Who loves a good niche? We sure as hell do. And we also love niche products that address those niche problems — especially tech niches. So here we are, with Today in Good Niche Things. This time it’s a small little thing on the internet that sends you a rejection letter from Y Combinator before you even had a chance to apply to Y Combinator. It, instead, will send you a… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Controlar infraestructuras, vigilar el medioambiente, hacer labores de rescate… el potencial de las aeronaves no tripuladas acapara titulares. Pero aunque cada vez más centros ofrecen formación, las empresas no parecen interesadas en contratar a estos nuevos profesionales
Source: MIT
Los 10 finalistas de españoles del concurso Innovadores menores de 35 Europa 2017 de ‘MIT Technology Review en español’ se reunirán en Barcelona el próximo 30 de noviembre para presentar las ideas con las que intentan cambiar el mundo y conocer quién se llevará el premio al Innovador del Año
Source: MIT
Un emprendedor chino quiere la gente se haga pruebas constantes de todo su organismo, desde la sangre hasta las heces, los metabolitos y el tono muscular. Su objetivo es encontrar los indicios previos a una enfermedad para evitar que se desencadene y que la población esté sana el mayor tiempo posible
Source: MIT
AMP — Google’s collaborative project to speed up the loading time for mobile web pages — is getting an interesting acceleration of its own today. Relay Media, a company founded by an ex-Googler that had developed technology to help covert web pages to the AMP format, has been acquired by Google. Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Following a mass shooting in Las Vegas earlier this month that left 58 people dead and hundreds injured, YouTube is removing video tutorials demonstrating how to make rifles more deadly using a device called a “bump stock.” Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Virtual reality works best when you’re totally immersed in the experience. So what’s it like to play hyper-fast racer Radial-G in a wind tunnel, buffeted by an 80mph gale? We found out.
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Source: Digital trends
Microsoft signed an agreement with GE today to purchase every last bit of the wind energy from GE’s brand-new 37-megawatt Tullahennel wind farm located in County Kerry, Ireland for the next 15 years. This is a big deal on several levels. First of all, it means Microsoft will be using a clean energy source to power at least some of its cloud data centers in Ireland. That will likely result… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Despite critical praise, Denis Villeneuve’s long-awaited sequel performed poorly at the box office. What happened?
Source: Wired
Wonder Woman and her fellow superheroes took over the annual fan convention this year. These are all the best looks.
Source: Wired