Posts By Pablo Valerio
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Smart Cities
Bike2Work project got half a million people out of their cars
Approximately 300 companies in 12 European countries became cycle-friendly in 2015–2016, bringing over half a million commuters on their bicycles. Courtesy of...
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Uncategorized
Catalan Researchers Use Bacteria to Recover Smartphone Metals
Researchers at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) have discovered a method for recovering copper, gold, aluminum, and platinum from discarded mobile...
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Uncategorized
Patent Litigation Expected to Soar in 2017
There has been a surge in patent litigation in the past five years, fueled by the accumulation of patents by Non-Practicing-Entities (NPEs)...
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4.9KBarcelonaAirbnb still at odds with Barcelona City, who call its new rule for hosts “a joke”
After Barcelona City Council conducted inspections and imposed sanctions on illegal tourist rentals in the city, Airbnb responded by announcing restrictions on...
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Virtual Reality Market To Grow When Hardware & Content Cost Less
What will the tipping point be for mass adoption of virtual and augmented reality? This year’s Mobile World Congress has some clues. The...
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10.7KEnvironmentBuying a Diesel Car Today is Selfish and Irresponsible
We all know that pollution, like tobacco, kills! We also know that diesel fuel is extremely dirty. Unfortunately, until a few years...
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Barcelona
Barcelona Needs Swift Action Against Pollution
The capital of Catalunya is suffering from persistent high pollution due to car density and the largest number of motorcycles of any...
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Smart Cities
Uber drivers are helping company kill their own jobs
Uber needs only a few more years to start its driverless mobility services. Meanwhile its million-plus self-employed drivers are providing the company...
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Uncategorized
Apple Pay just arrived in Spain, maybe a good thing for iPhone users, but not for everyone else
iPhone and Apple Watch owners in Spain are probably happy to finally be able to flash their devices while paying at most...
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Scewc
Susan Etlinger: We are at a critical turning point about data
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is coming and in big waves. But the way it functions, analyzes, and makes decisions without human input is...