United Launch Alliance won’t be selling any more of its workhorse Atlas V rockets, and it has stopped buying the launch vehicle’s Russian-made rocket engines for good, the company’s chief executive told The Verge. ULA’s decision sets up the retirement of one of the US government’s most trusted launch vehicles and is expected to mark… Continue reading ULA stops selling its centerpiece Atlas V, setting path for the rocket’s retirement
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Scientists: Octopuses Love to Fling Objects at Each Other
That’s one way to get your point across. Tentacle Warfare Six years ago, a team of scientists from the University of Sydney filmed common Sydney octopuses (Octopus tetricus) “throwing” shells, silt, and other seafloor detritus at each other. At the time, it wasn’t clear whether they were actually targeting one another or if the other… Continue reading Scientists: Octopuses Love to Fling Objects at Each Other
12-Year-Old Earns $400,000 Selling NFTs to Idiots
“When people buy Weird Whales, they’re investing in me and my future.” Candy, Babies The latest news from the world of NFTs — those dubious digital ownership certificates for art, media, and just about anything else bought and sold over the blockchain — is the story of a 12-year-old boy who’s made a small fortune selling… Continue reading 12-Year-Old Earns $400,000 Selling NFTs to Idiots
Elon Musk Ridicules Jeff Bezos for “Copy Your Homework” Approach to Rocket
Blue Origin’s test tank sure looks familiar. Copying Homework The first images of Blue Origin’s “Project Jarvis” surfaced recently, courtesy of Ars Technica, showing a hulking stainless steel structure meant to serve as a test tank for the upper stage of the company’s upcoming New Glenn orbital rocket. As many experts pointed out, the test… Continue reading Elon Musk Ridicules Jeff Bezos for “Copy Your Homework” Approach to Rocket
Doctors Warn That “Milk Crate Challenge” Is Causing Grievous Injuries
Image by Getty / Futurism In case you haven’t been on TikTok lately, let us catch you up on a new viral trend that has doctors exasperated with humanity’s bottomless creativity for finding new ways to injure themselves. The “Milk Crate Challenge” is a new trend in which people film themselves attempting a makeshift, homemade obstacle… Continue reading Doctors Warn That “Milk Crate Challenge” Is Causing Grievous Injuries
Photo and video editing app Picsart turns unicorn after SoftBank-led $130m funding …
Picsart, a photo and video editing app, was valued at over $1 billion on Thursday after SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led a $130 million funding round in the San Francisco-based company. Venture capital firms GSquared and Tribe Capital also took part in the Series C round, along with existing investors Sequoia Capital, DCM, Graph and… Continue reading Photo and video editing app Picsart turns unicorn after SoftBank-led $130m funding …
JD.com said to be in advanced talks to buy controlling stake in China Logistics
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com Inc is in advanced talks to acquire a controlling stake in storage facilities manager China Logistics Property Holdings Co for an undisclosed sum, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. China Logistics Chairman Li Shifa and private equity firm RRJ Capital have put more than 50% of the firm… Continue reading JD.com said to be in advanced talks to buy controlling stake in China Logistics
Point Pickup acquires e-commerce platform GrocerKey for $42M to allow for same-day delivery
Point Pickup Technologies, a last-mile delivery service, has acquired white label e-commerce platform GrocerKey for $42 million, according to the company. With the acquisition, Point Pickup now allows retailers to offer same-day delivery, from purchase to fulfillment to delivery, under their own brand name, rather than under third parties like Instacart. Instacart made a killing… Continue reading Point Pickup acquires e-commerce platform GrocerKey for $42M to allow for same-day delivery
Porsche expands online marketplace to include US inventory of new cars
Porsche Cars North America has added its entire U.S. inventory of new cars to its online marketplace as the company seeks to keep up with customer demands and the industry’s shift to digital commerce. When the online marketplace Porsche Finder launched in May 2020, customers were only able to search for pre-owned and certified pre-owned… Continue reading Porsche expands online marketplace to include US inventory of new cars
Elon Musk’s Teslabot: Helpful hand, pure fantasy, or dystopian nightmare?
I love robots, at least in the movies. Pick a Sci-Fi movie, and I can probably rattle off the name of a whole bunch of nifty robots. Robots that help, robots that work, robots that talk and advise, tell jokes, heal, and of course, robots that torture and KILL. I have my favorites for all… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Teslabot: Helpful hand, pure fantasy, or dystopian nightmare?