Elon Musk has set up the funds needed to buy Twitter. All of it. And on Wednesday, Musk unveiled his plan for a $46.5 billion loan that would allow him to round up Twitter’s total purchases, in filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SECOND). Notably, it turned out that Musk himself covered only … Read more
Austria-based vertical propulsion company Cyclotech partnered with Japanese delivery firm Yamato to develop a concept for an unusual delivery drone using Cyclotech’s thrust vectoring propulsion system. The concept aircraft, called CCY-01, flies using six of Cyclotech’s unique CycloRotors and the company says it will be capable of precision landing in confined space at the same time as handling … Read more
Major tech companies have joined hands to tackle climate change constructively. In a project called Frontier, Alphabet, McKinsey, Meta, Shopify, and Stripe have put forward a $925 million advance market commitment — marking a significant investment — to encourage and speed the development of technologies that can pull carbon dioxide from the air. Frontier would purchase permanent … Read more
Twists and turns in Elon Musk’s tale of acquiring a significant stake in Twitter continue into this week as well, after former Twitter shareholders sued him in the court of Manhattan for making “materially false and misleading statements and omissions”, Reuters reported. Earlier this month, Musk declared in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission … Read more
Like it or not, the threat of conflict is rising. This makes it necessary for key global players to build and maintain state-of-the-art intelligence infrastructure that can operate independently. This is why South Korea will launch its first-ever homemade spy satellite in 2023 aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket by the end of 2023, with aims … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg is looking to reduce his platforms’ dependence on advertising by introducing virtual coins referred to as “Zuck bucks” which are seemingly named after the Meta founder, chairman, and CEO reported The Guardian on Thursday. The new in-app tokens would be controlled by the company and would function in a manner similar to the Robux currency found in the popular children’s … Read more
An international team of scientists has just spotted the most distant galaxy to date. Called HD1, the galaxy candidate is about 13.5 billion light-years away and was described Thursday in Astrophysical Journal. This is interesting in and of itself, but it gets better; it may be home to “Population III” stars. These are postulated to be the first kind … Read more
Introduction Dubai’s penchant for housing some of the world’s most magnificent creations is no secret. Beautiful buildings and jaw-dropping structures with breath-taking designs have helped the UAE capital build a solid foundation for its identity as one of the top tourist destinations throughout the globe. On the palindrome on February 22, 2022, Dubai unveiled the … Read more
2021 was a landmark year for renewable energy as 38 percent of the world’s demand for power was met by clean energy sources, Ember, a climate and energy think-tank revealed in its annual report. This might be the much needed welcome news as countries push towards renewables in a bid to reduce emissions. Many countries have … Read more
Introduction For future Mars astronauts, no wastewater must go to waste. A team from Spanish technological center Tekniker is developing a new sustainable life support mechanisms, required to help astronauts live on Mars for long periods. The ‘photoelectrochemical’ system converts astronaut wastewater and carbon dioxide from Mars’ atmosphere into fuel using sunlight. Wastewater combined with CO2 makes … Read more
Introduction SpaceXCEO, Elon Musk, believes that his company’s Starlink satellites are not easy for adversaries like Russia or China to take down. Musk said this during an interview with Business Insider. Musk spoke to Mathias Döpfner, the CEO of Axel Springer, the company that owns Business Insider, recently at Tesla’s factory in Fremont, California. The … Read more
Introduction Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued their U.S. spring outlook on March 17, 2022, and their top concern was worsening drought in the West and southern Plains. Several western states have experimented with cloud seeding to try to increase precipitation, but how well does that actually work? Atmospheric scientist William Cotton explains. On mountain peaks … Read more
If you’re interested in technology and electronics, you’ve heard about the ongoing global chip shortage. For several years, it’s been influencing several industries — from automakers to consumer electronics. The Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have worsened the situation. Countries like the U.S. and China are investing considerable sums in producing more semiconductors to overcome this … Read more
Earlier this month, techno king Elon Musk tweeted that he thinks that Europe should restart its dormant nuclear power stations to deal with the energy crisis resulting from the Ukraine war. One country at least is listening. Belgium announced on Friday that it would delay its plans to scrub nuclear by one more decade, according to Tech Explore. Extending the … Read more
Introduction Back in February, Mykhailo Fedorov, the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, tweeted at SpaceX founder Elon Musk asking the billionaire to connect the Ukrainian nation with the internet. Within hours, Musk responded that the company’s Starling satellite Internet service was “now active in Ukraine” with “more terminals along the way.” Now, in an interview published by The … Read more
There’s no doubt we love strange and bizarre car concepts. The human imagination is limitless and when put to good to use it can come up with some pretty interesting inventions. In this video, we are introduced to a unique and very odd vehicle called the “Lo-Res Car.” The vehicle is the work of … Read more