In late October 2019, Google CEO Sundar Pichai likened the latest result from the company’s quantum computing hardware lab in Santa Barbara, California, to the Wright brothers’ first flight. One of the lab’s prototype processors had achieved quantum supremacy—evocative jargon for the moment a conventional […]
Day: April 21, 2020
Coronavirus Lombardia, i dati di lunedì 20 aprile: calano contagi, ricoveri e terapie intensive, ma in aumento i casi a Milano
In Lombardia, dall’inizio dell’epidemia di coronavirus, 66.971 persone hanno contratto il virus Sars-CoV-2 (735 in più rispetto a ieri, quando i casi positivi segnalati erano 66.236 l’aumento sul giorno precedente era stato di 855). I dati sono stati forniti dalla Regione Lombardia. Di queste, sono […]
Voyage gets the green light to bring robotaxi service to California’s public roads
Voyage has cleared a regulatory hurdle that will allow the company to expand its self-driving service from the private roads of a retirement community in San Jose, Calif. to public roads throughout the rest of the state. The California Public Utilities Commission issued a permit […]
Facebook Gaming Is Here—but Who Is It For?
For years, the words “ Facebook” and “gaming” were more likely to evoke memories of an aunt’s dusty Words With Friends invitation than anything else. And for years, Facebook has been on a journey to change, or at least broaden, its stodgy reputation among gamers […]
NextView Ventures is launching a remote accelerator for startups
Over the weekend, Silicon Valley leader Marc Andreessen broke his usual silence and gave some advice to Silicon Valley: It’s time to build. The famed investor urged CEOs, entrepreneurs and investors alike to welcome new companies into their circles. The blog post details high-flying pieces […]