Month: June 2019

English professor Matt Barton grew up loving computer role-playing games like Pool of Radiance and Baldur’s Gate, and was discouraged when that style of thoughtful, analytical gameplay almost disappeared. “For a long time the very words ‘turn-based’ were enough to make everybody laugh at you,” […]

Mary Ann Azevedo Contributor Mary Ann Azevedo covers startups and tech at Crunchbase News. More posts by this contributor It’s not so obvious that this VC firm is focused on impact With these numbers, it’s no surprise SoftBank is investing in Latin America If you’re […]

Molte migliaia i pensionati che sabato 1º giugno sono giunti da tutta Italia a Roma, in piazza San Giovanni, per partecipare alla manifestazione … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit

Last week, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Renault announced a plan to merge. If it goes through, the combination would create the world's … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit

Apple recently took the tech world by surprise with the announcement of a brand new iPod touch – but even more surprising was the revelation that the updated music player features a 3.5mm headphone jack.  Why was this so surprising? Well, Apple stopped including headphone […]

Have you ever tried to stream a video on the bus? You know how it is – the latest Marvel movie trailer has just been posted by your friend on Facebook, and you don’t want to wait until you get home to see what all […]

After weeks of sporting “Coming Soon” screens, the New York City MTA’s OMNY pilot finally launched today. The system augments the city’s MetroCard swipes with new contactless screens that work with contactless prepaid credit and debit cards and a variety of different smart devices. We’ve […]

Imagine what it would be like to get booted out of your galaxy. Based on observations from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers report that a pair of binary stars have been flung from their home. When a massive star turns into a supernova, its core […]