H-IIA launch vehicle number 47 is seen on the launch pad at Tanegashima Space Center on the southwestern island of Tanegashima, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo on August 28, 2023. Kyodo/via REUTERS Obtain license rights Launch operator MHI cancels the launch due to high altitude winds New launch date to be determined, but […]
Chinese carmaker BYD buys US company Jabil’s mobility business for $2.2 billion
FILE PHOTO – Security guards stand at the BYD booth at the Auto Shanghai show in Shanghai, China April 19, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo Obtain license rights Aug 28 (Reuters) – Chinese carmaker BYD (002594.SZ) said on Monday that its electronics unit has struck a deal with US-based manufacturer Jabil Inc (JBL.N) to buy its […]
Japan cancels H-IIA rocket launch for moon shot due to strong winds
H-IIA launch vehicle number 47 is seen on the launch pad at Tanegashima Space Center on the southwestern island of Tanegashima, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo on August 28, 2023. Kyodo/via REUTERS Obtain license rights Launch operator MHI cancels the launch due to high altitude winds New launch date to be determined, but […]
How scientists engineered a transparent octopus with its brain in plain sight
Becoming invisible usually requires magic. For some inch-sized squid, all it takes is a little genetic tweaking. When these squid are genetically altered, “they’re really hard to spot,” even for their keepers, says Joshua Rosenthala senior scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass. “We know we’re putting it in this aquarium, but […]
Fidelity’s crypto strategy has paid off
CEO Abby Johnson recently approved a measure allowing Fidelity clients to add Bitcoin to their retirement portfolio. Barry Chin—The Boston Globe/Getty Images If you ask someone to describe Fidelity Investments, they will probably use words like “big, boring and safe.” That’s an accurate description of the Boston-based financial giant, which manages more than $4 trillion […]
AI could ‘turn good jobs into bad jobs’ – three labor historians on what the future of work might mean
A person holds a sign as members of SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America East walk a picket line outside the HBO/Amazon offices during National Union Solidarity Day on August 22, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images The Internet has been buzzing about the introduction of generative AI tools […]
Final Fantasy XVI Suffers From Its Superficial Handling Of Slavery
Final Fantasy XVI situates itself within a backdrop of swords, sorcery, and political turmoil, as its picturesque world of Valisthea is filled with inhabitants complicit in the upholding of slavery. Throughout the land, where lush evergreen forests, dank underground ruins, and rolling dunes are common sights, magic reigns supreme. Channeled through prodigious crystalline landmarks known […]
Samsung’s ViewFinity S9 5K display launches in the US
After going up short for pre-order on Amazon last week, Samsung’s new ViewFinity S9 5K Display is now official available to order from Samsung and Amazon in the U.S. The Samsung ViewFinity S9 is one of the few 27-inch 5K displays on the market that goes head-to-head with Apple Studio screen by offering ideal pixel […]
August’s rare Super Blue Moon, the largest full moon of 2023, rises this week
On Wednesday, August 30, you will no doubt hear the mainstream media proclaiming that on that evening we will have an opportunity to witness a “supermoon.” It is a term, or more specifically, a brand, of relatively recent origin. It is not derived from astronomy, but astrology; was first coined by an astrologer, who arbitrarily […]
How Russia’s Moon Ambitions Crashed – The Moscow Times
The crash of Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft on the lunar surface on August 19 marked Roscosmos’ latest failed attempt to explore interplanetary space. While the causes of the accident are still under investigation, it is already clear that it was caused by a series of problems affecting the Russian space program: lack of funding and engineering […]