Monthly Archives: January 2016
Google finally learns to talk like an Aussie
Slang words like ‘arvo’, ‘footy’ and ‘Maccas’ have been added to the search engine and Google Maps vocabulary. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.smh.com.au How does Siri work for you? I’ve been trying all sorts of things on my iPhones lately … Continue reading
Mapped: The world’s most corrupt countries
British officials seen as some of the most unbribeable in the world while Somalia and North Korea rated as most corrupt Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk This may not present a lot of surprises, but you know I like a … Continue reading
Facebook soon to expand beyond its “like” button
It won’t be long before Facebook’s 1.6 billion users have more ways to quickly express their feelings on the world’s largest social network Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.cbsnews.com This isn’t just good news for social media users who don’t want … Continue reading
Driving Is Losing Its Allure for More Americans
America’s youth aren’t rushing out to get their drivers licenses as they once did, a trend that signals the auto industry’s new interest in car-sharing services and autonomous vehicles might be the right tack. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.wsj.com Perhaps … Continue reading
How self-driving cars will cut accidents 90 percent (Q&A) – CNET
For Road Trip 2015, CNET talks with the University of Michigan’s Peter Sweatman about the rapid merging of computers and cars, and the fake city in Ann Arbor where it’s being put to the test. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.cnet.com … Continue reading
Why travel sickness could put the brakes on driverless cars
Age-old problem of travel sickness threatens the hoped-for benefits of letting a computer take the wheel in autonomous cars Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk I didn’t know I suffered kinetosis, at least I didn’t know that’s what it was called, … Continue reading
This Map Shows How Large Europe’s Refugee Crisis Really Is
Data visualization company Lucify used U.N. statistics to show the recent mass movement of people to the continent. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.takepart.com I was looking for a map that illustrates what is happening in Europe in relation to the … Continue reading
Proportional Map of the World’s Largest Languages
we had coWho here speaks Lahnda? Proportional Map of the World’s Largest Languages https://t.co/w7Yl6PgW69 via @mental_floss Sourced through Scoop.it from: mentalfloss.com I thought we had covered off this topic some time ago. I bogged about a Telegraph story at the … Continue reading
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