Seventy percent of American car owners overpay for insurance because they don’t drive much. Luckily, today MetroMile comes out of stealth to launch its per mile car insurance. The $14 million-funded MetroMile gives away a plug-in device for your car that connects to a free app that teaches you how to spend less on gas and shorten commutes. If you drive under 10,000 miles a year, you can buy its insurance to save an average of $400 a year.
Planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions hit a record high of 35 billion tonnes in 2012 and are poised to grow by another billion tonnes this year, according to a new study.
Global CO2 emissions were 2.2% higher than in 2011 and are expected to soar by another 2.1% this year, according to the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research in Oslo (Cicero).
La tecnología genera oportunidades empresariales en el ámbito de la salud. La crisis económica y los recortes del gasto público están llevando a algunos profesionales a fundar sus propias compañías.
El sector de la salud nunca ha destacado por un gran espíritu emprendedor en nuestro país, con un gran peso del sector público aunque siempre han existido también los servicios de índole privada. Pero parece que las cosas están cambiando en un ámbito señalado por los expertos en megatendencias como uno de los campos con mayores perspectivas de crecimiento.
Amazon.com is in the headlines again because it started Sunday package deliveries in several large cities. This offering follows the company’s recent strategic decision to offer same day delivery to most US addresses. As a part of this strategy, the company is drastically increasing the number of warehouses all around the US.
El acto de entrega de premios se celebró el 15 de noviembre en Orona Fundazioa, en la ciudad Orona Ideo. En el mismo se han premiado los trabajos presentados por alumnos de Mondragon Unibertsitatea y también el trabajo de otra alumna de Tecun.
Durante este fin de semana se ha celebrado en LaSalle Technova la 3ª edición de 3DayStartup Barcelona, en el que 35 estudiantes de diferentes universidades españolas han tenido que asumir el reto de crear su empresa en sólo 3 días.
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The European Commission is stepping up the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by funding 15 new research projects, as new data reveals that Europe's health systems are increasingly relying on a frail last line of antibiotic defence.
While the EU has witnessed a decrease in antibiotic use since 2009, data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention (ECDC) has shown a significant increase of the multi-drug resistant Gram-negative bacteria in Europe.
Social robots are simpler to interact with than humans, can repeat games with infinite patience and record the data for further study. That’s changing the way autistic children learn new skills, say therapists.
One of the emerging applications of social robotics is in providing therapy for children with autism. Social robots are ideally suited to this task because they are simpler than humans to interact with, their actions are perfectly repeatable and they can be modified in various ways to meet the requirements of different children.
