AppLovin proposes to combine with Unity for about $17B
AppLovin has proposed a merger with Unity, where it would acquire the game company in an all-stock deal worth about $17 billion. AppLovin has proposed a merger with Unity, where it would acquire the game company in an all-stock deal worth about $.....»»
Three Formula E motors and a DTM engine combine in the Audi RS Q e-tron
Audi will enter this extreme series hybrid off-roader in the 2022 Dakar Rally. Audi Sport is trying something new in 2022 with an attempt at the Dakar Rally using this wild-looking creation......»»
Google"s revamped Wear OS won"t arrive on many existing smartwatches
Google revealed earlier this year it was partnering with Samsung to combine Wear OS and Tizen to create a common platform that would leverage the strengths of both in competing with the Apple Watch......»»
Apple releases iOS 14.7 to the public with MagSafe Battery Pack support, ability to combine Apple Card accounts, more
Apple today is releasing iOS 14.7 to the public today following beta testing. The new update brings support for the MagSafe Battery Pack for iPhone 12, support for combining Apple Card accounts, and more. Head below for the full details and the full.....»»
UK government proposes new antitrust powers to overrule tech giants like Apple
The British government has announced plans for new antitrust powers that would give it the ability to overrule commercial decisions made by tech giants like Apple. Apple has long held the position that it makes its own decisions in what it considers.....»»
Goldman Sachs says Apple Card users can combine accounts even if there are active installment plans [U]
Update: According to some of our readers, it’s possible to combine Apple Card accounts even with an active installment plan. We reached out to Goldman Sachs to understand what happened to the case described below and a spokesperson s.....»»
How Traditional Owners and officials came together to protect a stunning stretch of WA coast
Recent disasters such as the Black Summer bushfires and the Juukan Gorge destruction highlighted the need to put Indigenous people at the center of decision-making about Australia's natural places. But what's the right way to combine traditional anci.....»»
Rocket Report: SpaceX tests FAA again in Texas, India pushes Vikas engine
"Welcome to the dawn of the new space age." Enlarge / VSS Unity burns its rocket motor on July 11, 2021. (credit: Virgin Galactic) Welcome to Edition 4.07 of the Rocket Report! Looking back to Virgin Galactic's flight and ahead to Blue Origin,.....»»
Play2Pay raises $13M to convert mobile user engagement into bill payment
The gamification of payments is not a new concept. A number of companies are attempting to combine gamification and payments in creative ways. And today, one such company, Play2Pay, has raised $13 million in a Series A round of funding. The Fort Laud.....»»
EU Proposes World"s First Carbon Border Tax
WindBourne writes: EU is going to put a slowly increasing carbon tax on their own goods (source paywalled; alternative source) and is now applying that tax to a limited number of imported items, with more to come. It is expected to have an initial im.....»»
Elon Musk to fly to the edge of space with Virgin Galactic
Elon Musk has bought a seat for a flight to the edge of space aboard Virgin Galactic's rocket-powered VSS Unity aircraft......»»
Here’s why Richard Branson’s flight matters—and, yes, it really matters
“I absolutely believe this is that moment." Enlarge / Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson, with Sirisha Bandla on his shoulders, cheers with crew members after flying into space aboard VSS Unity. (credit: PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Gett.....»»
Virgin Galactic is giving away two tickets for its spaceplane
Billionaire Virgin founder Branson recently beat Jeff Bezos in the race to leave earth by taking part in the Unity 22 mission that evaluated the Virgin Galactic Astronaut Experience, though Blue Origin claims its rival isn't actually reaching space......»»
What"s a suborbital flight? An aerospace engineer explains
"Suborbital" is a term you'll be hearing a lot as Sir Richard Branson flies aboard Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity winged spaceship and Jeff Bezos flies aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle to touch the boundary of space and experience a few minutes.....»»
Richard Branson Reaches Space on Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity
The historic flight is only the second time that the rocket plane has carried people......»»
Richard Branson Reaches Space on Virgin Galactic"s VSS Unity
The historic flight is only the second time that the rocket plane has carried people......»»
Richard Branson makes it to the edge of space in Virgin Galactic flight
Richard Branson has made it to the edge of space along with five others in the first fully crewed test flight of Virgin Galactic's spaceplane VSS Unity......»»
Virgin Galactic’s first fully crewed space flight delayed due to weather
Virgin Galactic has delayed the first fully crewed space flight of its VSS Unity spaceplane today by 90 minutes due to bad weather......»»
Better planning can reduce the urban heat island effect
In his Ph.D. thesis, EPFL researcher Martí Bosch proposes a method for spatially quantifying the impact of mitigation measures—planting green spaces and using different building materials—on the urban heat island effect......»»
Investigational malaria vaccine gives strong, lasting protection
Two U.S. Phase 1 clinical trials of a novel candidate malaria vaccine have found that the regimen conferred unprecedentedly high levels of durable protection when volunteers were later exposed to disease-causing malaria parasites. The vaccine combine.....»»
The world"s thinnest technology—only two atoms thick
Researchers from Tel Aviv University have engineered the world's tiniest technology, with a thickness of only two atoms. According to the researchers, the new technology proposes a way for storing electric information in the thinnest unit known to sc.....»»