La Cina taglia l'export di greggio verso la Corea del Nord, seguendo le sanzioni dell'Onu decise a causa dei test nucleari e di missili balistici. Le esportazioni di prodotti raffinati – ha reso noto il ministero del Commercio cinese – saranno limitate … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit from

Massive opportunities in urban transportation are emerging as the industry transitions from per-vehicle to per-mile economics Growing up, I dreamed of owning cars I would be proud to wax, polish, and cruise around my neighborhood. Today, I dread the prospect of being weighed down by a rapidly depreciating hunk of plastic and metal. Now all …

‘Marvel’s The Defenders’ [embedded content] Mat SmithBureau Chief, UK If you’ve seen all the other shows that have fed into Defenders, this Marvel team-up isn’t going to change how you feel about each of the protagonists. Jessica Jones gets nearly all the good quips, aside from Madame Gao (an imperious old woman that scared the …

When it comes to startup investment, carmakers are all over the road. Over the past two years, we’ve seen a massive spike in venture funding by major auto manufacturers. Deal counts are up, more automakers are investing and more big rounds are getting done. However, an analysis of Crunchbase funding data for the 20 largest global …

London could lose all of its Ubers, courtesy of the city’s transportation agency. On Friday, Transport for London announced it would not renew the ridehailing giant’s license to operate in the city, citing the company’s “lack of corporate responsibility.” The license expires September 30, though, unsurprisingly, Uber has declared it will exercise its right to …

This is an “experiment,” Twitter says, and it’s not clear if or when the Lite app will be available in other countries. It won’t be surprising if Twitter Lite spreads to many areas, though. Twitter is struggling to add new users, and a lightweight app would help it reach audiences that can’t even consider using …

Beats had a handful of different sounds on hand to test the Studio 3 ahead of launch. The demo was designed to showcase the range of the headphones’ new adaptive noise-canceling technology — but there’s only so much you can get from a demo in that kind of controlled environment. The closest the whole thing …

Big governments and the institutions that align behind them — big banks and big unions — have scaled up the campaign against Bitcoin and Uber … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit from