SoftBank Group has confirmed that it has found sellers for the tender offer for Uber’s shares, which launched tonight. These are the shares from existing shareholders that will be sold at more than a 30% discount to Uber’s last private round. The Japanese investment firm […]
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Obama re-emerges on global stage with trip to Asia, France
The tour continues a longstanding tradition of former U.S. presidents traveling overseas after leaving office, especially as they work to attract donations … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours from
Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens team on a hybrid electric aircraft
The trio hopes that E-Fan X will quickly “mature” hybrid aircraft and lead to an honest-to-goodness commercial single-aisle aircraft. It could be a long while before you’re flying aboard a hybrid jumbo jet, then, but this could lead to short-hop aircraft that consume much less […]
Berlusconi, un’ipotesi… generale
Il nome di Gallitelli come candidato premier del centrodestra spiazza Salvini: “Non ne abbiamo mai parlato. Meglio affrontare prima i programmi”. Berlusconi, un'ipotesi… generale. Schiera l'esercito, Silvio Berlusconi. Anzi, i carabinieri. Ma la … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews #orecchioacerbo
Il peso delle pensioni ei conti dello Stato
Basti ricordare alcuni interventi sulle pensioni in certi momenti storici di passaggio. Come quando Moro e Nenni, accortisi del baratro che si stavano aprendo soprattutto con le pensioni baby, tentarono di frenare. «Non è lecito al governo trincerarsi dietro le difficoltà finanziarie del sistema previdenziale! […]
MIT’s new desktop 3D printer technology increases speeds up to 10x
There are plenty of reasons desktop 3D printing never really took off with consumers. Speed isn’t the main one, but it’s certainly up there. If you’ve ever attempted to print anything larger than a penny, you know that, as a late, great philosopher once said, […]
Samsung launches app for QLED TVs that helps color-blind viewers see color
Image credit: Samsung Samsung is making it easier for people with colorblindness – scientifically known as color vision deficiency (CVD) – to see colors while watching QLED TVs like the Samsung Q9F. Today the Korean tech giant announced the wide launch of the SeeColors app, […]
Infiniti unveils a semi-autonomous QX50 for 2019
THe QX50 will sport a 2.0-liter inline-4 VC-Turbo engine that generates 268 HP and 280 pound-feet of torque yet will still provide an estimated 27 miles to the gallon (26 MPG if you turn on the AWD). It manages this impressive feat thanks to variable […]
New Evidence Makes the Uber-Waymo Self-Driving Car Lawsuit Much Nastier
The bruising legal fight between Uber and Waymo over self-driving car tech took another explosive turn today, after the judge overseeing the case discovered Uber was withholding evidence that it had a department dedicated to gathering intelligence from competitors. The evidence also showed that Uber […]
Samsung buys another AI company as it continues to build out Bixby
It’s true that Bixby didn’t have the most auspicious of debuts when it rolled out on the Galaxy S8 earlier this year, but Samsung’s clearly got big plans for its smart assistant. Late last year, the company picked up Viv, the new assistant from the […]