In an update released late Friday evening, NASA said it was “adjusting” the date of the Starliner spacecraft’s return to Earth from June 26 to an unspecified time in July. The announcement followed two days of long meetings to review the readiness of the spacecraft, developed by Boeing, to fly NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and… Continue reading Starliner Faces an Indefinite Wait in Space While NASA Investigates Its Faults
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The Best Pickleball Paddles, Tested and Reviewed (2024)
The sport of pickleball—which can be described as a cross between tennis and badminton, played with a hard plastic ball—is less than 60 years old, having been invented near Seattle in 1965. For most of that time, paddles were made of laminated wood and were mostly found in gym classes and retirement communities. But pickleball… Continue reading The Best Pickleball Paddles, Tested and Reviewed (2024)
Polyend Tracker+ Review: Powerful but Niche
Polyend’s Tracker+ is a significant update to its powerful (if somewhat anachronistic) sample-based groovebox, the Tracker. What made the Tracker so unique, and also confounding, was that it was a tracker (small t), but in hardware form. Trackers were an early form of music-making software that emerged in the late ’80s. They were initially used… Continue reading Polyend Tracker+ Review: Powerful but Niche
Serve Robotics Appoints Euan Abraham as Chief Hardware & Manufacturing Officer
SAN FRANCISCO, June 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Serve Robotics (“Serve”) (Nasdaq:SERV), a leading autonomous sidewalk delivery company, today announced the appointment of Euan Abraham as its Chief Hardware & Manufacturing Officer. Abraham, who has been with Serve since January 2022 as Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, has been instrumental in the development of Serve’s… Continue reading Serve Robotics Appoints Euan Abraham as Chief Hardware & Manufacturing Officer
La fintech Adyen reconnue comme Leader dans les rapports IDC MarketScape pour les fournisseurs de logiciels de plateformes de paiement en ligne et de plateformes de paiement omnicanal pour la vente au détail
Les rapports concluent que « les commerçants à la recherche d’une solution tout-en-un, évolutive et axée sur l’omnicanal pour tous leurs besoins de paiements devraient envisager Adyen » SAN FRANCISCO, 21 juin 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Adyen, la plateforme de technologie financière mondiale pour les entreprises de premier plan, a été reconnue aujourd’hui comme un Leader dans… Continue reading La fintech Adyen reconnue comme Leader dans les rapports IDC MarketScape pour les fournisseurs de logiciels de plateformes de paiement en ligne et de plateformes de paiement omnicanal pour la vente au détail
Why Fisker failed
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! I’m back from holiday in Denmark and Germany, where I managed to try just about every kind of transportation, from bikes to scooters, to driving on the… Continue reading Why Fisker failed
Startup Kinetic rolls out robots to fix electric cars, and someday robotaxis
Kinetic cofounders: CEO Nikhil Naikal, CTO Sander Marques, COO Chris Weber Courtesy: Kinetic Automation While electric vehicle demand is still increasing in the U.S., the sales growth rate for cars that pollute less has cooled down in 2024 due partly to the high cost of insurance and repairs for tech-laden new models. A 2024 study… Continue reading Startup Kinetic rolls out robots to fix electric cars, and someday robotaxis
German FAZ: Punching and stabbing about the Taxi007139
The classic taxi industry has been under pressure for years. The yellow and beige radio taxis have only recovered slowly from the onset of the corona pandemic. At the same time, new rivals such as the US provider Uber have tried with all their might to gain a foothold in Germany. Now the market is… Continue reading German FAZ: Punching and stabbing about the Taxi007139
Apple Reportedly Gives Up on Next-Gen Apple Vision Pro Headset
Apple’s desperately trying to cut costs for a cheaper model. Hindsight Is 20/20 Apple is reportedly giving up on the next generation of its uber-expensive Vision Pro headset. The unwieldy gadget went on sale for an eye-searing $3,499 earlier this year and was met with mixed reviews. By April, Bloomberg reported that consumers had largely stopped… Continue reading Apple Reportedly Gives Up on Next-Gen Apple Vision Pro Headset
Driver-Owned Ride-Hailing and Booking Platform Fare Co-op to Launch in North America on July 4th by Direct Global
Fare Co-op empowers gig workers and drivers by providing them with alternative employment opportunities, skill development, and a stake in the local mobility market. TORONTO, June 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Based upon the transformative technological advancements, Direct Global is pleased to announce the launch of a visionary international cooperative with the foresight to adapt and… Continue reading Driver-Owned Ride-Hailing and Booking Platform Fare Co-op to Launch in North America on July 4th by Direct Global