Givmo: The green way to get rid of your stuff

New York basedGivmois an interesting site which gives users an eco-friendly and charitable way to get rid of stuff they don’t want. Founded by Dustin Byrne, an MIT grad and former head of Zappos.com’s engineering team, users can post items they want to get rid of, while at the same time, lets you snag listed items you want. All you have to do is pay for the shipping. At the moment, Givmo is only available to US residents, but there are plans to expand the service into the UK, Australia and Canada....

3 min · 585 words · Amanda Tyler

Gizmodo goes free in the iPhone 4 case, others not so lucky

You might remember, in April of last year, when Gizmodogot its hands ontothe iPhone 4 long before its intended release. If you don’t remember, the Cliff’s Notes version of the story goes a bit like this: An Apple employee was in a bar and he had the phone with him. He left the phone in the bar and it was picked up by a man by the name of Brian Hogan....

2 min · 377 words · Linda Allison

Global AI market predicted to reach nearly $1 trillion by 2028

The financial outlook for the global artificial intelligence market looks pretty good in 2021. But that’s nothing compared to the expansion experts expect to see over the next seven years. According to a recently released analysis report from Grand View Research, the AI market is expected to reach nearly $100 billion in 2021 and nearly ten times that by 2028. Per a report fromGrand View Research: The global AI market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 40....

2 min · 419 words · Martin Buck

Global iPlayer: The BBC answer your questions

Wereportedearlier on the launch of the new global BBC iPlayer, which is available today in 11 European countries: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, The Republic of Ireland, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland. But fans of BBC programming around the world will no doubt have a few lingering questions on the finer details. As such, BBC Click ran a Twitter question and answer session with the BBC.com Director earlier today, designed to clarify any outstanding queries....

3 min · 506 words · Robert Jordan

Global Spam Filtering arrives for Google Voice

Using filtering algorithms and users’ spam feedback,Google Voicenow intercepts and redirects known numbers directly to your spam folder. Starting today, Google Voice users will have access to settings that will allow them to automatically send calls, texts, and voicemails from any of the numbers in Google’s database out of sight and out of mind. Beforehand, Google Voice gave users the option to use the “Report Spam” button within the Google Voice web app to thwart annoying telemarketers and ex-boyfriends, much like the Report Spam button inGmail....

2 min · 364 words · Julia Nichols
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