Led by Bollywood, the multi-billion dollar Indian entertainment industry, is steadily gravitating towards digital platforms since India went into lockdown in March. While some big ticket releases are scheduled for release in the coming months, it remains to be seen whether showbiz can completely ignore […]
Month: May 2020
La France enregistre 351 morts supplémentaires en 24 heures
La France a enregistré 351 nouveaux décès en 24 heures dus à l'épidémie de coronavirus, mais le nombre de patients en réanimation continue de … Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #wired
Nubifragio a Milano, Seveso esonda: strade allagate e blackout
Un nubifragio si è abbattuto nella notte tra giovedì e venerdì su Milano. A causa delle violenti piogge il fiume Seveso è esondato verso le 3 e anche il Lambro sarebbe straripato in alcuni punti: il primo ha allagato, come è purtroppo consuetudine, il quartiere […]
Why did Apple buy NextVR?
After plenty of talk about AR as the next computing platform, Apple may have more interest in virtual reality than they’ve previously forecasted. Following an April report from 9to5mac, today Apple confirmed to Bloomberg the acquisition of VR broadcasting startup NextVR. A note on NextVR’s […]
Tribal Leaders Say Okla. AG Has Misread Gambling Compacts
Stitt has no authority to bind the state to honor the deals that allow sports betting, relies on a false premise that the compacts themselves can authorize …
Today’s Cartoon: Robot Pickup Lines
Thursday, May 14, 2020. By Natalie Dupille, with cartooncollections.com. Four years ago, Paolo Pirjanian set out to “reinvent” companion robots. Now he’s ready for the world to meet his creation. Wednesday, May 13, 2020. By David Ostow, with cartooncollections.com. When sports seasons around the world […]
This is the world’s slowest laptop, yet people can’t wait to buy it
PC enthusiasts have flocked to crowdfunding platform Crowdsupply to back an ongoing campaign for a unique new laptop: the MNT Reform. In a nutshell, the device promises to be open, customizable, hackable and entirely transparent. It’s also the only notebook in existence that complies in […]
TSMC to build a $12 billion advanced semiconductor plant in Arizona with U.S. government support
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s largest contract semiconductor foundry, said today that it plans to build an advanced chip foundry in Arizona with support from the state and the United States federal government. The announcement follows a Wall Street Journal report earlier this week […]
Coronavirus in Lombardia, risale il numero dei morti: 111 in un giorno. In aumento anche contagi (con più tamponi)
Risale il numero dei decessi per coronavirus in Lombardia. Nelle ultime 24 ore sono 111 le persone morte con la certificazione del contagio, ieri erano state 69, il giorno prima 62. Il totale arriva così a 15.296 morti. E aumentano anche i contagi, con un […]
Netflix video quality remains throttled, to the annoyance of premium users
Earlier this year Netflix announced that it would cut streaming video quality to reduce the amount of bandwidth consumed by its users during the pandemic. With more people working from home than ever before, the company’s decision made sense at the time. However, it has […]