No further investments in Virgin Galactic, says Richard Branson
Branson's business empire "no longer has the deepest pockets." Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson. (credit: Eric Berger) Sir Richard Branson has ruled out putting more money into his lossmaking space travel company.....»»
Astronomers shed light on evolutionary paths of supermassive black holes and their host galaxies
A new paper entitled "Evolutionary Paths of Active Galactic Nuclei and Their Host Galaxies," published on August 17, 2023, in Nature Astronomy, provides critical new insights on the co-evolution of supermassive black holes and their host galaxies......»»
New study on how governments can fund radical ecological and social policies without GDP growth
According to a new study led by a researcher at Freie Universität Berlin's Otto Suhr Institute of Political Science, the level of gross domestic product (GDP) has no impact on the ability of states with monetary sovereignty to fund investments in ra.....»»
Belief in manifesting financial success leads to risky investments and bankruptcy, says study
Researchers from The University of Queensland have found people who believe in manifesting financial success are more likely to make risky investments and end up bankrupt......»»
Turkish astronomers investigate open cluster NGC 2509
Using data from ESA's Gaia satellite, astronomers from the Istanbul University have inspected a Galactic open cluster known as NGC 2509. Results of the study, published September 10 on the pre-print server arXiv, deliver important insights into the s.....»»
Cybersecurity risks dampen corporate enthusiasm for tech investments
64% of IT leaders believe that cybersecurity concerns are negatively impacting their organization’s willingness to invest in innovative tech, according to a report by HPE Aruba Networking. This is perhaps unsurprising as 91% either consider emergin.....»»
Synthetic graphite for EV batteries: Can the West crack China"s code?
New investments in the United States and Europe aim to challenge China’s stranglehold on a key ingredient used in most electric vehicle batteries – graphite – but industry experts said that will be an uphill battle......»»
Jose Muñoz says Hyundai in ‘crisis mode," boosting investment
Hyundai Motor North America CEO Jose Muñoz outlines the company's rapidly expanding contribution to the U.S. economy at the Automotive News Congress, with big investments in localized operations for the South Korean carmaker......»»
Money for startups tighter, but still room for quality investments
A panel of venture capitalists at the Automotive News Congress on Tuesday said that the easy funding for startups prevalent just two years ago has dried up, but that money was still available for promising technologies with good founders......»»
Despite uncertainty, supplier spending surges to meet EV, AV demand
Suppliers such as Hyundai Mobis, Denso, Magna and Robert Bosch are among those to have recently announced major investments in their manufacturing and R&D capabilities......»»
Billion-light-year-wide "bubble of galaxies" discovered
Astronomers have discovered the first "bubble of galaxies," an almost unimaginably huge cosmic structure thought to be a fossilized remnant from just after the Big Bang sitting in our galactic backyard......»»
Virgin Galactic notches fourth spaceflight in four months
Virgin Galactic on Friday announced it had sent three paying customers on an hour-long journey to space and back, racking up its fourth successful flight in as many months......»»
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Becomes First Person to Get Indonesian ‘Golden Visa’
Introduced last week to boost economic development, the new visa allows foreigners who make substantial investments in the country to remain for up to 10 years. OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman is the first person to get an.....»»
"Hit Man" review: Richard Linklater delivers the year"s most killer comedy
Review of Richard Linklater's "Hit Man," starring Glen Powell as a real fake assassin. "Gary Johnson" seems like the kind of unassuming name a screenwriter might make up for someone content in his mundane routine. It's the perfect name for the.....»»
NYPD using drones to check out noisy backyard parties over Labor Day weekend
Critic says it may violate NYC's Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology Act. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Richard Newstead) The New York City Police Department said it will use drones to check out backyard partie.....»»
Top AI Customer Experience Investments With Big Payoffs
How AI customer experience investments are transforming personalization, support and insights in customer engagement strategies. Continue reading........»»
Composable Architecture: How to Unite Old & New
Composable architecture and legacy investments are not necessarily mutually exclusive, but rather complementary. Continue reading........»»
Virgin Galactic’s president explains how VSS Unity is now flying frequently
"I don't think I'll run out of people who are willing to fly the spaceship any time soon." Enlarge / In February 2019, Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo reached space for the second time in 10 weeks. (credit: Virgin Galactic).....»»
New supernova remnant detected with ASKAP
Using the Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP), an international team of astronomers has serendipitously detected a new Galactic supernova remnant (SNR), which received designation SNR G288.8–6.3. The finding was reported in a paper.....»»
Clean-energy transition will hurt some communities more than others, so inclusive policy and investments are crucial
Thanks largely to the Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. policy has finally become a force in the clean-energy transition. By one estimate, the $369 billion law has already created more than 140,000 jobs in the renewable energy sector since its passage la.....»»
James Webb Space Telescope survey reveals fewer supermassive black holes than presumed
A University of Kansas survey of a swath of the cosmos using the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed active galactic nuclei (AGN)—supermassive black holes that are rapidly increasing in size—are rarer than many astronomers had assumed previou.....»»