Seoul’s smart poles will soon be able to charge drones and EVs Smart city project When street infrastructure needs to be replaced or installed, SMG will integrate it into the smart poles where possible to save costs and reduce clutter. Lee Won-Mok, Director General of Smart City Policy at Seoul Metropolitan Government, said: “Smart poles help effectively consolidate the somewhat elaborate road facilities, not only retaining their innate functions but also highlighting various smart technological features....

According tonews comingfrom CNN,Sequioa Capitalhas added a total of $1.3 billion to its investment ability as stated in a new regulatory filing. Though this news isn’t a final statement yet, Sequoia’s target of $1 billion has been passed and you can nearly bet on the 1.3 being the final number. This is great news, of course, for those who have been looking toward Sequoia for venture funding. As the fund is one of the most prolific financiers for capital in the US, the news of moving toward investments in China is also a surprise....

The actor, journalist, screenwriter, author, film director and man who read Harry Potter to his country, Stephen Fry was recently awarded 2011 lifetime achievement award from the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard University. At the ceremony, a woman named Molly Lewis serenaded Stephen with her song “An Open Letter To Stephen Fry” on the ukulele. Highlights include: “Oh Stephen Fry, I see no reason why, you wouldn’t want someday to let me have your baby....

There are a lot of music apps that make it easy to share music on Twitter, and Serendip is one of those latest apps. And a little more.Serendipoffers the smartest music integration to Twitter that I’ve seen. While other services make it easy to share music with my followers, they don’t make it easy to keep up with what my friends have been listening to. Enter Serendip. Signing up for a free account will allow you to easily share music, powered by YouTube, with your friends....

SelfControlis a solution for the hyper- connected world removing annoyances such as email,TwitterandFacebookand let’s you focus on the stuff you actually need to get done. Has email become a distraction? SelfControl is an OS X application which blocks access to incoming and/or outgoing mail servers and websites for a predetermined period of time. For example, you could block access to your email, Facebook, and Twitter for 90 minutes, but still have access to the rest of the web....