Month: April 2021
World’s widest plane nails ‘extremely successful’ second test flight
Stratolaunch, the aerospace firm founded by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, flew its behemoth carrier airplane named ‘Roc’ on Thursday for a second time. It was the company’s first flight under new ownership, coming two years after the twin-fuselage craft’s initial flight test. “Today’s flight, at first review, has…
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Daily Crunch: Biden’s labor secretary says gig workers should be reclassified
The Biden administration hints at gig economy changes, Blue Origin will be taking passengers and we interview Jim Belushi about weed. This is your Daily Crunch for April 29, 2021. The big story: Biden’s labor secretary says gig workers should be reclassified The Biden administration’s labor secretary Marty Walsh recently…
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Older Apple Magic Keyboards will work with new 12.9-inch iPad Pro – but won’t ‘precisely fit’ Apple spring event 2021
While a report previously discovered that the larger 12.9-inch version of the new iPad Pro 2021 was incompatible with older pricey Apple Magic Keyboards, Apple now claims the new tablet is technically compatible…it just may not ‘precisely fit’ when the keyboard-and-case is folded closed. That comes out of a new…
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Amazon crosses $100 billion in sales in huge first quarter
Amazon had a wildly successful 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, and that blazing trail shows no signs of stopping for 2021. The company shared its financial results for Q1 2021, and it brought in $108.5 billion in net sales. That’s a 44 percent increase from the $75.5 billion reported in…
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Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart looks incredible in 16 minutes of new gameplay footage
Sony and Insomniac Games debuted 16 minutes of stunning new Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart gameplay footage in a new State of Play presentation on Thursday. For part of the video, protagonist Ratchet traversed through a new town called Nefarious City that was packed with detail — it reminded me…
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What private tech companies should consider before going public via a SPAC
Drew N. Goodwin Contributor Alex Reese Contributor The red-hot market for special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, has “screeched to a halt,” according to CNN. As the SPAC market grew in the past six months, it seemed that everyone was getting into the game, with celebrities from Shaquille O’Neal to…
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