Startups at the speed of light: Lidar CEOs put their industry in perspective
As autonomous cars and robots loom over the landscapes of cities and jobs alike, the technologies that empower them are forming sub-industries of their own. One of those is lidar, which has become an indispensable tool to autonomy, spawning dozens of companies and attracting hundreds of millions in venture funding. But like all industries built …
Taser Maker Says It Won’t Use Facial Recognition in Bodycams
Axon, creator of the Taser, did something unusual for a technology company last year. The Arizona corporation convened an ethics board of external experts to offer guidance on potential downsides of its technology. < p class=”paywall”>Thursday, that group published a report recommending that the company not deploy facial recognition technology on its body cameras, widely …
UK weather and Brexit chaos see price of foreign holidays plunge
Many of the best bargains are in Greece and Turkey as tour operators try to lure Brits away … The move comes at a turbulent time for UK travel firms. social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
I took an electric scooter to work for a week and now I’m done with walking
Park your cars, lock up your bikes and burn your shoes, because there’s a new form of transport in cities, and it could be the future of travel – electric scooters. Electric scooters are faster than bicycles, cheaper than cars (by a long shot) and take a lot less effort to go long distances than …
Original Content podcast: ‘I Think You Should Leave’ brings deranged laughs to Netflix
A sketch on Netflix’s “I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson” doesn’t just settle for one funny idea. As soon as you start to get comfortable and assume that you know where things are going, there’s usually a wild left turn, and sometimes a third and fourth for good measure. We review the new …
CONSIGLI NON RICHIESTI/ La scelta che fa lavorare meglio in azienda
Un altro campo di applicazione per questi studi è quello delle tasse. In tal senso, infatti, sono stati svolti diversi esperimenti, tra i quali è interessante … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
WIRED Book of the Month: *Fall; or, Dodge in Hell* by Neal Stephenson
In its 880 pages, Neal Stephenson’s Fall; or, Dodge in Hell navigates many of the themes the science fiction author has become known for. The history, and future, of science. How knowledge engenders power, and how that power perpetuates itself. How technologies that sound far-fetched are in fact inevitable, derived as they are from a …
Sea-Watch, Sala: “Una disumanità che non è degli italiani”
“In Italia non penso che siamo diventati cattivi però è chiaro che dei segnali ci sono: dico che sono stupito da come questo cattivismo salviniano abbia preso”. E ancora: la Lega “è stata cinicamente capace di mettere insieme immigrazione e sicurezza, hanno portato a casa i voti ma hanno totalmente evitato di parlare e risolvere …
Germany vs Sweden live stream: how to watch today’s Women’s World Cup 2019 match from anywhere
Of all the 2019 Women’s World Cup quarter-finals, Geremany vs Sweden might be the hardest to call. With a heatwave taking hold across France, two of the World Cup’s coolest customers will be looking to keep their heads in what looks likely to be a close encounter.Today’s 2019 Women’s World Cup quarter-final match between the …