Rocket Lab nails two missions within 24 hours – one in each hemisphere

Rocket Lab set a new speed record for launch turnaround time, successfully executing two Electron missions in 24 hours. The company added in a statement that this is also the first time any launch operator has completed a mission from each hemisphere within that time frame.  Rocket Lab, which was founded in New Zealand, maintains […]
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Wall Street launches new ways to bet on bitcoin

Wall Street launches new trading tools to bet on the price of bitcoin

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Tesla appears to be building a teleoperations team for its robotaxi service

As Tesla gears up to launch a robotaxi service in the coming years, the automaker looks like it’s building out a teleoperations team. According to a recent job listing, Tesla is hiring a software engineer to help develop a teleoperations system that will allow human operators to remotely access and control the company’s upcoming robotaxis […]
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Sill’s new app rounds up the best links from your Bluesky and Mastodon networks

Want to keep up with what everyone’s talking about on alternative social media sites like Bluesky and Mastodon, but don’t have time to constantly scroll through their respective apps? A newly launched link aggregation service called Sill may be able to help. The service is similar to the older startup Nuzzel, which was ultimately acquired […]
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How Does Tap To Pay Work?

This speedy, touch-free payment technology can boost sales and slash frustration at the point of sale.

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IMAX embraces AI to expand original content reach

With global content consumption rising and demand for non-English content surpassing that for English movies and shows, IMAX is leveraging AI to scale localization on its original content. The entertainment and media industry grew 5% to $2.8 trillion in 2023, according to a report by PwC. The industry is expected to continue its expansion, though […]
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Volkswagen slashes the value of its stake in Northvolt, the beleaguered battery manufacturer

The write downs occurred throughout the current fiscal year as the situation at Northvolt deteriorated.
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U.S. Says Google Is an Ad Tech Monopolist in Closing Arguments

The two sides made their final cases to a federal judge Monday in a trial over the tech giant’s dominance in technology selling ads online.

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The ‘Rocket Docket’ Judge Who Will Decide the Fate of Google’s Ad Technology

The ruling by a federal judge, Leonie Brinkema, in an antitrust case over Google’s advertising technology could add to the internet company’s woes.

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Washington Curtails Intel’s Chip Grant After Company Stumbles

The Biden administration is reducing its award to the chip maker, partly to account for a multibillion-dollar military contract.

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