Decommissioned US Navy frigate ex-USS Rodney M. Davis is hit during a sinking exercise as part of Rim of the Pacific on July 12, 2022. US Navy US and partner forces sank a former US frigate this month during the Rim of the Pacific exercise. A US Navy video shows the ex-USS Rodney M. Davis…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (right) and Rep. Troy Nehls, a Texas Republican Getty Images Pete Buttigieg brushed off a GOP congressman’s attempt to make light of Biden’s mental state. Republican Rep. Troy Nehls pointed out that Biden recently fell off his bike. Buttigieg quipped that he was “glad to have a president who can ride…
Healthcare has finally begun to embrace digital transformation after years as a stubborn holdout.The coronavirus pandemic has only accelerated adoption of technologies such as telehealth and remote patient monitoring.Insider Intelligence covers these topics and more each morning in our Digital Health Briefing email newsletter. Healthcare has been through quite the journey in the last few…
Xinhua/Wang Ying/ Getty Images The stock market jumped about 3% on Tuesday as investors continue to assess 2nd-quarter earnings.Tuesday’s surge helped the Nasdaq 100 reclaim its 50-day moving average for the first time since April.Of the 43 S&P 500 companies that have already reported results, about 60% beat profit and sales expectations. US stocks soared…
Back at I/O 2022 in May, Google teased the return of its augmented reality glasses by showing an early prototype of its next-gen glasses. Now, the company is just about ready to start real-world testing. You might spot a Googler wearing the glasses in the wild as soon as August. “The real-world tests will allow…
Workers at the studio formerly known as Vicarious Visions are attempting to unionize. On Tuesday, quality assurance staff at Blizzard Albany went public with the news that they had filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In a Twitter thread, the group said it was seeking representation with the Communications…
If autonomous drones and flying taxis are going to thrive, they’ll need AI that can handle a wide range of conditions — and Microsoft thinks it can help build that AI. The company has unveiled a Project AirSim platform that helps manufacturers create, train and test the algorithms guiding autonomous aircraft. The Azure-based technology has…
John Romero, one of the brains behind Doom, is working on another first-person shooter, Romero Games announced today. In a tweet, the independent studio founded by Romero and his wife Brenda Romero said it will be teaming up with a major publisher to develop the game and will be using an “original, new IP.” Few…
Lightyear didn’t hit the box office heights Disney hoped for, despite it being the first Pixar movie to debut exclusively in theaters in over two years. You won’t have to wait too much longer to stream the movie at home, though. It’s coming to Disney+ on August 3rd, 47 days after it landed in theaters….
Three weeks after the US Supreme Court overturned key legislation granting individuals the constitutional right to choose an abortion, Take-Two Interactive – which publishes the likes of Grand Theft Auto, Borderlands, BioShock, Mafia, and XCOM through its various subsidiaries – has issued a statement saying it “acknowledges” the decision “is a significant event”. Following the…