AgTech avvio Rantizo è al lavoro per portare l’arrivo di in-campo di applicazione, tramite drone. In Iowa, è la prima azienda a ricevere l’approvazione dalla Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) per la condotta di spruzzatura di applicazioni tramite il drone nei campi agricoli. “Il nostro drone […]
Day: July 29, 2019
Tesla has a new energy product called Megapack
Tesla has launched a new utility-scale energy storage product called Megapack modeled after the giant battery system it deployed in South Australia as the company seeks to provide an alternative to natural gas “peaker” power plants. Megapack is the third and largest energy storage system […]
How the West Got China’s Social Credit System Wrong
In October 2018, Vice President Mike Pence paid a visit to the Hudson Institute—a conservative Washington D.C. think tank—to give a wide-ranging speech about the United States’ relationship with China. Standing stiffly in a shiny blue tie, he began by accusing the Chinese Communist Party […]
Milano, danneggiamenti in metrò contro il caro-biglietti: perquisite le case di tre anarchici, otto indagati
Poco più di due mesi fa il loro blitz dimostrativo contro il caro-biglietti dei mezzi pubblici di Milano: un gruppo di oltre 40 ragazzi, molti con i volti coperti, erano entrati in diverse stazioni del metrò e con schiuma e fascette di plastica avevano danneggiato, […]
New ransomware spreads via SMS
While Android ransomware has been declining since 2017, ESET researchers have discovered a new ransomware family that uses victims’ contact lists to spread further via SMS messages containing malicious links. The new ransomware, referred to as Android/Filecoder.C, was distributed on adult content-related topics on Reddit […]
Huawei and Google were reportedly building a (now suspended) smart speaker
I suspect we’ll be hearing a lot of with regards to sidelined Huawei projects in the coming weeks and months. Add this one to the list. The Chinese hardware giant was reportedly teaming with Google on a smart speaker, before all hell broke loose with […]
Italy Sea Arrivals Dashboard (June 2019)
Between 1 January and 30 June 2019, 2,779 persons arrived in Italy by sea. … in Apulia or Calabria having departed from Turkey and Greece. Iraqi nationals also often travel along the latter route: in June 2019, 87 Iraqi nationals … social experiment by Livio Acerbo […]
Rockstar North, sussidiaria di Rockstar Games, multata per aver evaso le tasse
Un nuovo rapporto dell'organizzazione britannica Tax Watch UK ha rivelato che Rockstar North, software house dietro Grand Theft Auto V, non ha … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Apple’s Siri routinely records you having sex
Hey Siri, I need some privacy. Apple's “Siri” automated assistant routinely records people having sex, as well as making drug deals and discussing … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Google Pixel 4 gets face unlock and aerial gestures
Google must be getting tired of leaks for its upcoming Pixel 4. The company just up and announced two huge features its flagship will feature: the air-gesture-control Motion Sense and Face Unlock. In a tweet and blog post, Google outlined the two features – along […]