Monthly Archives: July 2022

Ericsson, Qualcomm, and Thales are taking 5G to space

Ericsson, Qualcomm, and Thales plan to bring 5G connectivity to low earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations, potentially expanding coverage of next-generation mobile networks to remote or previously unreachable parts of the planet. The three companies have conducted a series of studies and simulations to ascertain the feasibility of such a project and are now ready…

‘Shark Tank’ star Kevin O’Leary expects a major capitulation event that will flush the bad actors out of crypto

‘Shark Tank’ investor Kevin O’Leary is expecting a further crypto crash. Andrew Burton/Getty Images Kevin O’Leary is expecting a major panic event that will trigger another crypto crash. Major firms like Celsius Network and Voyager Digital have already collapsed as the industry suffers a liquidity crunch. “There’s no big guy who has gone to zero…

Former top Saudi spy says MBS is a ‘psychopath with no empathy’ in interview aired 5 days before Biden visits the country

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is a threat to the world, a former Saudi spy told CBS News. Saad al-Jabri, who fled the kingdom in 2017, said MBS has “no empathy, doesn’t feel emotion.” The comments come days before Biden visits Saudi Arabia…

Wizz Air becomes the latest European airline to slash its summer flight schedule to cope with the industry’s chronic labor shortage

Wizz Air released a trading update on Monday. picture alliance / Contributor / Getty Wizz Air announced in a trading update that it is cutting 5% of its scheduled summer flights. The decision aims to limit travel disruption, which is an ongoing problem for the airline industry. The firm also said it was set to…

A famous Japanese video game creator was falsely linked to the assassination fo Shinzo Abe. Now he says he’s considering legal action.

Hideo Kojima. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on Friday. A false claim linking video game creator Hideo Kojima to the assassination circulated online. Kojima’s production company said it is considering legal action. Video game luminary Hideo Kojima became the subject of a viral rumor online falsely linking…

Alexa can now send you notifications for upcoming deals on any items you want to buy — here’s how to set it up

You can set Alexa to send deals notifications on recent Echo devices. Hollis Johnson/Business Insider Alexa can notify you about deals on items you want to buy up to 24 hours in advance of a sale. You need to enable Shopping Recommendations in the Alexa app to use the feature. Alexa will give you deals…

Ex-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick threw shade at Biden for turning up late to a 2016 meeting at Davos: ‘Every minute late he is, is one less minute he will have with me’

Uber cofounder Travis Kalanick was ousted in 2017 after a litany of scandals. Reuters Staff Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick shaded Joe Biden for being late in 2016, the Uber Files revealed. Kalanick texted a coworker: “Every minute late [Biden] is, is one less minute he will have with me.” After meeting with Kalanick, Biden appeared…

The Morning After: ‘Uber Files’ leak reveals company’s aggressive expansion tactics

A trove of leaked documents has shed an unfavorable light on the early days of Uber. Dubbed the Uber Files, the leak covers 2013 to 2017 and includes roughly 124,000 internal company documents and 83,000 emails. In 2016, Kalanick reportedly ordered French employees to encourage local Uber drivers to counter-protest the taxi strikes in Paris…