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This article is part of the Debatable newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you’ve had to scour the market for a cheap car or a new rental lately, you may have noticed: it’s getting more expensive. Since June 2020, when the pandemic-induced recession was officially declared, the … Read more
On May 5, 1961, Commander Alan Shepard steered his Mercury Freedom 7 spacecraft 116 miles above the surface of the planet to become the first American to enter Earth orbit. Last Sunday, Sir Richard Branson was escorted aboard the SpaceShipTwo Unity by Virgin Galactic to an altitude of 80 kilometers. Somehow these men are both … Read more
Podcast This season of Silence is not an option is all about fearless people standing up for what’s right – even if it means breaking the rules. Host Don Lemon will tell stories about Harry Belafonte, Eartha Kitt and others who used their fame to speak out against injustice. Don will also highlight the stories … Read more
(GeekWire file photo) The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) sued Amazon Wednesday for forcing the retailer to take legal responsibility for the recall of faulty products sold on its third-party marketplace. The complaint alleges that Amazon sold children’s sleepwear, carbon monoxide detectors, and hairdryers that put consumers at risk of serious injury or death. … Read more
Am 17. Juli 1996 explodierte eine Boeing 747 in der Luft vor der Küste von Long Island. Der Flug von New York City nach Rom mit Zwischenstopp in Paris brach auseinander und stürzte ins Meer. Die 230 Menschen an Bord von Trans World Airlines Flug 800 kamen ums Leben. So schnell das Wrack in den … Read more
Easy Eat AI, a Singapore-based startup seeking to “turn restaurants into technology companies,” announced today that it has raised $ 5 million in funding. Easy Eat AI provides an operating system for restaurants to digitize all parts of their business, from inventory to customer orders to delivery, and get AI-based data analytics to drive sales. … Read more
The father crossed China on a motorcycle for almost 24 years. With banners showing photos of a two-year-old boy flying off his bike, he traveled more than 300,000 miles with a single purpose: to find his kidnapped son. This week the search for Guo Gangtang finally ended. He and his wife were reunited with their … Read more
Ten years after its first release, Teenage Engineering is still finding ways to surprise and delight with the OP-1. On Wednesday the company released a software update for the popular synthesizer that supports USB audio streaming. In short, it means it’s much easier to plug the OP-1 into your favorite digital audio workstation and start … Read more
It has been neck and neck for a while, and honestly, I was ready to cheer a vaccine victory. We nearly dropped to an average of fewer than 10,000 new cases a day, an important number because, according to President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci, that number moves the country into “containment” … Read more
Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and Blue Origin, looks at some of the postcards submitted for space travel as part of his nonprofit Club for the Future campaign. (Jeff Bezos via Twitter / 2019) There are only a limited number of postcards you can send to space and back, even if you have $ 28 … Read more