Month: March 2021
MIT’s insect-sized drones are built to survive collisions
Insects are a lot of things – but fragile they’re not. Sure, most can’t withstand the full force of a human foot, but for their size, they’re evolve to be extremely rugged and resilient. Insect-sized technology, on the other hand, is general another story. That’s certainly been the historic case…
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‘Aliens: Fireteam’ is an online-only survival shooter with Xenomorph hordes
Six years and four acquisitions later, Cold Iron Studios is ready to reveal exactly what kind of Alien game it's been working on: Aliens: Fireteam. It's a third-person squad-based survival shooter, and it's due to hit PC, PlayStation 4, P… Source
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Data anxiety to delay the UK government’s digital ambitions? Could data anxiety cause delay to the UK government’s digital ambitions?
As uncertainty has taken hold, digital transformation has proven to be a lifeline for many. Businesses across the country boosted expenditure on technology, switching their entire operation from physical to digital overnight. And they are not alone. The UK Government has been busy laying out its digital strategy, strengthening its…
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Bandai Namco could be the next publisher to try a Nintendo Direct format Elden Ring
A trademark filed by Bandai Namco from December 29 has surfaced online, detailing something the company is calling Bandai Namco Next. From the description further down the trademark, it appears that Bandai Namco Next could very well be a means for the company to showcase its upcoming products, including video…
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The 25-year-old billionaire building the future of self-driving cars
Austin Russell is the 25-year-old founder and CEO of Luminar, a startup in Silicon Valley that makes LIDAR sensors for self-driving cars. LIDAR technology had been used for short-distance mapping, but Luminar claims to have a functioning LIDAR that works at 250 meters, which is a breakthrough. Luminar recently went…
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Flink, the Berlin-based grocery delivery startup that operates its own ‘dark stores’, raises $52M
The on-demand grocery delivery industry in Europe (and beyond) continues to heat up amidst the pandemic, including a plethora of startups taking a vertical approach by operating their own delivery only — or “dark” — stores. The latest to show its hand is Berlin-based Flink, which today is announcing that…
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