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, […]
After months of waiting, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) X-59 supersonic test plane was finally revealed at a ceremony held by the plane's manufacturer, Lockheed Martin. Lockheed is one of the most advanced aircraft manufacturers in the world, and its partnership with the world's leading space agency aims to test a plane with quieter supersonic aircraft that can overcome restrictions on breaking the sound barrier over populated areas. Commercial aviation has been unable to utilize the benefits of supersonic flight despite years having passed since the first commercial supersonic jets flew. NASA Unveils Supersonic Jet Which Aims To […]
NASA's first lunar lander launch (the NASA Peregrine Mission 1) since the Apollo era continues to surprise despite a scare that took place soon after its launch and led to engineers confirming that a soft landing is impossible. Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander lifted off on the United Launch Alliance's (ULA) brand new Vulcan rocket earlier this month, making it the U.S.'s first private commercial attempt to land a spacecraft full of payload on the Moon. Now, Astrobotic's engineers believe that the Peregrine might have 52 hours of propellant remaining - an update that comes 17 hours after Astrobotic's previous one […]
Courtesy of SpaceX's rapid success with the Falcon 9 at bringing down global satellite launch costs, the demand for satellites and other associated equipment has also grown and enabled different players to gain footing in the market. One such firm is D-Orbit, whose space tugs work together with the Falcon 9 second stage to allow satellite firms to place their spacecraft in precise orbits while ensuring that launch costs remain low. D-Orbit has launched 13 commercial missions so far, and it seems like its success has convinced some investors after the company announced a cool $100 million in Series-C funding […]
If historical analogs continue to hold true, and we have no evidence at this time that they would not, Ethereum is all set to take the crypto leadership mantle now that spot Bitcoin ETFs have begun trading. $1B in 4 mins of Bitcoin ETF trading https://t.co/Jq1Q64GvXJ — On-Chain College (@OnChainCollege) January 11, 2024 The cumulative volume of spot Bitcoin ETFs hit $1 billion in just the first four minutes of trading! This is a phenomenal level of activity, even against already-elevated expectations. Just wow: $BTC surpassed $48,000 and is approaching $49,000 following the record-breaking trading volume of Spot #Bitcoin ETFs. […]
It was just over two years ago that Hertz spurred a fierce rally in Tesla shares when it announced its intention to buy 100,000 Tesla EVs. Now, as the EV mania has cooled down substantially, euphemistically speaking, Hertz is abandoning its aggressive EV push in favor of conventional Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles. Back in October 2023, Hertz had announced that it would slow down its pace of EV acquisition, citing Tesla's price cuts and their second-order effect on the residual value, as well as higher-than-expected repair costs for the company's growing EV fleet. At the time, the car rental […]
With the first week of January coming to an end, SpaceX has made a big announcement when it comes to the telecommunicatons industry. After launching the first direct to cell Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO) at the start of this year, America's most popular aerospace company has confirmed that initial network tests were successful. In a working paper posted on its website, SpaceX shares that it has successfully sent and received text messages on phones connected to Starlink satellites. The firm has also provided details about its cellular capabilities that it is developing in partnership with T-Mobile. SpaceX […]
After its anti-crypto stance failed to withstand scrutiny in courts, forcing the apex US financial regulator to resort to a hefty dose of inertia - more appropriately described as dragging one's feet - presumably in a last-ditch effort to create as many legally tenable hurdles as possible, the SEC has finally approved some of the first spot Bitcoin ETFs for trading on eligible American exchanges. This much-expected capitulation of sorts, however, has been overshadowed by yesterday's dramatic events, replete with a Hollywood-like caricature hacking incident. “Order granting accelerated approval” it’s over. Thank God. pic.twitter.com/qCozlxzSBX — Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) January 10, […]
If you thought that the drama around the SEC's widely expected approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs was now at an end, you were wrong. Just add another high-profile X account hack into this mess. Just moments back, the SEC's official X account announced that the apex US financial watchdog had approved Bitcoin ETFs for listing on all eligible exchanges. The @SECGov twitter account was compromised, and an unauthorized tweet was posted. The SEC has not approved the listing and trading of spot bitcoin exchange-traded products. — Gary Gensler (@GaryGensler) January 9, 2024 Moments thereafter, Gary Gensler, the SEC's chair, himself […]
