Scott Gottlieb, the former Food and Drug Administration chief, became known during his tenure for his efforts to regulate the tobacco and e-cigarette industries — and for his particular focus on Juul, the fast-growing e-cigarette company that Gottlieb squarely blames for creating a “youth epidemic” […]
Day: May 23, 2019
Barnes & Noble’s Nook e-reader returns with a larger screen
I’ve always had a soft spot for the Nook. Barnes & Noble’s e-reader was more than just a rare competitor to Amazon’s steamrolling Kindle, it was a nice device with an interesting design — and one of the first in its class to now standard […]
Self-Driving Startup Aurora Buys Speed-Sensing Lidar Company
In the race to develop a technology that, at its root, is about teaching robots how to understand their surroundings, Aurora just bought itself a fresh set of eyeballs. The developer of self-driving car technology announced Thursday it’s acquiring lidar maker Blackmore, whose laser scanning […]
Lyft’s low-cost Shared Saver rides come to six more US cities
The choice was previously available only in Denver, New York City and San Jose. As before, there’s a few motivations behind Shared Saver’s existence. Lower costs could entice more people to use Lyft, of course, but this also encourages greater use the company’s bikes and […]
Nvidia teases something ‘super’ for GeForce graphics cards
Nvidia already launched its Turing graphics lineup over the last eight months or so, but it looks like something new and ‘super’ is on the way. Ahead of Computex 2019, it looks like Nvidia has a new graphics card in store, likely something that will […]
Zero raises $20 million from NEA and others for a credit card that works like debit
Just ahead of the launch of the Apple Card, a startup that has its own take on modernizing the credit card industry, Zero, is announcing the close of its $20 million Series A. The new round of funding was led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA), […]
Pavia, studente di 15 anni picchiato da un bullo in classe: rischia di perdere un occhio
Da quando lunedì mattina è stato picchiato dal compagno di classe, non ci vede più da un occhio. La sua retina, come refertato dai medici del pronto soccorso del San Matteo di Pavia, ha subito un danno: la speranza è che possa migliorare nel giro […]
Greece travel: You can’t beat Crete
If you fancy a day trip go seven miles north to trendy Elounda, with its bars and boats bobbing in the harbour. Just across the water is Spinalonga … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Chi è in assistenza non pagherà le tasse per i certificati di domicilio
Il Municipio di Lugano, nella sua seduta odierna, ha deciso di esonerare i cittadini in disoccupazione e a beneficio di prestazioni assistenziali dal … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Future launches $150/mo exercise app where real coaches nag you
The only way to beat laziness is with guilt, so that’s what Future sells. It assigns you an actual human trainer who builds personalized workout plans and messages you throughout the day to make sure you’re doing them. It even gives you an Apple Watch […]