After 60 Years, Explosion-Powered Rockets Are Nearly Here
For most aerospace engineers, an explosion in a rocket engine is a disaster. But for Kareem Ahmed, it’s the entire point. As the director of the Propulsion and Energy Research…
Supreme Court Arguments Go Right Down the Toilet
Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP (Getty Images) Now that many of us are working from home, there has been no shortage of remote conference call bloopers during this pandemic. Between people walking…
The NFC specification is adding a new wireless charging standard
The NFC Forum has announced an update for the short-range wireless technology that adds a form of wireless charging to the standard. Future NFC devices could offer wireless charging functionality,…
Lyft says its ride-hailing business is down 70 percent because of COVID-19
Lyft’s ride-hailing business is down 70 percent, year over year, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company’s chief executives said in an earnings call with investors Wednesday. The…
Etsy sales doubled in April thanks to homemade masks
Etsy began pushing homemade masks in early April, and the results panned out in a big way: total sales on the platform doubled last month, by and large thanks to…
Tribeca partners with AT&T and IMAX to launch summer movie drive-in series
Movie theaters across the country are closed, but some drive-ins are seeing a resurgence in the wake of social distancing practices. Now, Tribeca Enterprises (the company behind the Tribeca Film…
Uber Lays Off 14 Percent of Its Staff as Pandemic Pummels Ride-Share Business
Photo: Getty Uber announced this week that it’s cutting 3,700 roles as the coronavirus crisis pummels its ride-share business and that of its competitor Lyft. Advertisement An Uber spokesperson confirmed…
Facebook Announces Members of Its Oversight Board, Says Its Decisions Will be ‘Binding’
Photo: Getty Since its inception, Facebook has been ruled more or less like an autocracy, with its majority shareholder, who also happens to be CEO, reigning supreme. As Facebook chronicler…
Dramatic Fossil Shows a Squid-Like Creature Crushing a Fish in Its Jaws
A segment of the fossil showing the captured fish (brownish colored scales) with the cephalopod’s arms wrapped around it. Image: Malcolm Hart, Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association A re-analysis of…