The Senate is closer to passing a $ 1 trillion infrastructure package after lawmakers from both parties came together and voted on Saturday to overcome a major procedural hurdle. (August 7th)
GeekWire-Illustration Glenn Kelman, CEO von Redfin, begleitet uns in dieser Folge des GeekWire-Podcasts, um die neuesten Entwicklungen auf dem Immobilienmarkt zu diskutieren; Verzögerungen bei der Rückkehr ins Büro; die Rolle des Klimas bei Immobilien; wie die Technologie den Eigenheimkauf verändert; und die Auswirkungen von Fernarbeit und Migration auf Seattle und andere US-Städte. In gewisser Weise … Read more
In 2015, independent Canadian filmmaker Dianne Whelan set out on what is now known as the Trans Canada Trail, a nearly 17,000-mile recreational trail that encompasses green trails, roads and waterways from the Atlantic to the Pacific and north to the Arctic Ocean leads. On August 1, Ms. Whelan, 56, accompanied by her parents, partner … Read more
It is difficult to write our way out of the place where we are. The words come easily enough, each measured by its emotional weight in the stream of problems we face. It is possible that this paragraph will go away when I find my bottom. Mandates, Cuomo, Olympic head gymnastics, where we were two … Read more
The department responded to a call at 8:38 p.m. and found victims with blood stains when they arrived at the scene. All victims were conscious and one person walked away alone, the department said. No deaths were reported. According to Japanese public broadcaster NHK, the suspect went to a nearby supermarket, turned himself in, and … Read more
Last month, Facebook’s board of directors reprimanded the company for losing a key policy for three years. At the center of the verdict was an Instagram post about Abdullah Öcalan calling for people to speak about his political imprisonment. Öcalan is a founding member of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party. The PKK is a Kurdish militia … Read more
Apple plans to scan US iPhones and other devices for images of child sexual abuse, which has garnered applause from child protection groups but raises concerns among some security researchers that the system could be abused. (6th of August)
Dr. Gust Bardy, founder of Bardy Diagnostics. (Bardy photo) Medical technology company Hill-rom has dismissed its attorneys after initially backing off a $ 375 million acquisition of Seattle startup Bardy Diagnostics. The deal to acquire Bardy will now continue, Hill-rom CEO John Groetelaars said in a call to investors on July 30th. Founded in 2013, … Read more
Orban’s American admirers include the political philosopher Patrick Deneen; JD Vance, the author of Hillbilly Elegy, now running for Ohio Republican Senate nomination; and Rod Dreher, a popular conservative blogger and author. “What power is the only power able to stand up to the woke capitalists and these illiberal leftists in science, media, sports, cultural … Read more
SpaceX has reached another major milestone in its fully reusable Starship launch system: it has stacked the Starship spacecraft itself on a prototype of its Super Heavy Booster, which itself is loaded with a full complement of 29 Raptor rocket engines, and which Starship has on top six itself. The stacked spacecraft now represents the … Read more