Digital wealth manager Moneyfarm acquires tech behind fintech chatbot Ernest
Moneyfarm, the U.K.-headquartered “digital wealth manager” has acquired the technology behind personal finance chatbot Ernest. Terms of the deal aren’t being disclosed, though I understand that, along with the tech, this is an acqui-hire of sorts, seeing London-based Ernest’s CTO Lorenzo Sicilia join Moneyfarm to oversee technology integration. Founded in 2015 by Niall Bellabarba, Cristoforo …
‘Ndrangheta, i Piromalli controllavano sistema rifiuti: 7 fermi
Le mani della 'ndrangheta sul termovalorizzatore e sul depuratore di Gioia Tauro. E' quanto emerge dall''inchiesta "Metauros" che ha portato stamani al fermo di sette persone, legate, secondo gli inquirenti, al potente clan Piromalli, da parte di … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit from
Pensioni, novità ad oggi 6/10 su Ape volontaria e lavori usuranti
Le ultime notizie sulle pensioni [VIDEO] aggiornate ad oggi 6 ottobre tengono conto del ritardo del decreto attuativo sull'anticipo pensionistico … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit from
BlackBerry’s water-resistant Motion revealed in leak
Goodbye, Krypton. Hello, BlackBerry Motion pic.twitter.com/lBsdpORHW4 — Evan Blass (@evleaks) October 5, 2017 Okay, so the rumour mill already let slip that the device would pack virtual keys. And, TCL (BlackBerry’s partner on its handsets) told us it would be water-resistant. But, aside from offering up a proper look at its design — which we’ll …
Online lender Earnest sells to Navient, in a disappointing deal for investors
Earnest, a well-funded fintech startup with bold ambitions to create a modern financial institution, is selling to the student-loan company Navient for $155 million in cash. The WSJ was first to report the news. The exit isn’t so great for Earnest’s investors. They’d plugged roughly $320 million in cash and debt into the company, which …
Kodi team says TVAddons brings ‘nothing but misery’ in Twitter spat
Kodi and TVAddons may owe a lot of their popularity to each other, but that doesn’t mean they have to like each other. Kodi, an open-source digital home entertainment platform that’s available in set-top streaming boxes reminiscent of devices like the Apple TV 4K, is widely known these days as a means of accessing TVAddons. …
New story in Technology from Time: Google Just Announced a Smart Camera That Takes Photos For You
Google just unveiled a new miniature smart camera called Google Clips, which uses artificial intelligence to capture photos for you. Clips will cost $249 and is “coming soon,” Google says. A user could set the camera down or clip it to a piece of furniture, for example, and the camera would seek out moments to …
Apple’s Siri Falls Behind in the Virtual Assistant Race It Started
Apple has a reputation for entering markets late—think portable music players or smartphones—and then blowing away competitors with a superior product. When it comes to Apple’s virtual assistant Siri, that storyline appears to be playing out in reverse. Apple revealed Siri with the iPhone 4S in October 2011, one day before cofounder Steve Jobs died. …
Google removes Android Wear section from its online store
As Google’s Hoi Lam has explained, this is a reflection of Google’s latest sales strategy. It’s only carrying “Google made hardware,” which rules out the LG-branded devices even though Google had a helping hand in their creation. This is why Google helped create custom Android Wear storefronts at internet retailers like Amazon, Lam added. Android …