Could giant SPACs be next?
While many deemed 2020 the year of SPAC, short for special purpose acquisition company, 2021 may well make last year look quaint in comparison. It’s probably not premature to be asking: is there any company too big to be SPAC’d? Just toda.....»»
Hubble tracks Jupiter"s stormy weather
The largest and nearest of the giant outer planets, Jupiter's colorful clouds present an ever-changing kaleidoscope of shapes and colors. This is a planet where there is always stormy weather: cyclones, anticyclones, wind shear, and the largest storm.....»»
Giant volcano discovered on Mars
In a groundbreaking announcement at the 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference held in The Woodlands, Texas, scientists revealed the discovery of a giant volcano and possible sheet of buried glacier ice in the eastern part of Mars' Tharsis volca.....»»
Newly discovered fossil of giant turtle is named after Stephen King novel character
An international research team led by Dr. Gabriel S. Ferreira from the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Paleoenvironment at the University of Tübingen has described a new species of giant turtle from the late Pleistocene......»»
Tesla faces new rival as a tech giant launches its first EV
Succeeding where Apple failed, a tech giant announced on Tuesday that it will begin deliveries of its first-ever EV later this month......»»
Giant sequoias are a rapidly growing feature of the UK landscape
Imported giant sequoia trees are well adapted to the UK, growing at rates close to their native ranges and capturing large amounts of carbon during their long lives, finds a new study led by UCL researchers with colleagues at the Royal Botanic Garden.....»»
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor director Stig Asmussen starts new studio, Giant Skull
We spoke to Stig Asmussen, the game director behind the Star Wars Jedi series and God of War 3, about forming his new studio, Giant Skull......»»
How a wandering white shark"s epic journey could provide clues for protecting them
As sharks go, LeeBeth is something like a long-haul trucker with gills and giant teeth......»»
Giant fishes in the Mekong River at risk of extinction
One of the world's most diverse rivers is under threat......»»
Scientists reveal new lineages of giant sea anemones in Japan and their surprising associations with anemonefish
Anemonefish form mutualistic relationships with the sea anemones they live in and these associations are not random: some species such as the yellow-tail anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii) are generalists and can live in almost any sea anemone, others.....»»
AutoNation to slow used-car outlet expansion, analyst says
The dealership giant is slowing the rate of expansion for its standalone AutoNation USA stores as it deals with used-car supply challenges, according to JPMorgan......»»
Scientists once again confirm giant asteroid Apophis won’t hit Earth in 2029
Following NASA’s D.A.R.T. mission revelation that asteroid paths could be changed based on collisions, scientists went back to the drawing board to further confirm that … The post Scientists once again confirm giant asteroid Apophis won&#.....»»
New analysis uncovers major issues with earlier suggestions that Spinosaurus pursued prey underwater
For years, controversy has swirled around how a Cretaceous-era, sail-backed dinosaur—the giant Spinosaurus aegyptiacus—hunted its prey. Spinosaurus was among the largest predators ever to prowl the Earth and one of the most adapted to water, but.....»»
Subaru Telescope discovers the faintest moon around icy giant planets
Using some of the largest telescopes in the world, including the Subaru Telescope, a team of astronomers discovered three new natural satellites orbiting the outermost planets in our solar system—one around Uranus and two around Neptune. One of the.....»»
What’s the biggest CPU cooler ever made?
Out of all the massive CPU coolers that have come and gone, which was the largest? There are a lot of huge contenders, but only one giant can take the crown......»»
Fossils of giant sea lizard with dagger-like teeth show how our oceans have fundamentally changed since the dinosaur era
Paleontologists have discovered a strange new species of marine lizard with dagger-like teeth that lived near the end of the age of dinosaurs. Their findings, published in Cretaceous Research, show a dramatically different ocean ecosystem to what we.....»»
Multiple spacecraft tell the story of one giant solar storm
April 17, 2021, was a day like any other day on the sun, until a brilliant flash erupted and an enormous cloud of solar material billowed away from our star. Such outbursts from the sun are not unusual, but this one was unusually widespread, hurling.....»»
Android Auto starts flagging more powerful “parked” apps on the home screen
Parked apps include browsers, games, and video apps. Enlarge / Android Auto can have giant screens like this, but limited software means you'll often still need your phone. Android Auto and its big brother, the Android.....»»
Alibaba Leads Record Deal to Mint $2.5 Billion China AI Firm
The Chinese tech giant led a $1 billion funding round in Moonshot AI, valuing the year-old firm at $2.5 billion. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. led the largest single financing round for a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, the la.....»»
Windows 11 Photos app gets sick new AI feature – macOS users may get envious
The Windows 11 Photos app has a cool new feature that may elicit envy from macOS and Chromebook users. Windows 11 Photos has gotten a lot of love from Microsoft lately. Last fall, the Redmond-based tech giant introduced new AI-based features fo.....»»
Google announces new Chrome features that trigger your FOMO
Google has three new Chrome features geared towards better search suggestions. Here's the rundown. Google has a three new Chrome features designed to make suggestions more helpful.On Thursday, the tech giant announced a new way to trigger your.....»»