In a widely anticipated teleconference, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson unsurprisingly extended the dates for the space agency's first two crewed missions to the Moon since the Apollo program. NASA's Artemis program launched its first successful mission in 2022, and Artemis 2 was initially planned to take to the skies this year by flying a crew around the Moon. Artemis 3 was scheduled to take off a year later and work in tandem with SpaceX's Starship rocket. Now, NASA has delayed Artemis 2 and 3 by a year. However, the Artemis 4 mission is on track for a launch no earlier […]
As a crucial NASA conference to discuss updates about the agency's lunar landing plans is due later today, SpaceX's first-of-a-kind video of an all-company hands-on meeting shares important details of the firm's plans for the future in 2017. Since then, SpaceX has launched thousands of small low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites for its Starlink satellite internet constellation, developed a well-oiled machine for crewed missions to LEO, conducted two launches of the world's largest rocket in development and raised billions of dollars in equity. The video shares the importance of Starlink to SpaceX's long-term plans, outlining SpaceX leaders' plans to potentially […]
In a surprising twist, Elon Musk's embattled social media platform, X, is out today with a new partnership deal that opens the door to a plethora of similar tie-ups. X 🤝@ShopifyMore to come on this new partnership, enabling all Shopify merchants to reach even more customers by leveraging the power of X! — Business (@XBusiness) January 9, 2024 In a terse post, X Business has announced that it is entering into a partnership with Shopify. The deal would allow Shopify merchants to expand their reach by leveraging the X network. Additional details would presumably be disclosed at a later date. 𝕏 […]
If NVIDIA wanted to capture the attention of investors via a mysterious announcement, it has certainly succeded. The high-flying stock is currently at record intraday highs, and call volumes targeting the $500 strike price remain in vogue. NVDA positioning looks interesting this morning. What is going on? 🧐 pic.twitter.com/ferldCZzVC — Menthor Q (@MenthorQpro) January 8, 2024 As per an analysis by Menthor Q that went live earlier in the morning, the call volume on NVIDIA share options specifically targeting the $500 strike price remains quite elevated. Interestingly, these elevated volumes are manifesting in both the weekly as well as the […]
After months of waiting, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) X-59 supersonic test plane was finally revealed at a ceremony held by the plane's manufacturer, Lockheed Martin. Lockheed is one of the most advanced aircraft manufacturers in the world, and its partnership with the world's leading space agency aims to test a plane with quieter supersonic aircraft that can overcome restrictions on breaking the sound barrier over populated areas. Commercial aviation has been unable to utilize the benefits of supersonic flight despite years having passed since the first commercial supersonic jets flew. NASA Unveils Supersonic Jet Which Aims To […]
NASA's first lunar lander launch (the NASA Peregrine Mission 1) since the Apollo era continues to surprise despite a scare that took place soon after its launch and led to engineers confirming that a soft landing is impossible. Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander lifted off on the United Launch Alliance's (ULA) brand new Vulcan rocket earlier this month, making it the U.S.'s first private commercial attempt to land a spacecraft full of payload on the Moon. Now, Astrobotic's engineers believe that the Peregrine might have 52 hours of propellant remaining - an update that comes 17 hours after Astrobotic's previous one […]
Courtesy of SpaceX's rapid success with the Falcon 9 at bringing down global satellite launch costs, the demand for satellites and other associated equipment has also grown and enabled different players to gain footing in the market. One such firm is D-Orbit, whose space tugs work together with the Falcon 9 second stage to allow satellite firms to place their spacecraft in precise orbits while ensuring that launch costs remain low. D-Orbit has launched 13 commercial missions so far, and it seems like its success has convinced some investors after the company announced a cool $100 million in Series-C funding […]
If historical analogs continue to hold true, and we have no evidence at this time that they would not, Ethereum is all set to take the crypto leadership mantle now that spot Bitcoin ETFs have begun trading. $1B in 4 mins of Bitcoin ETF trading https://t.co/Jq1Q64GvXJ — On-Chain College (@OnChainCollege) January 11, 2024 The cumulative volume of spot Bitcoin ETFs hit $1 billion in just the first four minutes of trading! This is a phenomenal level of activity, even against already-elevated expectations. Just wow: $BTC surpassed $48,000 and is approaching $49,000 following the record-breaking trading volume of Spot #Bitcoin ETFs. […]
