Archivo del Autor: Belen De Leon

Meredith to buy Time with help from the Koch brothers, but says they won’t have any influence

 It’s official—Meredith Corporation will buy Time Inc. in an all-cash transaction valued at $2.8 billion. Meredith said today it agreed to pay $18.50 per share for all outstanding shares of Time Inc. As reported earlier this month by the New York Times, the deal, which is slated to close in the first quarter of next year, includes equity financing from the billionaire Koch brothers,… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Roadshow's favorite Cyber Monday deals – Roadshow

It’s not just 4K TVs and memory cards getting discounts this year. We’ve scoured the web for deals car- and motorcycle-enthusiasts will love too.
Source: CNET

Find your red-eyed fans

 I’ve been thinking about token sale marketing lately mostly because it’s been so bad. I’ve gotten hundreds of emails asking me to be an ICO advisor or evangelist or influencer primarily because the ICO marketing techniques come to us straight out of the spammiest corners of affiliate marketing. I’ve gotten emails from founders who have been promised “posts on… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Artist celebrates 'Last Jedi' with pop culture porg portraits – CNET

Star Wars fan Mike Denison puts the cuddly creatures from “The Last Jedi” in “Adventure Time,” “The Shining,” “Stranger Things” and more.
Source: CNET

Balderton Capital closes new $375M fund to invest in Series A-stage European startups

 More VC money sloshing around Europe: In what was probably one of the worst kept secrets in European VC, London-based Balderton Capital is announcing a new $375 million fund. I understand that it actually closed earlier this year, however, and I’m told has already been used to make ten investments. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Fighting fake news online wins these three projects accolades

 There are few greater threats to democracy in the world today than the proliferation of fake news and propaganda.
So it was no surprise that this year’s National Democratic Institute’s (NDI) prestigious Democracy Award focused on websites and research organizations that are countering the distribution of fake news. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

The time I was turned away from China

 Yesterday, Sunday November 26 2017, I was turned away from immigration at Shanghai’s Hongqiao airport by Chinese officials. Alongside a number of other visitors, I had been waiting in line to take advantage of the city’s 144-hour ‘transit’ visa which allows travelers with an onward flight to stay in Shanghai without needing to secure a visa before they travel. The… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Una inteligencia artificial detecta una obra de arte falsa a partir de una única pincelada

Primero, el sistema aprendió las características que definen los trazos de varios artistas, así fue capaz de detectar todas las falsificaciones, y para ello sólo tuvo que analizar un trazo de la copia. Es impresionante, aunque sólo sirve para obras en las que las pinceladas están claramente delimitadas 

Source: MIT

Las tres vías para convertir la energía solar térmica en la fuente energética por excelencia

Estos sistemas se adaptan fácilmente a los cambios de demanda en tiempo real, pero su generación y distribución todavía no ha alcanzado costes competitivos. Estas tres estrategias podrían conseguirlo, y una de ellas podría empezar a probar un sistema completo el año que viene

Source: MIT

La realidad virtual por fin sirve para algo: formar a los empleados

Situaciones peligrosas, entornos altamente desafiantes como las rebajas del Black Friday, procesos técnicos, protocolos de seguridad e incluso empatía. Estas son las cosas que los trabajadores pueden entrenar a través de un casco. Hasta la Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano la está usando

Source: MIT