Month: December 2020
Boeing’s tanker drone completes first flight with refueling pod
Humans might not have much involvement in mid-air refueling before long. Boeing has flown a test version of its MQ-25 tanker drone with a refueling pod attached for the first time, taking it one step closer to topping up military aircraft. The 2.5-ho… Source
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Everything You Need to Make Beer, Wine, Cider, and Mead
Indoor plants and sewing projects don’t always make you forget how terrible everything is right now. Here’s what you need to make booze at home. Source
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In public and private markets, cloud earnings and valuations heat up
Good news for software startups riding the updraft Alex Wilhelm 1 day This quarter, strong earnings results from public cloud companies were overshadowed by a seemingly endless IPO cycle. Another moment we somewhat missed over the last few weeks was the stock market pushing the value of public cloud companies…
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Contact tracing apps promised big and didn’t deliver
California rolled out a COVID-19 contact tracing app this week, and officials — including Apple CEO Tim Cook — touted it as an advancement that would help slow their ongoing surge in cases. Using the app will be easy. Measuring whether the app can deliver will be harder. Nine months…
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The five key business benefits of ethical web scraping internet
Recent research from BRC-KPMG’s retail sales monitor revealed retail sales in the UK increased by 6.1% in September on a like-for-like basis year-on-year. Additionally, over the three-months to September, non-food retail sales increased by 5.2% on a like-for-like basis and 3.2% on a Total basis. In the midst of the…
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Somehow, Nintendo Switch outsold the PS5 and Xbox Series X in their launch month Nintendo Switch Lite
Well, that’s quite something. It looks like the Nintendo Switch family of systems – including the handheld-only Nintendo Switch Lite – has managed to stay top dog in November regarding US console sales, leaving the newly-launched PS5 and Xbox Series X lagging behind. The Switch and Switch Lite garnered a…
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