Month: March 2019
Amazon Shelves Seattle Expansion Plans
Online retailer Amazon has shelved its expansion plans in Seattle, a city it calls its home. The information was made available by technology news site GeekWire. Only two weeks ago, Amazon had suffered another expansion setback when it had to withdraw from Long Island City of New York, where the e-commerce company had plan to…
Read MoreA Mannequin Will Be Carried By Crew Of SpaceX To Space Station
Recently, green signal was given to the Crew Dragon rocket of SpaceX for its first ever flight to the International Space Station. The mission is about to launch on March 2, Saturday. Reportedly, this time a mannequin wearing a spacesuit will be dropped by SpaceX instead of transporting only provisions to the International Space Station.…
Read MoreHBO CEO On His Way Out As AT&T Restructures The Organization
After AT&T’s acquisition of HBO, the new parent company and telecommunication giant is eagerly restructuring the company. AT&T’s restructuring involves the removal of CEO of HBO, Richard Plepler as a memo stating so was obtained by CNBC. Plepler has spent nearly decades at HBO, and lead to becoming the pioneer and leader in the on-demand…
Read MoreOneWeb Gears To Connect The World With Internet
Satellite services startup OneWeb is all set to launch its first constellation of six satellites that cost around several billion pounds to get it up and running. Once the entire constellation is launched there could be around 2000 spacecraft orbiting the earth. Other firms are also planning mega constellations like these but OneWeb has managed…
Read MoreGoogle, Verily Develop Tech To Identify Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Edema
A Google research effort which is being considered as one of its highly promising efforts, has finally found its way out from the laboratory into the public eye. According to a statement released by the tech giant on Monday, Google will be forming a partnership with its sister venture called Verily. The collaborative project will…
Read MoreFrance’s Peugeot Set To Make American Return After 30-Year Absence
Well known carmaker from France, Peugeot has shown interest of coming back to the North American market. The announcement was made on Tuesday in this regard. During recession time in 1990s, many European carmakers had pulled out of the American market. Even Fiat had pulled out of American market before it purchased Chrysler and Peugeot.…
Read MoreApp Makers Sharing Sensitive Data With Facebook But Not Telling Consumers
Facebook is keeping hold of sensitive personal data that handset users give completely different mobile apps. This is due to a software tool that instantly shares that info with the social network to enhance ad targeting, as per a media report. It has long been known that applications outside of ecosystem by Facebook can and…
Read MoreAerospace Trade Group Warns No Deal Brexit Will Cause Severe Economic Damage
UK exit from EU (European Union) is due on March 29th. ADS (Aerospace and Defense Trade) Group has said that they are able to track real economic hazard caused by UK’s doubt over leaving EU. ADS warning were rolled out as an insurance trade body ABI stating that Brexit with no deal will be the…
Read MoreBreastfeeding Likely To Reduce Kid’s Eczema Risk By 50%
A recent study released by US Center for Disease Control and Prevention that was part of Infant Feeding Practices Study showed that babies who are breastfed exclusively during initial months are unlikely to develop any form of chronic skin issues like eczema. Researchers analyzed data of 1,520 infants within United States related to their overall…
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Blue Origin Taking Lessons From New Shepherd
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos while speaking during a luncheon meeting between aerospace experts gave several insights about his current space research project Blue Origin which is reportedly occupying more of his working hours than regular work. He spoke at length about how his firm is learning new experiences from test flights of their rocket New…
Read MoreSoftbank Is A Lead Investor In Flexport, A Logistics Startup
The Vision Fund of SoftBank recently made one of the largest investments in start-ups yet. It will look to lead a round of $1 billion in a global freight-moving company. The news was made public by Flexport. The company envisions itself as one of its kind and has cleverly termed itself as “modern freight forwarder”.…
Read MorePressure Mounts On Google And Facebook To Stop Anti-Vax Conspiracy Theories
As a measles outburst carries on to spread in state of Washington, Facebook is “exploring extra measures” to battle false anti-vaccine material on the platform, media claimed. The news follows on the heels of disparagement from Representative Adam Schiff, who sent Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook CEO) a letter about vaccine fake data on Instagram and Facebook.…
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