“Can machines think?”, asked the famous mathematician, code breaker and computer scientist Alan Turing almost 70 years ago. Today, some experts have no doubt that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will soon be able to develop the kind of general intelligence that humans have. But others argue […]
Day: September 24, 2019
Pensioni ‘gonfiate’, il pm chiede condanne per quattro sindacalisti Snals
Al centro delle accuse la gestione 'familiare e approssimativa' dei trattamenti pensionistici. Le difese ribattono: 'Sono privilegi, non illeciti'. by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Why Amazon’s ‘much ballyhooed’ suspension policy isn’t protecting third-party sellers in the way …
Amazon signed a pledge on August 16 with its third-party sellers that it … It's one of the biggest gripes Amazon sellers have with the e-commerce giant. …. Read more: US senators wrote a letter to Jeff Bezos expressing 'grave … protect that customer experience […]
Microsoft’s new “Data Dignity” team aims to give users more control over their data
Microsoft is currently recruiting for a new “Data Dignity” team which will operate under the office of the company’s CTO. The team is researching new ways to give users greater control of their personal data including the possibility of one day enabling them to buy […]
Target Global is firming up its bet on Barcelona’s entrepreneurs
VC firm Target Global has just announced it’s expanding its European network by adding a local office in Barcelona, Spain — building on its existing presence in Berlin and London, plus Tel Aviv and Moscow. The firm has €700 million under management and a broad […]
A Robot Dog for Rent, Apple’s Secret AR Glasses, and More News
Apple might be giving away its own AR secrets, an infamous robot dog is ready for lease, and we have some suggestions for electric cars for non-millionaires. Here’s the news you need to know, in two minutes or less. Want to receive this two-minute roundup […]
Court rules “right to be forgotten” only applies to EU
The EU’s top court has ruled that Google and other search engines do not have to apply the right to be forgotten outside of the EU. The search giant will only be required to remove links from its search results in Europe and not on […]
Cannes, France, to ban some cruise ships
It is the fourth-busiest port in France. However, this will not be an outright ban on all watercraft. The specific target of Cannes' new guidelines are ships … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Media metrics giant Comscore pays SEC $5 million in fraud settlement
Comscore, a company that’s performance metrics are widely touted in the media world, has settled with the SEC following charges of inflating its own metrics. The company and its former CEO Serge Matta have been charged with fraud by the SEC and have agreed to […]
Remember The Dress? Here’s Why We All See Colors Differently
When The Dress went viral in 2015—driving tens of millions of online onlookers into existential conniptions over whether the garment was blue and black or white and gold—it didn’t just break the internet, it broke color science as researchers had conceived of it up to […]