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Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity and its mothership (left) are modeled after the SpaceShipOne launch system (right) built with the help of Seattle billionaire Paul Allen. (Photos by Virgin Galactic and Michael Pereckas) The suborbital spaceships built by Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Spaceline may look completely different, but financially … Read more
Highlights of This Day in History: Live Aid Concerts in London and Philadelphia; A French revolutionary is stabbed to death in his bathroom; Civil War civil war riots in New York; A power outage hits the Big Apple; Born actor Harrison Ford. (July 13th)
CO2 tracking is the new hottest thing in technology, and we’ve previously covered more general startups that do this for companies on a large scale, like Plan A Earth from Berlin. But there is clearly an opportunity to go deep into a vertical sector and tailor solutions to it. That’s the plan from Vaayu, a … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: Checking ticket holders’ temperatures outside the Duchess Theater in London on Saturday.Credit…Jeremie Souteyrat for The New York Times LONDON — Most remaining coronavirus restrictions in England will be lifted starting July 19, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday, a long-awaited milestone some critics have called reckless, meaning nightclubs … Read more
Microsoft is buying RiskIQ, a cybersecurity company best known for working with organizations like Facebook and the US Postal Service to find out where and how they are vulnerable to online attacks. The company didn’t disclose the terms of the deal, but according to Bloomberg, Microsoft agreed to pay about $ 500 million. Outside of … Read more
British online giant Asos took over Topshop and related brands in February and given millennial-oriented brands a new home, as this graphic on its website shows. Nordstrom has just taken a minority stake in the brands as part of a deal with Asos. Nordstrom has acquired a minority stake in fashion brands Topshop, Topman, Miss … Read more
CNN – There is nothing that makes us feel better at the beach or pool (other than diving into the water) than a very glamorous cover-up. Whether old-school caftan, light natural fiber pants or chic sarong, a stylish cover-up takes your swimming look to the next level. And everyone is excited to be out there … Read more
Swallowtail co-founders Ash Fogelberg and Nick Frandsen Based in Sydney and Auckland, Dovetail is a full service venture studio that works closely with founders who have a great idea but may not have a technical background. Dovetail helps them build businesses from the ground up and prepare them for growth and more funding. The success … Read more
Highlights of this day in history: Julius Caesar born; Walter Mondale names Geraldine Ferraro the first woman to run for the White House on a major party ticket; Boris Yeltsin resigns from the CPSU; Born comedian Bill Cosby. (July 12)
It might take a while to resume the TED face-to-face talks in serious form, but you are in the process of figuring out some kind of alternative. The Verge notes that TED has reached an agreement to offer Clubhouse exclusive drop-in audio chat. The first, the weekly series Thank Your Ass Off, will be released … Read more