rischio
Mezzi pubblici a rischio, oggi, per lo sciopero generale che coinvolge anche il trasporto pubblico. Sono attesi disagi sia per tram e autobus sia per i treni a breve e lunga percorrenza. Per quanto riguarda la città, Atm informa che “l’agitazione del personale viaggiante e […]
Sony’s new phone is a reworked XZ4 Compact, but you won’t be able to buy it
Rumored to be unveiled alongside the Xperia 1, we expected the Sony Xperia XZ4 Compact to be announced back in February but the handset never saw the light of day. Instead the brand introduced the Xperia 10 and Xperia 10 Plus alongside its flagship, but […]
Apple & Google celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day with featured apps, new shortcuts
With last fall’s release of iOS 12, Apple introduced Siri Shortcuts — a new app that allows iPhone users to create their own voice commands to take actions on their phone and in apps. Today, Apple is celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) by rolling […]
Hong Kong Meets Scandinavia in These Multiple-Exposure Photos
Photographer Christoffer Relander grew up in the Finnish countryside, near the small town of Ekenäs, and his work typically reflects the natural motifs of his youth: trees, flowering plants, birds, wolves. His Neonland series combines those images with the bright street scenes of Hong Kong. […]