Few things are as good for an island as bird droppings. Guano is full of essential nitrogen—the stuff in fertilizer that helps plants grow—and flying flocks provide a robust supply. And few things are as bad for an island as invasive rats, which show up […]
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Facebook’s AI researchers task ‘tourist bots’ with finding their way in NYC
Facebook is getting guide bots to help tourist bots explore Hell’s Kitchen in a virtual New York City. It’s not just for kicks either, a new research paper published today by FAIR is looking to examine how AI systems can orient themselves and communicate observed […]
Holidaymakers need to know this safety advice before travelling to Spain this summer
Holidaymakers travelling to Spain have been issued safety advice by the UK government. While most people heading abroad will have no issues … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
‘Extreme Meatpunks Forever’ Is a Bloody, Rebellious Road Trip
The first episode of Extreme Meatpunks Forever, a new visual novel by Heather Robinson, begins in a bar, with two gay men chatting. Chatting, that is, until a fascist—the game refers to them in faceless terms, usually just as “fash”—interjects and begins shouting slurs. The […]
Google’s refreshed Chrome design is nearly here
Things look pretty different. There’s a new address bar, plus refreshed tab shapes and colors. Chromium Evangelist Francois Beaufort also mentions omnibox suggestion icons, tab strip coloring, pinned tabs and alert indicators in his announcement of the update. “Plenty of things have been updated for […]
Monday.com raises $50M at a $500M valuation led by Stripes for its workplace collaboration tools
The more that we digitise our interactions with work colleagues, the more we will need tools to help handle that process more smoothly. Today, Monday.com — one of the wave of startups that works in the larger category of workplace collaboration tools — is announcing […]
Using your Card Abroad
We want to help make things easy and convenient for you when travelling abroad. Take your HSBC cards with you and use your card in the same way … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Netflix tours the world with 47 comedy specials
The specials will feature up-and-coming comedians including Chris D’Elia, Neal Brennan and Nicole Byerfrom from the US, the UK’s Nish Kumar (above) and Joel Dommett, Shirley Souagnon and Jason Brokerss from France, and Loyiso Madinga, Ivan Decker and Moayad Alnefaie from Africa, Canada and the […]
France Seized France.com. This Miami Man Is Suing To Get It Back.
For the last 24 years, Frydman owned the web domain france.com. … grew, and it evolved into a niche agency focused exclusively on travel to France. social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Ex-Apple employee charged with stealing self-driving car secrets
A former Apple employee who downloaded a plan for a self-driving car circuit board and booked a flight to China was arrested at the San Jose airport on July 7th. The man, Xiaolang Zhang, had made known that he was going to go work for […]