Gadget of the week
Scientists discover shortcut for turning grass into plane fuel By Steve Dent, From engadget Your lawnmower clippings may one day power your vacation trip. It takes millions of years for natural processes to convert plants into crude oil (which is…
A $12 billion startup you’ve probably never heard wants to cure baldness and smooth out your wrinkles
By Lydia Ramsey From Business Insider Samumed is a $12 billion private biotech startup you’ve probably never heard of. The San Diego-based company has attracted $300 million in funding and a heady valuation thanks to a pipeline of what could…
4 Apr 2017 Weather in Cayman
Apr 4 Tuesday 2017 Synopsis Light to moderate southeasterly winds and slight to moderate seas will continue across the Cayman area for the next 24 hours as a weak ridge of high pressure lingers over the northwest Caribbean. Radar images…
The tech leaders of tomorrow will compete in Cayman Islands’ first startup battlefield event at the IMPACT17 conference
Three startups will present their ideas to a panel of expert investor judges at the ‘Leadership in a Lightspeed Industry’ IMPACT event this April in Cayman. George Town, Grand Cayman 31st March – Cayman Enterprise City (CEC) and the Internet…
New tech can spot small faces in the crowd
By John Biggs From TechCrunch Spotting faces in a scene is easy when the punims are nice and close to the camera. But what about group shots where the faces are tiny? That, I fear, robots have a harder time…
GoPro launches its Karma drone in the UK
By Nick Summers From engadget A drone and Hero5 Black bundle will set you back £1,200. GoPro’s foray into drone development has been troubled, to say the least. The highly anticipated Karma launched in the US last October, only to…
Digicel partners with ZTE to expand 4G LTE networks across Caribbean, Central America
Posted by: Denis Chabrol From Demerara Waves Digicel announced Thursday an agreement with ZTE Corporation , a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the mobile internet, to expand its 4G LTE networks across its 26…
Miami Herald Symposium addresses “The Caribbean Dilemma”
From South Florida Caribbean News Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald’s Americas Conference® Series and World Bank Present “The Caribbean Dilemma” Symposium MIAMI – The Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald, in partnership with The World Bank Latin America &…
Qatar Airways is retaliating against the US laptop ban by offering some passengers an unprecedented perk
By Benjamin Zhang From Business Insider Qatar Airways is taking on the US government’s ban on large electronics with a rather ingenious solution — loaner laptops. On Thursday, the Doha-based airline announced that business class passengers on board its flights…
30 Mar 2017 Weather in Cayman
Mar 30 Thursday Synopsis Light to moderate northeasterly winds and slight to moderate seas will continue across the Cayman area for the next 24 hours as a weak ridge of high pressure lingers over the northwest Caribbean. Radar images show…