The $1.86 billion legal battle between ride-hailing giant Uber and Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo reached a pivotal moment today as the judge in the case released a damning letter based on the account of a former Uber employee. The allegations say that a special division […]
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Gift Ideas for Cooks From 2017: Kitchen Gadgets, Chefs Knifes, Kitchen Appliances, and Coffee Gear
03 Chrome Chef’s Knife Roll Known for making messenger bags and urban commuter gear, Chrome has taken a stab at a knife roll. Co-designed by celebrity San Francisco chef Chris Cosentino—he of Boccalone, Incanto, and Cockscomb—this carrier holds up to 11 knives and has extra […]
‘Spanish Woodstock’ Dr Music Festival is back after a seventeen-year hiatus
So perhaps Lou, long since departed to the great gig in the sky, will be beaming down from heaven now the “Spanish Woodstock” is returning after 17 years. It's great news for those who fancy combining a trip to red-hot Barcelona before cooling off in […]
The Science That’s Never Been Cited
The Science That’s Never Been Cited Published on December 16, 2017 at 04:30AM An anonymous reader quotes a report from Nature: One widely repeated estimate, reported in a controversial article in Science in 1990, suggests that more than half of all academic articles remain uncited […]
Mozilla Slipped a ‘Mr. Robot’-Promo Plugin Into Firefox and Users Are Pissed
Mozilla Slipped a ‘Mr. Robot’-Promo Plugin Into Firefox and Users Are Pissed Published on December 16, 2017 at 01:45AM MarcAuslander shares a report from Gizmodo: Mozilla sneaked a browser plugin that promotes Mr. Robot into Firefox — and managed to piss off a bunch of […]
Agenzia Entrate: “Non aprite quella mail”
Attenzione alle mail truffa inviate in nome dell'Agenzia delle Entrate. Negli ultimi giorni, fa sapere l'agenzia, sono tornate a circolare delle false mail che invitano gli utenti ad aprire un collegamento presente in un allegato che fa scaricare, in realtà, un virus informatico. Le mail […]
Tesla: Let’s Get Serious About Semis
Early buyers in the trucking industry can look forward to increased profits for the first five years of adoption before the playing field readjusts as more competitors acquire EV trucks. New sales of diesel semis should be dead by 2025. Startup Thor already has a […]
Researchers use sperm to deliver cancer drugs to tumors
Sperm offer quite a lot of benefits when it comes to delivering drugs. They’re naturally mobile, they can encase the drug so that it doesn’t get diluted by body fluids or leak out and they protect the drug from enzymes that can break them down. […]
Crunch Report | Go-Jek Buys Three Startups
Crunch Report | Go-Jek Buys Three Startups 19 seconds ago by Khaled “Tito” Hamze Celebrity hologram startup 8i to lay off half its staff 2 hours ago by Sarah Buhr Feds look to cash in seized bitcoins at record prices 3 hours ago by Devin Coldewey Google kills […]
Mozilla Slipped a ‘Mr. Robot’-Promo Plugin Into Firefox and Users Are Pissed
Mozilla Slipped a ‘Mr. Robot’-Promo Plugin Into Firefox and Users Are Pissed Published on December 16, 2017 at 01:45AM MarcAuslander shares a report from Gizmodo: Mozilla sneaked a browser plugin that promotes Mr. Robot into Firefox — and managed to piss off a bunch of […]