Month: April 2021
Prince Harry and Meghan’s first Netflix series follows Invictus Games
Prince Harry will produce a documentary about the Invictus Games for disabled military veterans — the first series under a lucrative deal he and wife Meghan Markle signed with Netflix after moving to California last year. Harry, who served with
Read MoreLongtime Florida Congressman Alcee Hastings Dies At 84
Hastings became Florida’s first black federal judge, but was later impeached and removed from office. He went on to win a seat in Congress, where he was known as the “Dean of the Florida Delegation.” (Image credit: Patrick Semansky/AP)
Read MoreAs Biden Pushes Major Rail Investments, Amtrak’s 2035 Map Has People Talking
“You and your family could travel coast to coast without a single tank of gas onboard a high-speed train,” President Biden said. The map shows 30 new routes across the U.S. that funding could create. (Image credit: Amtrak)
Read MoreApple launches an app for testing devices that work with ‘Find My,’ signaling third-party device program will soon go live
Apple has launched a new app, Find My Certification Asst., designed for use by MFi (Made for iPhone) Licensees, who need to test their accessories’ interoperability with Apple’s Find My network. The network helps users find lost Apple devices —
Read MoreGiving EV batteries a second life for sustainability and profit
Electric cars and trucks seem to have everything going for them: They don’t produce tailpipe emissions, they’re quieter than their fossil fuel-powered counterparts and the underlying architecture allows for roomier and often sleeker designs. But the humble lithium-ion battery powering
Read MoreU.S. Bet on Covid Vaccine Manufacturer Even as Problems Mounted
The Baltimore plant that recently had to scrap up to 15 million ruined doses had flouted rules and downplayed errors, according to internal audits, ex-employees and clients. Other doses had to be scrapped last year.
Read MoreNew Jersey announces $10M seed fund aimed at Black and Latinx founders
Today, in a twist, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has announced a proposal for a $10 million allocation in the state budget to create a seed fund for Black and Latinx startups, TechCrunch has learned exclusively. The Black and Latinx
Read MoreNote-taking app Mem raises $5.6 million from Andreessen Horowitz
The competition for note-taking is as fierce as it has ever been with plenty of highly-valued productivity startups fighting for an audience it can potentially serve endless productivity offshoots. In the past year, Notion raised at a $2 billion valuation,
Read MoreRising Tide: Powerful U.S. Growth Set To Lift Global Economy, IMF Says
The International Monetary Fund predicts the U.S. economy will grow at its fastest pace in decades this year, lifting the outlook for worldwide economic growth. (Image credit: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
Read MoreThe Trump White House provided reporters with a gusher of leaks. With Biden, everything’s changed. – The Washington Post
The Trump White House provided reporters with a gusher of leaks. With Biden, everything’s changed. The Washington Post Biden set to announce he’s moving deadline for all US adults to be eligible for Covid vaccine to April 19 CNN Biden WH ‘tension’
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