Apple is increasingly focusing on building its own devices and expanding its ecosystem by taking steps towards a more native experience for users and relying less on third-party accessories. While the Cupertino-based tech giant's HomePod and AppleTV have left quite the mark in the smart home category, it generally relies more on outsourcing cameras and other hardware for smart homes. Now, a new report suggests that the company intends to create a fully integrated experience by developing its own smart home accessories. Gurman hints about Apple working on making smart home products like security cameras for a more integrated experience […]
We’re continuing our Best of Black Friday posts today with a look at the best current deals on power stations and their respective bundle options. Folks across the country and beyond have been steadily investing more and more in the industry for a vari...
Blizzard has announced that two decades after its release, World of Warcraft is finally going to let players build a home and live in it. The feature has long been requested by WoW players and now it’s finally coming in the game’s next expansion.Read m...
Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds will receive the Godspawn update, adding a new 50-player boss battle, a new 10-player raid, and a legendary spear. Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds is getting the first major update "Godspawn" on November 19th, expanding the story with new story chapters The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 by ArenaNet is receiving its first major update for the Janthir Wilds expansion soon. It's the first of three major updates, and it'll land on November 19. The update will add new content to the game for the players. The Janthir Wilds expansion DLC was released in August this year, […]
In a historic announcement today, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shared the first set of algorithms designed specifically to guard systems and networks against attacks by quantum computers. These computers significantly expand the amount of information that a typical computer can process, which provides them with a leg up over the security products used today since these are designed for traditional computing systems. NIST's announcement was part of an eight-year-long project that solicited algorithms worldwide before deciding which software to use to protect from quantum computers. NIST's Quantum Security Algorithms Seek To Outpace Development Of Systems Capable […]
According to Bernstein, Intel's PC CPU shipments grew in the second quarter, which is a rare good news for the firm after its bloodbath second quarter results earlier this month. These shipments came when the PC market grew sequentially and exceeded pre-coronavirus demand. Intel and AMD's PC market, which the pair dominate, grew by 9% over Q1, according to analyst Stacy Rasgon. This growth follows a 1% annual growth in Q1, but Intel's woes aren't over, as, according to the analyst, PC shipments continue to lead CPU shipments. AMD Eats Away At Intel's Notebook Share As Latter Appears To Find […]
A few years back, as the bulk of the global auto OEMs were devising elaborate electrification plans, Toyota stood out for its reticence to jump on the EV bandwagon, even managing to win a vindication of sorts recently as the EV market slumped while Toyota and its dealers staged a coup by capturing a major chunk of the total new car gross margin in the US. This hybrids-first strategy, however, comes at a huge environmental cost. Toyota Remains Reluctant To Adopt EVs In the quarter that ended on the 30th of June, 2024, around 43 percent of Toyota's total sales […]
In what is now being dubbed an "unmatched" toolkit among OECD economies, China is rapidly flexing its muscles to prevent the outflow of indigenous capital, tech, and talent, leading to an inevitable bifurcation of the global economy. There is a popular perception that hardly any innovation takes place within the Chinese economy, that any headway is a result of borrowed or stolen Western tech. While this assertion might have been true for much of China's recent rise as a major economic player, there are increasing signs that it no longer holds true. For one, China edged out the US in […]
SpaceX's fifth Starship test flight will most likely take place in September, according to fresh comments from CEO Elon Musk. Starship last flew in June as IFT-4, which marked the first successful soft splashdowns of the booster and the second stage ship. Since then, SpaceX has been busy developing its rockets for Flight 5, and as part of these preparations, it has tested the second stage's engines and the launch tower for the highly anticipated and risky tower catch. This catch is the likely reason for the delay since it deviates from previous launches' flight profiles, and previous statements made […]
SpaceX has successfully tested its brand new and latest Raptor engine for the first time according to Elon Musk, its CEO and Gwynne Shotwell, its president. Raptor 3 is SpaceX's most powerful rocket engine to date, and it's built to endure the stresses of spaceflight without needing a heat shield or being compromised by joints. SpaceX's Starship full stack tests have seen several Raptor 2 engine failures, some of which have led to fires inside the engine bay. One problem faced by the engine has been hot gas leakage, which has led to the fires. The Raptor 3 also significantly […]
