The Station: The script for Elon Musk’s Loop drivers, Redwood snags $700M and a chat with Kodiak Robotics’ co-founder
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Hello readers: Welcome to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and futur.....»»
Nomad CEO Noah Dentzel talks MagSafe, Qi2, & Find My on HomeKit Insider
On this episode of the HomeKit Insider Podcast, Nomad co-founder and CEO Noah Dentzel joins to talk about MagSafe, Qi2, and Apple Find My.HomeKit Insider PodcastIn the news this week Nomad itself launched a new Apple Find My-enabled tracking card tha.....»»
Elon Musk says Starship is ready to fly, but one thing stands in the way
SpaceX chief Elon Musk said on Monday that the mighty Starship rocket is ready for its fourth test flight, but there's one obstacle that still needs clearing......»»
The creator of the Oculus Rift is working on a mysterious new VR headset
Oculus founder Palmer Luckey is working on a new VR headset and the VR industry is excited about what this innovator will create......»»
Ford assembles concert lineup filled with hometown, national music stars
The concert in front of the renovated Michigan Central Station will be streamed live on Peacock and turned into an NBC prime-time special on Sunday......»»
Butts, breasts, and genitals now explicitly allowed on Elon Musk’s X
It remains unclear if X can detect nonconsensual sex images at scale. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Adult content has always proliferated on Twitter, but the platform now called X recently clarified its.....»»
Why Ford went to great lengths to renovate historic Michigan Central station
The automaker spent roughly $950 million renovating the 30-acre Michigan Central campus, which is slated to have 2,500 workers by the end of 2028, plus another 2,500 non-Ford employees......»»
Jack White, Diana Ross to headline Ford"s Michigan Central opening concert
The 90-minute, sold-out show called “Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central,” kicks off the station's June 6-16 celebratory programming that includes open house tours of the restored historic train station and public outdoor events......»»
Why Ford went to such great lengths to renovate historic Detroit train station
The automaker spent roughly $950 million renovating the 30-acre Michigan Central campus, which is slated to have 2,500 workers by the end of 2028, plus another 2,500 non-Ford employees......»»
Here’s why a Japanese billionaire just canceled his lunar flight on Starship
"I feel terrible making the crew members wait longer." Enlarge / Elon Musk speaks as Yusaku Maezawa, founder and president of Start Today Co., looks on at an event at the SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, in 2018. (cr.....»»
Boeing will try to launch its first crew on Starliner, again
Troubled aerospace giant Boeing will try once more to fly its first crew to the International Space Station aboard a Starliner spaceship on Saturday, after the last attempt was scrubbed hours before liftoff......»»
Boeing’s Starliner capsule poised for second try at first astronaut flight
"It is safe, and that is why we determined that we can fly with what we have.” Enlarge / Boeing's Starliner spacecraft sits on top of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. (cred.....»»
Novel nematode species, a relative of model organisms, discovered
A new nematode species has been discovered in soil-dwelling bees at the University of Tsukuba's Sugadaira Research Station. This species shares a close relationship with a model nematode Pristionchus pacificus used in developmental and evolutionary b.....»»
Apple’s 15-inch M3 MacBook Air $149 off, Beats Studio Buds+ up to $100 off, Official Apple Watch Loop 63% off, much more
Before we finish off the work week and head into the weekend, let’s scope out some big-time price drops on Apple gear and accessories. The 2024 M3 15-inch MacBook Air is now starting from $999 with elevated models seeing additional $50 price drops.....»»
Musk can’t avoid testifying in SEC probe of Twitter buyout by playing victim
Class action alleges secret Twitter stock scheme ahead of Musk's SEC testimony. Enlarge (credit: Apu Gomes / Stringer | Getty Images News) After months of loudly protesting a subpoena, Elon Musk has once again agreed to.....»»
Study shows slow-growth diet before breeding offers better long-range health in pigs
Borrowing a page from the dairy industry, researchers with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station found that a slow-growth diet meant more piglets and healthier and longer-lived momma pigs......»»
If you had an iPhone 7 with audio problems, your settlement deadline is soon
Earlier in 2024, Apple agreed to settle a class action suit over audio issues with the iPhone 7 — but conditions are very limited and the time to apply is almost over.iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 PlusIt was the "Audio IC Defect," also known as the 'loop d.....»»
Google accused of secretly tracking drivers with disabilities
Google recklessly violated privacy laws to spike ad profits, lawsuit says. Enlarge (credit: Jose A. Bernat Bacete | Moment) Google needs to pump the brakes when it comes to tracking sensitive information shared with DMV.....»»
Google is killing off the messaging service inside Google Maps
Google Maps has had its own chat platform since 2018, but it's shutting down in July. Whether you want to call it "Google Business Messaging" or "Google Business Profile Chat,.....»»
Elon Musk could become U.S. policy adviser if Trump wins election, report says
The two have discussed ways for Musk, who runs the social media platform X as well as SpaceX and Tesla, to have "formal input and influence" over economic and border security policies, according to The Wall Street Journal......»»
Transcend raises $40 million to address data privacy issues
Transcend raised $40 million in Series B funding led by new investor StepStone Group, with participation from HighlandX and existing investors Accel, Index Ventures, 01 Advisors (01A), Script Capital, and South Park Commons. This brings the total rai.....»»