SAN FRANCISCO – Raytheon won a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration contract to study High-Resolution Infrared Sounder (HIRIS), a weather instrument designed to offer detailed views of cloud tops and the dry line, where moist and dry air meet. Under the May 12 NOAA contract valued at nearly $295,000, Raytheon will spend seven months fleshing
Month: June 2020
BYD Co., the Chinese auto giant backed by Warren Buffett, is rushing to make China self-sufficient in the production of electric vehicles. On Monday, the firm said in a filing it has secured 800 million yuan ($113 million) in a Series A+ round for its chipmaking arm, BYD Semiconductor. At stake is the race to make
U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement about U.S. trade relations with China and Hong Kong in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, May 29, 2020. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on police reform tomorrow, he said Monday, as activists ramp up pressure for an overhaul
Randy Newman stopped by the latest remote edition of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where he performed “Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man)” from his 1974 album Good Old Boys. “This is a song I wrote back in the Pleistocene era,” Newman joked. “But it’s become relevant again.” Watch Newman’s performance below.
Proteus Digital Health CEO Andrew Thompson Qin Chen | CNBC Proteus Digital Health has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to a filing late Monday. The Silicon Valley company develops ingestible sensors that communicate when medicines are taken, plus a wearable patch that monitors the response. At one point, the “smart pill” maker was
It’s not hard to remember a time when acids were confined to chemistry class or the weapon of choice for Bond villains. Nasty, dangerous liquids that you wouldn’t want anywhere near you, let alone on your face. Fast forward a few years, and chemical exfoliants containing just that have gone mainstream, stepping out of medical
The upcoming fifth Indiana Jones movie in the saga has fans excited about returning to the world of Harrison Ford’s adventuring archeologist. Sadly, the movie will not be bringing back Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park and War of the Worlds David Koepp, nor will it see Spielberg himself behind the camera. Having previously confirmed his involvement
We’ll stop watching this madness the day Jihoon gets a decent paying, legal job. In other words, never. So many revelations were shared on 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way Season 2 Episode 3. Jihoon and Sumit may or may not be lying about their lives to their loved ones. Brittany and Yazan are not
Electric Literature hosts two weekly literary magazines, Recommended Reading and The Commuter, and seeks one assistant editor who will serve both of these publications. Recommended Reading publishes longform fiction—a mix of original work and excerpts—with personal introductions by top writers. The Commuter publishes brief, diverting flash fiction, poetry, and graphic narratives. With over 540 issues
The stronger dollar era may be on borrowed time. Stephen Roach, one of the world’s leading authorities on Asia, is worried a changing global landscape paired with a massive U.S. budget deficit will spark a dollar crash. “The U.S. economy has been afflicted with some significant macro imbalances for a long time, namely a very
Probing the structure of liquid silicates under high pressure conditions similar to those at the interface between the mantle and the Earth’s core. Courtesy: Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory A technique that reproduces the conditions of the Earth’s mantle at a depth of more than 2000 km could help researchers simulate our planet’s earliest days,
In this letter to a friend, a health-care worker, Mahtem Shiferraw traces the devastating effects of war and how, with Covid-19—this war “that bloomed itself out of nothing, that continued to shapeshift and elude us in more ways than one”—we can choose different outcomes. Dear J., Grief has finally settled in. It has found corners
If the film industry is ever going to be what it was—just a few short months ago, when pictures as varied as Parasite, 1917, Joker and Little Women were among those vying for honors—it’s going to need more than union safety protocols, disposable seat covers in theaters, and new Oscar inclusion standards, all of which
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Federal Communications Commission remains unconvinced that low Earth orbit satellite internet constellations are worth subsidizing through its $16 billion rural broadband program despite tweaking the rules for that program to give LEO constellations a better chance to qualify for funding. In a move meant to benefit the likes of SpaceX, Telesat,
How do you give your brand a voice that feels authentic and unique? How can you communicate with users in a way that helps and engages without feeling weird or forced? We’re thrilled to announce that Anna Pickard, Head of Brand Communications at Slack, will be joining us at TC Early Stage to teach us
The Supreme Court said Monday that workers cannot be fired for being gay or transgender, a blockbuster ruling for LGBT rights. The historic 6-3 decision was written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, a conservative appointed by Donald Trump. “An individual’s homosexuality or transgender status is not relevant to employment decisions,” Gorsuch wrote. “That’s because it is
Play video content Exclusive Going viral is often a bad thing — especially when it’s for someone’s singing to you about how “You about to lose yo job” — but turns out it’s been a potential cash cow for Julius Locklear. We broke the story … Julius is the security guard who got a melodic
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