Despite announcing a spate of positive news in recent days, Trump Media and Technology Group (NASDAQ: DJT) shares are on watch for turbulence after announcing lackluster financial results for the second quarter of 2024. To wit, Trump Media earned just $836,900 in revenue for the recently concluded quarter, marking a decline of ~30 percent relative to $1.192 million in revenue that Truth Social's parent company recognized in the comparable quarter of 2023. On the positive side, the company reported a narrower net loss of $16.368 million vs. $22.768 million that it recognized as net loss in Q2 2023. Also, as […]
As NASA and Boeing continue to work on analyzing the data from the latter's Starliner spacecraft in hopes of a safe crew return to Earth, a report from NASA's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has provided color into the pair's work on the Space Launch System (SLS). The first generation SLS launched in November 2022 with the Orion ship to the Moon, and NASA plans to launch a more powerful rocket in 2028 as part of the Artemis IV mission. However, the OIG warns that the mission might be delayed due to significant manufacturing and project management issues with […]
TSMC's struggles vis-a-vis its flagship American chip fabrication unit in Arizona are common knowledge by now, reinforced by a steady trickle of leaks and expert commentary over the past few months. Two factors purportedly lie at the heart of the Arizona fab's inability to takeoff: a difference in the American and Taiwanese work culture and TSMC's proclivity to skimp on wages. Today, the New York Times is out with a detailed commentary on TSMC's dilemma, highlighting among other things the frustration among American workers for strenuous work conditions and the management's attempts to rope in employees for tasks beyond their […]
While the past few years have not been kind to Intel, the recent weeks have been notable for their particular brutality as the erstwhile giant of the silicon sphere suffered one setback after the other. The end result: Intel is now worth as much as a non-profit. It's wild that Intel's valuation is similar to that of OpenAI. — The AI Investor (@The_AI_Investor) August 8, 2024 To wit, OpenAI concluded its latest funding round back in February 2024, which valued the non-profit at $80 billion. Today, Intel shares closed with a market cap of $81.19 billion, roughly equal to the […]
In a press talk earlier today, NASA appears to be more 'open' towards bringing astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on SpaceX's Crew Dragon. NASA's associate administrator for space operations Ken Bowersoxx shared that the agency is "getting more serious about evaluating our other options," including bringing Williams and Wilmore home on SpaceX's Crew Dragon. The agency's commercial crew program manager, Steve Stich, added that NASA has worked with SpaceX to ensure that it can work with NASA in case the astronauts must be brought back on the Crew 9 Dragon that is currently slated to lift off next month. […]
Social media firm Reddit's shares were down 4% in aftermarket despite an all around beat on earnings and revenue in its second quarter results. Analysts ascribed the drop to slowing user revenue growth, with investors likely concerned about Reddit's inability to monetize its users despite a 51% annual user growth in Q2. The 51% user growth translated into a weak 2% average revenue per user (ARPU) growth for Reddit, and it dealt the shares a hefty blow in after market trading even though the firm guided third quarter revenue above analyst estimates. Reddit Guides Q3 Revenue To Range Between $290 […]
In a historic announcement today, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shared the first set of algorithms designed specifically to guard systems and networks against attacks by quantum computers. These computers significantly expand the amount of information that a typical computer can process, which provides them with a leg up over the security products used today since these are designed for traditional computing systems. NIST's announcement was part of an eight-year-long project that solicited algorithms worldwide before deciding which software to use to protect from quantum computers. NIST's Quantum Security Algorithms Seek To Outpace Development Of Systems Capable […]
According to Bernstein, Intel's PC CPU shipments grew in the second quarter, which is a rare good news for the firm after its bloodbath second quarter results earlier this month. These shipments came when the PC market grew sequentially and exceeded pre-coronavirus demand. Intel and AMD's PC market, which the pair dominate, grew by 9% over Q1, according to analyst Stacy Rasgon. This growth follows a 1% annual growth in Q1, but Intel's woes aren't over, as, according to the analyst, PC shipments continue to lead CPU shipments. AMD Eats Away At Intel's Notebook Share As Latter Appears To Find […]
A few years back, as the bulk of the global auto OEMs were devising elaborate electrification plans, Toyota stood out for its reticence to jump on the EV bandwagon, even managing to win a vindication of sorts recently as the EV market slumped while Toyota and its dealers staged a coup by capturing a major chunk of the total new car gross margin in the US. This hybrids-first strategy, however, comes at a huge environmental cost. Toyota Remains Reluctant To Adopt EVs In the quarter that ended on the 30th of June, 2024, around 43 percent of Toyota's total sales […]
