crew members of Expedition 67 are now preparing for their next spacewalk at the International Space Station. The crew members have been exploring how humans and plants adapt to the zero-gravity conditions of space. As part of their study, NASA Flight Engineers Jessica Watkins and Bob Hines together analysed the effects of living in space…
An asteroid the size of a small bus will whizz past the Earth at 90,000 kilometres away today. Estimated to measure between 5.5 and 12.5 meters, the asteroid 2022 NF was discovered only on July 4. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory says the asteroid will safely pass the planet, and astronomers will be able to watch…
The U.S. Small Business Association defined a small business as: …“one that employs fewer than 1,500 people and generates a maximum annual revenue of $41.5 million.” But some of you reading may be thinking, “1,500 people?? Try me, myself, and I! I’m a one-man show over here!” Or maybe you do have a small,…
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) was the leading global semiconductor manufacturer for the January – March period according to Counterpoint Research’s latest report. TSMC reportedly controlled 70% of the application processor (AP), system-on-chip (SoC) and cellular modems going into smartphone chipsets. Samsung Foundry came in second place with a 30% market share. Global smartphone chipset…
The Watch GT 3 Pro is perhaps Huawei’s most fashionable wearable yet but it still has its limitationsRead More
Image courtesy Clipart Panda As discussed on this blog last year, the pandemic did not put the breaks on workplace bullying, at least in the U.S. Rather, as verified in a scientific study by the Workplace Bullying Institute done with Zogby Analytics, much of the offending behavior simply went online, mainly via video conferencing platforms such…
Social storytelling platform Dorian has acquired Nix Hydra, a developer of interactive fiction such as “oteme” games.Read MoreRead More
Metaverse firm Yesports has joined forces with the 2021 Liga Latinoamérica (LLA) champions Infinity to bring the team into the metaverse.Read MoreRead More
When US marshals shot and killed a 32-year-old Black man named Winston Boogie Smith Jr. in a parking garage in Minneapolis’s Uptown neighborhood on June 3, 2021, the city was already in a full-blown policing crisis. Around 300 officers had quit over the previous two years amid near-constant protests and public criticism in the wake…
VW says it hopes to eventually produce 240 GWh of battery capacity. | Image: VW Volkswagen said it would invest $20.38 billion to build electric vehicle batteries, a move the company says will create 20,000 jobs and generate $20.38 billion in annual sales. The automaker will create a new company called Power Co to oversee…