DUBLIN, Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — LCI, a leading aviation company and a subsidiary of Libra Group, has signed an agreement with Elroy Air, developer of advanced autonomous cargo aircraft systems, to acquire up to 40 of the company’s Chaparral vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. Continue Reading LCI SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH ELROY AIR FOR… Continue reading LCI SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH ELROY AIR FOR A COMMITTED ORDER OF UP TO 40 CHAPARRAL VTOL AIRCRAFT
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Astronomers May Have Just Spotted the Universe’s First Galaxies
Scientists just announced that they’ve detected what might be some of the earliest galaxies to form in the universe, a tantalizing discovery made thanks to NASA’s new flagship James Webb Space Telescope. “This is the first large sample of candidate galaxies beyond the reach of the Hubble Space Telescope,” astronomer Haojing Yan said yesterday at a… Continue reading Astronomers May Have Just Spotted the Universe’s First Galaxies
A Siemens S7-1500 Logic Controller Flaw Raises the Specter of Stuxnet
“This separate crypto core is a very rudimentary chip. It’s not like a big processor, so it doesn’t really know who it’s talking to or what’s going on in the broader context,” Red Balloon’s Skipper says. “So if you can tell it the right things that you observed the processor telling it, it will talk… Continue reading A Siemens S7-1500 Logic Controller Flaw Raises the Specter of Stuxnet
Is the Usage-Based Insurance Market Growing, And Why?
The automobile insurance industry in the US alone made $327 billion in 2022. Worldwide, the market is worth around $780 billion according to Mobility Foresights. This industry involves various kinds of vehicle cover, and one sector is known as usage-based insurance. While it seems that usage-based insurance is new, it has been in existence for… Continue reading Is the Usage-Based Insurance Market Growing, And Why?
10 Browser Add-Ons to Make Downloading Videos Easy
Maybe you want to save an image or a video clip from the web through your browser because it’ll make a great wallpaper or you want to include it in a video you’re making. In most cases (especially when it comes to pictures) you can simply right-click on the file and choose “save image as,”… Continue reading 10 Browser Add-Ons to Make Downloading Videos Easy
Flying cars are here and available to preorder
Bree Fowler/CNET When cars fly seems to be the tech-transportation adage equivalent to “when pigs fly.” While pigs have yet to grow wings, engineering startup Aska just gave its car some. As expected CES 2023 has given us a peak into what the future of smart vehicles looks like, but Aska’s prototype of its A5 electric… Continue reading Flying cars are here and available to preorder
NYC court blocks pay raise for Uber and Lyft drivers
Uber sued the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission over the rate hike last month. A court has blocked a rate hike that would have increased pay for New York City Uber and Lyft drivers. Uber sued the city’s Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) in December, claiming it used a flawed methodology to determine the per-minute… Continue reading NYC court blocks pay raise for Uber and Lyft drivers
Turla, a Russian Espionage Group, Piggybacked on Other Hackers’ USB Infections
The Russian cyberespionage group known as Turla became infamous in 2008 as the hackers behind agent.btz, a virulent piece of malware that spread through US Department of Defense systems, gaining widespread access via infected USB drives plugged in by unsuspecting Pentagon staffers. Now, 15 years later, the same group appears to be trying a new… Continue reading Turla, a Russian Espionage Group, Piggybacked on Other Hackers’ USB Infections
Karnataka HC stays 5% commission cap for Ola, Uber and Rapido
Lower commissions have raised worries from app-based auto aggregators, who claim that a commission of less than 15 to 25 percent makes their business unprofitable. The Karnataka High Court has suspended the proposed 5 percent restriction on service or commission rates for the app-based aggregators’ automobiles, providing a small respite to Ola, Uber, and Rapido.… Continue reading Karnataka HC stays 5% commission cap for Ola, Uber and Rapido
Former Tesla employee Gore to lead U.S. zero emission advocacy group
President Joe Biden wants 50% of new U.S. vehicles to be electric or plug-in electric hybrid by 2030. By David Shepardson Albert Gore III, a former Tesla public policy employee, has been named executive director of the Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA), the Washington-based group said on Wednesday. Congress in 2021 approved $5 billion for… Continue reading Former Tesla employee Gore to lead U.S. zero emission advocacy group