For nearly fifteen years LanzaTech has been developing a carbon capture technology that can turn waste streams into ethanol that can be used for chemicals and fuel. Now, with $72 million in fresh funding at a nearly $1 billion valuation and a newly inked partnership […]
Month: August 2019
Google and Amazon say they have removed gun-related shopping results that shouldn’t have been …
Washington (CNN Business) Days after a pair of deadly mass shootings that killed more than 30 people, Google and Amazon acknowledged Tuesday … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
The Weird, Dark History of 8chan and Its Founder Fredrick Brennan
Fredrick Brennan is a vivid dreamer, and toward the end of his time running the notorious website 8chan, one sequence would play out in his mind night after night as he slept. Brennan, wheelchair-bound from a genetic disorder, dreamed that he was being hauled away […]
The Pill Club is donating 5,000 units of emergency contraception
Eleven million women in the U.S. live more than an hour from an abortion clinic, a number expected to increase as facilities close up shop following new restrictions on women’s healthcare in several states. Planned Parenthood and other leading nonprofits continue to put up a […]
Apex Legends’ upcoming Solos mode lets you ditch the team and go it alone
Apex Legends‘ three members squads are unique amongst Battle Royale shooters, allowing players to team up with friends or randomly-matched squad mates in order to have a better fighting chance against opposing attackers. However, developer Respawn Entertainment is changing things up (albeit for a limited […]
Italy Highlighted as One of Important Markets for Croatian Tourism
Traditionally, Italians travel the most in August, and their favourite foreign destinations are Greece, Spain and Croatia, where they most often travel to … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Amazon’s self-driving delivery robots are coming to California
Amazon said the robots, which are light blue and have the Amazon smile logo stamped on its sides, are able to avoid crashing into trash cans or … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Tasse, Garavaglia: “Trasformiamo il bonus Renzi in decontribuzione”
"Pensiamo a 10-15 miliardi di riduzione delle tasse. A partire dal superamento del bonus Renzi" degli 80 euro. A tornare a parlare della rivoluzione … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
How ’30-50 Feral Hogs’ Became the New ‘Thoughts and Prayers’
Thirty to 50 unkillable feral hogs may or may not be terrorizing one Arkansas man’s backyard, but they’ve definitely infiltrated Twitter. They’ve invaded the lyrics of songs from “Do Re Mi” to “Milkshake.” They’ve reminded people of their dating histories and of bizarre medieval paintings. […]
SpaceX successfully launches twice-flown Falcon 9, catches fairing at sea
SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 first-stage that had previously served two missions in July and November of 2018, today carrying its final payload, the AMOS-17 satellite for Spacecomm. SpaceX had configured the Falcon 9 in its ‘expendable mode’ for this mission, which means it […]