In October 2015, the Turkish government made the last-minute decision not to observe daylight saving time; the stated reason was to allow more daylight during voting hours during the election, a week away. Muted chaos ensued. The Turkish people, at first unsure what time it […]
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China’s third-largest bike sharing service, which raised $90M, is reportedly closing down
Bike-sharing, the year’s hottest startup trend in China and beyond, looks like it is about to see the biggest casualty of its cut-throat competition. Bluegogo, which had raised $90 million from investors and operates around 700,000 bikes across China, seems headed for the deadpool after […]
«Noi, imprenditori con l’affanno costretti a pagare pensioni che non vedremo mai»
Io sono figlia di un salariato agricolo (ora in pensione) e di una casalinga, ho un fratello maggiore e una sorella minore. Sono cresciuta tra conigli e … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit from
Asta record per il Salvator Mundi di Leonardo. Battuto per 450 milioni di dollari
L'opera, realizzata 500 anni fa, è un olio su tavola di noce raffigurante un'immagine di Cristo che benedice, tenendo in mano un globo trasparente. Polverizzati i precedenti primati. Pubblicato il 16 novembre 2017. Ultimo aggiornamento: 16 novembre … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews #orecchioacerbo
Honda’s connected cars will communicate over 5G
Along with rivals NTT Docomo and KDDI, SoftBank is already testing 5G in Japan, with a view to kick-starting services by 2020. Before then, the carrier will test how well Honda’s cars can communicate with one another over its 5G network. Starting in 2018, SoftBank […]
iPad Pro 3 could land early next year with octa-core A11X Bionic chipset
The iPhone X is very powerful, but new rumors suggest the iPad Pro 3 might be significantly more so, as it could use an octa-core A11X Bionic chipset. That’s up from a hexa-core A11 Bionic chipset in the iPhone X and a hexa-core A10X Fusion […]
China’s Baidu just announced the strangest smart speakers
Chinese internet Baidu is widely-credited for being one of the first to dive deep into artificial intelligence, hiring Coursera co-founder Andrew Ng (who has since departed) to lead its efforts back in 2014. Surprisingly, then, it has taken the company until today to release its […]
Artificial Intelligence Is Now Your Coworker
Last fall, Google Translate rolled out a new-and-improved artificial intelligence translation engine that it claimed was, at times, “nearly indistinguishable” from human translation. Jost Zetzsche could only roll his eyes. The German native had been working as a professional translator for 20 years, and he’d […]
Postmates’ first food deliveries outside the US start in Mexico City
Lyft isn’t the only major American online service dipping its toes in foreign waters this week: Postmates is starting its first food deliveries outside of the US with a launch in Mexico City. Hungry people in several districts of Mexico’s capital can order from 1,000-plus […]
Black Friday will be the biggest mobile shopping day ever in the U.S., forecast claims
A new report from App Annie predicts that time spent doing mobile shopping via apps will grow 45 percent in the U.S. during the week of Black Friday, compared to the same time two years ago. The firm also expects revenue generated through apps to […]