Month: August 2021
Astra targets first commercial orbital launch for August 27
Astra’s last test launch went better than expected, nearly achieving orbit — kind of a stretch goal for that specific mission. The company at the time said that it would only need to tweak software to reach an orbital destination,
Read MoreWATCH LIVE: Jen Psaki holds White House news briefing
White House press secretary Jen Psaki is expected to hold a news briefing Thursday with Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona.
Read MoreModerna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Still 93% Effective After 6 Months, Company Says
Moderna said its COVID-19 vaccine remained 93% effective through six months after the second shot, as it reported second-quarter earnings and revenue that beat expectations. A final analysis of the company’s late-stage study, described in a statement on Thursday, suggests
Read MoreWhy it matters that Tucker Carlson is broadcasting from Hungary this week
Fox’s Tucker Carlson is broadcasting his show from Budapest, Hungary. | Richard Drew/AP The country has become a model for a rising kind of authoritarianism. So, of course, the American right’s most popular cable host is embracing it. This week,
Read MoreCent, the platform that Jack Dorsey used to sell his first tweet as an NFT, raises $3M
Cent was founded in 2017 as an ad-free creator network that allows users to offer each other crypto rewards for good posts and comments — it’s like gifting awards on Reddit, but with Ethereum. But in late 2020, Cent’s small,
Read MoreBluecore lands $125M Series E on $1B valuation as e-commerce personalization grows
During the pandemic, especially when we were in lock down, just about every retailer had to build its online presence and do it quickly. As people move to shop online in larger numbers, being able to personalize that experience has
Read MoreAmerican Makes Canoe Sprint History At The Tokyo Olympics
19-year-old Nevin Harrison became the first woman from the U.S. to win an Olympic gold medal in the sport of canoe sprint. She also becomes just the third female teenager to win in the event. (Image credit: Luis Acosta/AFP via
Read MoreElude raises $2.1M to show spontaneous travelers the best destinations for their budgets
As more people dust off their luggage and passports after stowing them away during the global pandemic, Elude aims to show travelers a new way to take spontaneous trips. The Los Angeles-based startup launched its travel discovery mobile app Thursday,
Read MoreGoogle’s Nest Cams and Doorbell get a refresh
Yesterday’s leak didn’t leave much to the imagination. And today’s big Nest reveal confirms pretty much everything we saw — which is precisely what happens when Google’s the one doing the leaking. Still, this morning’s announcement marks one of the
Read MoreBelarusian sprinter decided to defect on way to airport on family fears about safety
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber WARSAW (Reuters) – Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya decided to defect as she was being driven to a Tokyo airport because her grandmother told her that it wasn’t safe to return home to Belarus. In an exclusive interview
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