In what is now being dubbed an "unmatched" toolkit among OECD economies, China is rapidly flexing its muscles to prevent the outflow of indigenous capital, tech, and talent, leading to an inevitable bifurcation of the global economy. There is a popular perception that hardly any innovation takes place within the Chinese economy, that any headway is a result of borrowed or stolen Western tech. While this assertion might have been true for much of China's recent rise as a major economic player, there are increasing signs that it no longer holds true. For one, China edged out the US in […]
SpaceX's fifth Starship test flight will most likely take place in September, according to fresh comments from CEO Elon Musk. Starship last flew in June as IFT-4, which marked the first successful soft splashdowns of the booster and the second stage ship. Since then, SpaceX has been busy developing its rockets for Flight 5, and as part of these preparations, it has tested the second stage's engines and the launch tower for the highly anticipated and risky tower catch. This catch is the likely reason for the delay since it deviates from previous launches' flight profiles, and previous statements made […]
SpaceX has successfully tested its brand new and latest Raptor engine for the first time according to Elon Musk, its CEO and Gwynne Shotwell, its president. Raptor 3 is SpaceX's most powerful rocket engine to date, and it's built to endure the stresses of spaceflight without needing a heat shield or being compromised by joints. SpaceX's Starship full stack tests have seen several Raptor 2 engine failures, some of which have led to fires inside the engine bay. One problem faced by the engine has been hot gas leakage, which has led to the fires. The Raptor 3 also significantly […]
Despite announcing a spate of positive news in recent days, Trump Media and Technology Group (NASDAQ: DJT) shares are on watch for turbulence after announcing lackluster financial results for the second quarter of 2024. To wit, Trump Media earned just $836,900 in revenue for the recently concluded quarter, marking a decline of ~30 percent relative to $1.192 million in revenue that Truth Social's parent company recognized in the comparable quarter of 2023. On the positive side, the company reported a narrower net loss of $16.368 million vs. $22.768 million that it recognized as net loss in Q2 2023. Also, as […]
As NASA and Boeing continue to work on analyzing the data from the latter's Starliner spacecraft in hopes of a safe crew return to Earth, a report from NASA's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has provided color into the pair's work on the Space Launch System (SLS). The first generation SLS launched in November 2022 with the Orion ship to the Moon, and NASA plans to launch a more powerful rocket in 2028 as part of the Artemis IV mission. However, the OIG warns that the mission might be delayed due to significant manufacturing and project management issues with […]
TSMC's struggles vis-a-vis its flagship American chip fabrication unit in Arizona are common knowledge by now, reinforced by a steady trickle of leaks and expert commentary over the past few months. Two factors purportedly lie at the heart of the Arizona fab's inability to takeoff: a difference in the American and Taiwanese work culture and TSMC's proclivity to skimp on wages. Today, the New York Times is out with a detailed commentary on TSMC's dilemma, highlighting among other things the frustration among American workers for strenuous work conditions and the management's attempts to rope in employees for tasks beyond their […]
While the past few years have not been kind to Intel, the recent weeks have been notable for their particular brutality as the erstwhile giant of the silicon sphere suffered one setback after the other. The end result: Intel is now worth as much as a non-profit. It's wild that Intel's valuation is similar to that of OpenAI. — The AI Investor (@The_AI_Investor) August 8, 2024 To wit, OpenAI concluded its latest funding round back in February 2024, which valued the non-profit at $80 billion. Today, Intel shares closed with a market cap of $81.19 billion, roughly equal to the […]
In a press talk earlier today, NASA appears to be more 'open' towards bringing astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on SpaceX's Crew Dragon. NASA's associate administrator for space operations Ken Bowersoxx shared that the agency is "getting more serious about evaluating our other options," including bringing Williams and Wilmore home on SpaceX's Crew Dragon. The agency's commercial crew program manager, Steve Stich, added that NASA has worked with SpaceX to ensure that it can work with NASA in case the astronauts must be brought back on the Crew 9 Dragon that is currently slated to lift off next month. […]
Social media firm Reddit's shares were down 4% in aftermarket despite an all around beat on earnings and revenue in its second quarter results. Analysts ascribed the drop to slowing user revenue growth, with investors likely concerned about Reddit's inability to monetize its users despite a 51% annual user growth in Q2. The 51% user growth translated into a weak 2% average revenue per user (ARPU) growth for Reddit, and it dealt the shares a hefty blow in after market trading even though the firm guided third quarter revenue above analyst estimates. Reddit Guides Q3 Revenue To Range Between $290 […]