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The first true Apple Watch medical accessory was just approved by regulators
Image credit: AliveCor Today the US Food and Drug Administration announced that it has cleared AliveCor’s KardiaBand, making this the first true medical accessory for the Apple Watch. Basically, it’s a watch strap that serves as a portable electrocardiogram (EKG) reader. So far, the Apple […]
Per la prima nevicata a Torino già pronte cinquemila tonnellate di sale
Livello giallo. Tradotto: da 6 a 10 centimetri. Non c'è troppo da allarmarsi, almeno per la nevicata che sta per arrivare. I guai cominceranno dal giorno successivo, sabato: bel tempo, cioè sole e freddo, dunque ghiaccio. Lì si misurerà l'efficacia del … by Livio Acerbo […]
per le aziende in crisi
Il punto è che l'azienda può “licenziare” il dipendente in esubero versandogli l'equivalente di quanto prenderebbe con la pensione. Già previsto dalla legge Fornero, il prepensionamento può alleggerire i costi aziendali consentendo ai dipendenti di andare di fatto in pensione a 60 anni. Ma solo […]
Mum jailed for leaving kids at home for a week to go to Spain for bodybuilding contest
A UK mother has been jailed after she left her three children for a week to travel to Spain for a bodybuilding competition. Mother jailed for child neglect. VIDEO The mother of a little boy at the centre of one of Queensland's most shameful cases […]
Infiniti’s 2019 QX50 Is the First Car With a Variable Compression Engine
The coolest thing about Infiniti’s newly redesigned QX50 crossover has nothing to do with its looks, its technological goodies, or even its ability to (kinda) drive itself. No, the best thing about this vehicle is sitting under the hood, and it’s got an important message […]
Episode 1 rolls out new $81m seed-to-Series A fund, despite Brexit headwinds
Episode 1 has been a stalwart of the early stage funding scene in London for the last few years, investing in successful startups like Carwow, Triptease and AimBrain. It’s now closed its second UK “seed-to-Series A” fund which generally aims to lead rounds of £500k […]
Merlin and Dubset strike a deal to help indie artists monetize DJ mixes
Dubset’s MixBANK platform helps identify sampled music within DJ remixes, which can have hundreds of samples per set. It also helps DJs clear the rights to samples without having to contact every artist. The company claims that it already connects 14,000 labels and publishers to […]
LG overhauls mobile team
You know things are getting sticky at a company when it’s felt necessary to have a wholesale clearout of executives. That’s the radical action that LG is taking, in response to a series of poor sales figures for its mobile division. In some ways, LG […]
Qualcomm alleges that Apple’s iPhone infringes on Palm Pre patents
Shortly after the announcement of the iPhone X in September, my colleague Natasha Lomas noted the similarities between the phone and how WebOS operated on the Palm Pre. She ended her article, noting “in the iPhone X it’s clear you’re looking at a little ghost […]