“We wanted to create a pedestrian crossing technology that puts people first, responding to their needs,” says Usman Haque, founding partner of Umbrellium, the London-based firm. “The interactive road surface can generate a pedestrian crossing at any location, or create colored road markings to serve as guidance or warning to […]
Daily Archives: October 18, 2017
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One of the ads that Facebook reportedly helped develop. Alfred Ng/CNET (Screenshot via YouTube) Facebook and Google reportedly helped develop ads that went against their public values. Facebook and Google have both publicly supported refugees. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg promised in 2015 to bring internet access to refugee camps, and the […]
The world’s largest earthquake drill will take place on Thursday, with millions set to practice what to do if a massive quake hits — a scenario experts say could likely happen in Southern California in the next several decades. The “Great Shakeout,” an annual earthquake drill that started in Southern […]
The Barcelona forward scored his 100th goal in European competition as Barcelona moved close to qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League by thumping Olympiakos 3-1. Barcelona took the lead in the 18th minute at a sparsely attended Nou Camp when visiting defender Dimitrios Nikolaou turned Gerard Deulofeu’s […]
UPDATE ONE: Down Detector has received reports from thousands of PSN users reporting the PS4 online gaming service is down today. The independent website first received reports that PSN is down after 9.30pm BST. Since then the number of reports of PSN down surged from a few hundred to a […]
East scored a huge chart smash in 2015 with ‘Sax’, the year after she finished second on the ITV show. Although it missed the Top 10, her debut album Love, Sax And Flashbacks went on to be certified Silver in the UK. Now, after nearly two years without any new […]
Jenny Lee spoke about the fate of some companies with $1 billion valuations. Nikki Ritcher for The Wall Street Journal Dead unicorns. That’s what venture capitalist Jenny Lee, managing partner of GGV Capital, thinks is in store for some of the startups that have managed to hit a $1 billion […]
Officers are attempting to rescue the four, who were taken by unidentified gunmen in the southern Delta state. Police said the kidnapping took place on October 13 but was only now being made public. A police spokesman said: ”The abductors have not made any contact. “We are doing our investigations […]