Applications are officially closed for TechCrunch’s Battlefield Australia, and the response exceeded expectations. There are 272 early-stage companies from Australia and New Zealand that are now vying for a spot in Battlefield Australia and for a chance to walk away with the $25,000 prize and an all-expense […]
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Where Travel Now: Top 5 Things to Discover in the Calvados Department
Thrill-seekers from around France flock to its attractive shores for their action fix. With catamaran sailing, kayaking and kitesurfing, Ouistreham is a … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit from
SEC shows support for ICOs that are not obviously securities
Gil Penchina Contributor Gil Penchina is a partner at IDG Ventures and Flight.vc. More posts by this contributor: The SEC appears to have taken very thoughtful action on two crypto projects to date. Nay-sayers are predicting the end, while proponents of crypto dismiss the actions. […]
How to win in the autonomous taxi space
Ali Ahmed Contributor Ali Ahmed is a tech entrepreneur with expertise in on-demand mobility and robotics. The promise of self-driving cars is to create a world where anyone, anywhere can summon a car and travel safely to their destination, at close to zero cost. Mobility […]
Hopper debuts ‘Flex Watch,’ a personalized flight deal finder for flexible travel dates
Hopper, the intelligent travel app that has made finding affordable flights a lot easier, is today rolling out a new feature called Flex Watch, which will send you recommendations about flight deals in a highly personalized manner. Today, most travel booking services only let you adjust […]
Spectacular Switzerland & Italy break with train travel
A scenic break between three charismatic cities in Italy and Switzerland – with flights and train transfers. social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit from
Follow Cassini’s final moments before it plunges into Saturn
At 7:54 AM ET, Cassini will enter Saturn’s atmosphere at about 1,190 miles above where we think the planet’s cloud tops are. It will be traveling at approximately 70,000 miles per hour. The little spacecraft that could will continue to transmit for as long as […]
Here’s what flying cars will actually look like
Main image: Airbus and Italdesign are planning to have a fleet of their Pop.Up taxis in the air by 2021. Credit: Italdesign/Airbus “Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” ‘Doc’ Brown was right in Back to the Future. Okay, not about the time-travel thing, […]
‘Is the Eiffel Tower in Italy?’ Google’s most embarrassing travel searches REVEALED
Research by travel money providers, The Money Shop, has revealed some embarrassing shortcomings in knowledge of the world's most iconic sights. social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit from
Polaroid’s new $100 camera brings instant film back in style
The original OneStep dates back to 1977, and the sequel borrows a lot of the same basic design, with a cream-colored casing, big red shutter button and Polaroid’s distinctive rainbow stripe down the front. However, there’s been a few tweaks borrowed from the I-1, like […]