You can now buy the Asus ROG Phone 2 with 12GB RAM in India
Asus ROG Phone 2 with 12GB RAM and 512GB storage will be available in India starting December 11. The maxed-out variant of the gaming phone comes two months after the phone was announced in India. When it was unveiled, the ROG Phone 2 was the first of its kind to feature a 120Hz AMOLED screen …
Carsome raises $50M for its used-car sales platform in Southeast Asia
Carsome, a Malaysia-based marketplace for trading users cars, has closed a new $50 million financing round to fend off its rivals and grow its business in Southeast Asian markets. The new financing round, dubbed Series C, was funded by MUFG Innovation Partners (MUIP), the corporate venture capital arm and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ …
Why Volcanologists Didn’t Predict New Zealand’s Deadly Eruption
On Monday, at 2:11 pm local time, New Zealand’s White Island volcano unexpectedly erupted, blasting a superheated plume of ash, sulfur gas, and steam 12,000 feet in the air and blanketing the crater’s floor in powdered rock and debris. At the time, dozens of people were visiting the popular tourist destination, also known by its …
Google snaps up chief medical officer of health device maker AliveCor, weeks after buying Fitbit
Google is scooping up Dr. Jacqueline Shreibati, the chief medical officer for … AliveCor, which competes in the medical wearables space with Apple, sells … before the company hired former Amazon director Priya Abani at CEO. social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Michigan poised to legalize online gambling, sports betting
AP. In this Sept. 5, 2019 photo, people watch the first NFL game of the season in the sports betting lounge at Bally's casino in Atlantic City N.J. Figures …
FCO travel warning: Safety at Italian Christmas markets
Travel warning: Safety at France's Christmas markets ahead of Strasbourg … Italy terror threat level updated as FCO issue new terrorism advice for … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
EU backs 3.2bn euro battery research project
The European Commission has approved 3.2bn euros of state aid from seven EU countries to help fund new research and innovation in battery technology. Projects in Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden have all received financial approval to support research and innovation in the common European priority area of batteries. The overall project …
Driving instructor calls cell phone while driving ban a ‘good thing’
RICHMOND, Va. — Numerous injuries and even deaths related to distracted driving prompted Richmond City Council members to ban drivers from …
Voltage Hacking, Big Tech’s ‘Green’ Data Score Card, and More News
Hackers are surging and cloud providers are splurging, but first: a cartoon about eyewear from the future. Here’s the news you need to know, in two minutes or less. Want to receive this two-minute roundup as an email every weekday? Sign up here! Today’s News Hackers can mess with voltages to steal Intel chips’ secrets …