On Thursday, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb proposed new rules intended to reverse the epidemic of e-cigarette use among youth, including limiting in-person sales of flavored e-cigarettes to age-restricted areas, and adding stronger age verification for online sales. Gottlieb called “kid-appealing” flavors, such […]
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Lo chef Bottura e il cantante Elio, ecco gli Ambrogini 2018: Chiara Ferragni è fuori
Chef stellati, ma anche studiosi e reduci della deportazione e della resistenza: sono 15 le benemerenze che il Comune di Milano ha conferito ai milanesi illustri, titoli meglio conosciuti come Ambrogini d’Oro. E’ rimasta esclusa Chiara Ferragni, l’influencer sposata con il rapper Fedez, che era […]
Samsung invests $22bn in AI and 5G
Samsung Electronics is planning to invest $22bn in 5G networking and AI in order to secure a “minimum” of 20 per cent market share in network equipment by 2020 according to the head of its networking business. During WSJ’s D.Live event in California, President and […]
RPA startup Automation Anywhere nabs $300M from SoftBank at a $2.6B valuation
The market for RPA — Robotic Process Automation — is getting a hat trick of news this week: Automation Anywhere has today announced that it has raised $300 million from the SoftBank Vision Fund. This funding, which values Automation Anywhere at $2.6 billion post-money, is […]
Everyday RFID tags could help spot food contamination
To make the work simpler, MIT trained a machine learning system to recognize the difference between pure and impure materials and provide a verdict. RFIQ isn’t ready for the grocery store yet. There’s a wide variety of containers and other packaging out there, and the […]
The best inkjet printers 2018: top picks for home and office
If you’re on the market for a printer for your home or office that can balance print quality and speed, while staying affordable, you’ll want to take a look at the best inkjet printers. Contrary to the best laser printers, inkjet printers use bits of […]
RFID stickers could signal contaminated food
If a food item isn’t safe to eat, it’s best to find that out before someone eats it. But manual testing of every jar and bottle isn’t possible, even when a threat, like the recent baby food scare, is known. MIT researchers have found a […]
AmazonBasics Microwave Review: It’s a Little Undercooked
Moments after plugging in Amazon’s new Alexa-connected microwave I was about to review, the first thing I noticed was the word that popped up on its screen: FAIL. It hadn’t—it had just jumped the gun a bit in the connection process, but that word hung […]
Bufera sui tramezzini a scuola: «Un disservizio inaccettabile»
«Inaccettabile». Per il sindaco Beppe Sala Milano Ristorazione «ha sbagliato. Capisco che non avevano alternative ai tramezzini, ma non di questa qualità». Secondo giorno di polemiche sui panini «ghiacciati e immangiabili» nelle mense scolastiche. Lunedì e martedì, a causa di un’assemblea sindacale di due giorni, […]
Loans marketplace Mintos scores €5M Series A and plans to launch a debit card
Mintos, the Latvian fintech that operates a global loans marketplace to let you invest in loans from various loan originators, has raised €5 million in Series A funding. Backing the startup once again is the Riga-based venture capital firm Grumpy Investments (previously known as Skillion […]