Space bus company Momentus has signed a new contract that will see it provide in-space transportation and deployment for Sen, the U.K. company that’s building a 4K real-time video streaming service providing live, high-quality views of Earth, both free for individuals and via an open source data platform for developers and service creators. Santa Clara-based
Now here’s an interesting GDPR complaint: Is Google illegally tracking Android users in Europe via a unique, device-assigned advertising ID? First, what is the Android advertising ID? Per Google’s description to developers building apps for its smartphone platform it’s — [emphasis added by us] The advertising ID is a unique, user-resettable ID for advertising, provided by
Uber says it has committed $50 million to procure and providing safety supplies to drivers. Those supplies will include things like face masks, sanitizer, gloves and disinfectant, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced on a press call today. Uber says it has secured more than 23 million masks for drivers and delivery people throughout the world.
French research institute Inria has released a small portion of the source code that is going to power France’s contact-tracing app StopCovid. It is available on several GitLab repositories under the Mozilla Public License 2.0. While the French government announced that everything would be open source, it’s going to bit more complicated than that. As
Pedestrians pass in front of a Macy’s Inc. store in the Midtown neighborhood of New York, U.S., on Friday, March 20, 2020. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images The coronavirus pandemic is sure to leave many lasting effects on the retail industry, including bankruptcies, store closures and layoffs. It could also mean a healthy
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that policymakers may have to use additional weapons to pull the country out of an economic mire that has cost at least 20 million jobs and caused “a level of pain that is hard to capture in words.” While he did not specify what those measures are and
Easing coronavirus restrictions and reopening the economy too quickly could lead to a “vicious cycle” of economic and health disasters, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday. “This is what we all fear, is a vicious cycle of public health disaster followed by economic disaster followed by public health disaster followed by economic disaster,” Dr. Mike
Even as it has pulled out all the policy stops during the coronavirus crisis, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said one area it won’t be going is negative interest rates. “I know there are fans of the policy, but for now it’s not something that we’re considering,” the central bank leader said Wednesday. “We think
A researcher of the Openlab genetic and cell technologies laboratory of the Kazan Federal University working with biomaterial. Yegor Aleyev | TASS via Getty Images Health officials and scientists across the world are racing to develop vaccines and discover effective treatments against the coronavirus, which has infected more than 4.2 million people worldwide in as
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Monday, May 11, 2020. Oliver Contreras | Sipa | Bloomberg via Getty Images President Donald Trump pointed the finger at wealthy investors for supposedly manipulating the stock market by making strong statements. In a
U.S. shoppers are making more trips to the dollar store. They’re stocking up with items from stores’ private label brands more than usual and cutting back on snacks and sodas at convenience stores. Those emerging data points, captured by market research firm IRI in recent weeks, may preview the next wave of grocery shopping during
seksan Mongkhonkhamsao Mobile payment apps like PayPal and Venmo could expose consumers to coronavirus-related scams, according to AARP, an advocacy group for older Americans. Peer-to-peer payment platforms, which allow for the digital transfer of money from one user to another, have risen in popularity, especially among younger adults. These programs — other examples include Zelle,
Rick Bright, deputy assistant secretary for preparedness and response for Health and Human Services (HHS), speaks during a House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Toya Sarno Jordan | Bloomberg via Getty Images Covid-19 has the potential to eclipse the 1918 flu pandemic that killed more than 50
David Tepper David Orrell | CNBC Billionaire investor David Tepper said the stock market is one of the most overpriced he’s ever seen, only behind 1999. Before Wednesday’s sell-off, it was “maybe the second-most overvalued stock market I’ve even seen,” Tepper said Wednesday on CNBC’s “Halftime Report.” “I would say ’99 was more overvalued.” “The market is
Inter Arma have announced a new covers album. Garbers Days Revisited is due out July 10 via Relapse. It features the Richmond metal band’s takes on classics such as Neil Young’s “Southern Man,” Prince’s “Purple Rain,” Nine Inch Nails’ “March of the Pigs,” Tom Petty’s “Runnin’ Down a Dream,” Hüsker Dü’s “The Girl Who Lives
Exclusive Rich the Kid can rap all he wants about how “Money Talks” but one celeb jeweler’s wondering why the Kid’s gone radio silent when it comes to unpaid jewelry bills … according to a new lawsuit. Peter Marco from Extraordinary Jewels of Beverly Hills is suing the “Plug Walk” rapper claiming he owes a
CHAI are back with a new song, and it comes with an accompanying animated video. The Japanese quartet’s new one is called “Ready Cheeky Pretty,” and its video was co-directed by Hideto Hotta and the band’s bassist YUUKI (who also illustrated the video). Watch it below. The band discussed the new song in a statement:
Exclusive Billie Eilish is scared for herself and her family because an obsessed fan keeps showing up at her home this week, and he never practiced social distancing and most of the time, never wore a mask. Billie filed legal docs, with the help of the law firm McPherson Ltd, claiming Prenell Rousseau began showing