It was just over two years ago that Hertz spurred a fierce rally in Tesla shares when it announced its intention to buy 100,000 Tesla EVs. Now, as the EV mania has cooled down substantially, euphemistically speaking, Hertz is abandoning its aggressive EV push in favor of conventional Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles. Back in October 2023, Hertz had announced that it would slow down its pace of EV acquisition, citing Tesla's price cuts and their second-order effect on the residual value, as well as higher-than-expected repair costs for the company's growing EV fleet. At the time, the car rental […]
With the first week of January coming to an end, SpaceX has made a big announcement when it comes to the telecommunicatons industry. After launching the first direct to cell Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO) at the start of this year, America's most popular aerospace company has confirmed that initial network tests were successful. In a working paper posted on its website, SpaceX shares that it has successfully sent and received text messages on phones connected to Starlink satellites. The firm has also provided details about its cellular capabilities that it is developing in partnership with T-Mobile. SpaceX […]
After its anti-crypto stance failed to withstand scrutiny in courts, forcing the apex US financial regulator to resort to a hefty dose of inertia - more appropriately described as dragging one's feet - presumably in a last-ditch effort to create as many legally tenable hurdles as possible, the SEC has finally approved some of the first spot Bitcoin ETFs for trading on eligible American exchanges. This much-expected capitulation of sorts, however, has been overshadowed by yesterday's dramatic events, replete with a Hollywood-like caricature hacking incident. “Order granting accelerated approval” it’s over. Thank God. pic.twitter.com/qCozlxzSBX — Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) January 10, […]
If you thought that the drama around the SEC's widely expected approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs was now at an end, you were wrong. Just add another high-profile X account hack into this mess. Just moments back, the SEC's official X account announced that the apex US financial watchdog had approved Bitcoin ETFs for listing on all eligible exchanges. The @SECGov twitter account was compromised, and an unauthorized tweet was posted. The SEC has not approved the listing and trading of spot bitcoin exchange-traded products. — Gary Gensler (@GaryGensler) January 9, 2024 Moments thereafter, Gary Gensler, the SEC's chair, himself […]
In a widely anticipated teleconference, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson unsurprisingly extended the dates for the space agency's first two crewed missions to the Moon since the Apollo program. NASA's Artemis program launched its first successful mission in 2022, and Artemis 2 was initially planned to take to the skies this year by flying a crew around the Moon. Artemis 3 was scheduled to take off a year later and work in tandem with SpaceX's Starship rocket. Now, NASA has delayed Artemis 2 and 3 by a year. However, the Artemis 4 mission is on track for a launch no earlier […]
As a crucial NASA conference to discuss updates about the agency's lunar landing plans is due later today, SpaceX's first-of-a-kind video of an all-company hands-on meeting shares important details of the firm's plans for the future in 2017. Since then, SpaceX has launched thousands of small low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites for its Starlink satellite internet constellation, developed a well-oiled machine for crewed missions to LEO, conducted two launches of the world's largest rocket in development and raised billions of dollars in equity. The video shares the importance of Starlink to SpaceX's long-term plans, outlining SpaceX leaders' plans to potentially […]
In a surprising twist, Elon Musk's embattled social media platform, X, is out today with a new partnership deal that opens the door to a plethora of similar tie-ups. X 🤝@ShopifyMore to come on this new partnership, enabling all Shopify merchants to reach even more customers by leveraging the power of X! — Business (@XBusiness) January 9, 2024 In a terse post, X Business has announced that it is entering into a partnership with Shopify. The deal would allow Shopify merchants to expand their reach by leveraging the X network. Additional details would presumably be disclosed at a later date. 𝕏 […]
If NVIDIA wanted to capture the attention of investors via a mysterious announcement, it has certainly succeded. The high-flying stock is currently at record intraday highs, and call volumes targeting the $500 strike price remain in vogue. NVDA positioning looks interesting this morning. What is going on? 🧐 pic.twitter.com/ferldCZzVC — Menthor Q (@MenthorQpro) January 8, 2024 As per an analysis by Menthor Q that went live earlier in the morning, the call volume on NVIDIA share options specifically targeting the $500 strike price remains quite elevated. Interestingly, these elevated volumes are manifesting in both the weekly as well as the […]