For a painting worth nearly half a billion dollars, Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi is far from perfect. The 500-year-old portrait of Jesus Christ has a shady past that includes ownership by King Charles I, a 160-year disappearing act and a sale for only thousands […]
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New story in Technology from Time: A Leonardo da Vinci Painting Just Sold for $450 Million. Here’s How Experts Figured Out It Was Real
For a painting worth nearly half a billion dollars, Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi is far from perfect. The 500-year-old portrait of Jesus Christ has a shady past that includes ownership by King Charles I, a 160-year disappearing act and a sale for only thousands […]
Coinbase’s Custody service wants to store bitcoin for institutional investors
Safely investing in and storing digital currency isn’t exactly easy, especially if you’re a large institutional firm. So to help Coinbase just announced that they’re launching a service called Coinbase Custody, which will securely hold digital assets for institutional investors. The service will only be […]
HTC Vive’s ultimate tracking accessory is shipping out in December
We’ve seen many advances in virtual reality over the last couple of years, but the sad truth is that the consumer versions of the technology still do a bad job of mimicking the feeling of actually holding objects. Depending on what you’re doing, the usual […]
Tallio, un incubo e dieci piste false: la caccia al veleno diventa un rebus
Nova Milanese (Monza Brianza), 16 novembre 2017 – A furia di stralciare ipotesi, l'obiettivo, per gli inquirenti, è individuare quella giusta e capire come il tallio sia arrivato a sconvolgere una famiglia, uccidendo tre persone e mandandone all … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews #orecchioacerbo
Pensioni, per la Cgil la proposta del Governo interessa solo 4 mila lavoratori
La Cgil non si rassegna alla proposta del Governo di bloccare l'età di uscita dal lavoro a 67 anni solo per i lavori usuranti. Serve di più secondo il … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit from
FCC paves way for 4K over-the-air TV broadcasting
Communication and tech companies have spent years tinkering with the technologies that would enable consumers to get 4K media through television channels. The FCC’s new rules make this a reality that will enable broadcasters to show programming on 4K over the 6 MHz channels reserved […]
This Gene-Editing Tech Might Be Too Dangerous To Unleash
To get to work in the morning, Omar Akbari has to pass through a minimum of six sealed doors, including an air-locked vestibule. The UC Riverside entomologist studies the world’s deadliest creature: the Aedes aegypti mosquito, whose bite transmits diseases that kill millions each year. […]
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A ripple effect is a situation in which, like ripples expanding across the water when an object is dropped into it, an effect from an initial state can be followed outwards incrementally (source Medium)
Meural raises $5 million and brings Canvas to over 100 stores
Digital art technology company Meural has raised a $5 million Series A round of funding, led by Corigin Ventures and with participation from Netgear, Resolute Venture Partners and assorted angels. The $5 million in fresh funds accompanies the news that Meural will now be distributing […]