Barista's edition for Fri 17 October 2014
Taking a bite out of Italy's startup ecosystem
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Editor's note: This is a guest post by Amanda Lorenzani, founder of ALPR, organizer of TechCrunch Italy and co-founder of Fox & Rose. After Prime Minister Matteo Renzi recently concluded a whirlwind tour through Silicon Valley, Italy seems to be hopeful of renewed support in helping to grow its tech economy.
Photos: The Ruins of the USSR's Secret Nuclear Cities | WIRED
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Nadav Kander traveled to the steppes of Kazakhstan four years ago to see the "closed cities" of the Soviet nuclear testing area, a network of cities all but invisible to outsiders until the arrival of Google Earth. The photographer ventured first to the town of Kurchatov-named for the physicist who developed the USSR's first nuclear...
Magnetic Loft Hangs Bottles In Your Fridge To Give You More Shelf Space
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Unless you're lucky enough to have a second drinks-only fridge in the garage, your bottled beverages are probably battling leftovers and condiments for shelf space in your kitchen fridge. But you can end that war once and for all with the magnetic bottleLoft that lets you simply hang bottles from the roof of your fridge, freeing up shelf space below.
Kawasaki's Insane 300-HP Superbike Is Not for the Weak or Stupid | WIRED
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No one needs a 300-horsepower motorcycle. And we doubt anyone was asking for one. But that doesn't mean we're unhappy Kawasaki took on the challenge of creating one, giving us the Ninja H2R. Beyond its awesomely insane (insanely awesome?) looks, the most powerful production motorcycle on the planet is the first to use a supercharger.