If Bitcoin was as wonderful as its avid followers claim, 2020 is surely the year it would have come good. Perhaps even Warren Buffett would have sat … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Day: August 15, 2020
Making a Covid-19 Vaccine Is Hard. Making One for Kids Is Harder
The question is when, exactly, vaccine makers should start that process—especially with the pandemic scrambling most normal procedures. Part of the concern is having enough safety data in hand to rule out rare complications. Even side effects that may look mild in adults, like a […]
Sequoia Capital has internal crash courses for its founders — here’s how they work
No matter what you think of Sequoia Capital, the firm doesn’t rest on its laurels. Though it’s now managing ungodly amounts of money and has for decades been considered among the top venture firms in the world, it routinely finds new ways to stay relevant […]
IoT and 5G: a blessing or a curse? IoT and 5G: a blessing or a curse?
The UK’s recent decision to phase out Huawei infrastructure from UK telecoms networks has brought concerns around 5G deployment back to the top of the news agenda. There are a wide-ranging list of reasons, varying in legitimacy, of why different groups are concerned about 5G […]
‘Scariest thing ever’: Family loses all in Mosier Creek Fire
MOSIER, Ore. (KOIN) — There isn't much left of Joel Hart's family property — his metal shop, his home, his parents' house, his sister's vintage trailers.
Deputies bust illegal gambling operation in Stockton pet store
STOCKTON, Calif. (KTXL) — Investigators in San Joaquin County put an end to an illegal gambling operation that set up shop in the back of a …
Self-driving startup finds the middle groundInnovation
Most of his counterparts in the self-driving industry chase a moonshot, making enormous efforts to develop systems capable of handling complicated traffic scenarios in an almost-limitless number of areas. Gautam Narang has no such ambitions. Instead of building an automated driving system that operates in […]
Convalidato l’arresto per l’egiziano che ha preso in ostaggio un vigilante in Duomo
Deve restare in carcere Mahmoud Elhosary, il 26enne egiziano che due giorni fa ha tenuto in ostaggio con un coltello un vigilante nel Duomo di Milano. Lo ha deciso il gip Raffaella Mascarino che ha convalidato l’arresto e disposto la misura cautelare come chiesto dal […]
How Apple’s 30% App Store Cut Became a Boon and a Headache
Twelve years ago, Apple introduced the App Store, a peculiar online … The lawsuits followed Apple and Google's removal of Fortnite from their app … Amazon's Twitch gaming platform collects 50 percent, according to the study. social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Extra Crunch Live: Join Anu Duggal for a live Q&A on August 20 at 11am PT/2pm ET
Rent the Runway and Glossier became unicorns within the same week in June 2019. That same year, only 2.7% of venture capital dollars went toward female-founded companies. Silicon Valley’s disconnect between the monetary success of female-founded companies and funding them in the first place is […]