“The armed forces and the startup communities are different worlds,” said Nataliia Kushnerska, project leader of Brave1. “In this project, everyone gets what they need. The General Staff and the Ministry of Defense receive very nice solutions that they can really get to work with. The Ministry of Economic Affairs will have a growing ecosystem, … Read more
While hip-hop may not be the music genre of choice for every fan, it has a huge, almost cult-like following. In the UK, this fanbase has grown rapidly in recent years. In 2020, rap and hip-hop titles accounted for around 22 per cent of all singles consumed in the UK. That’s an all-time high for … Read more
Enlarge / Artistic illustration of a Starship vehicle in low Earth orbit. You’ve probably heard of SpaceX’s plans to use its giant new Starship vehicle to land humans on the Moon and Mars, send countless Starlink satellites or large telescopes into space, or perhaps even serve as a high-speed point-to-point terrestrial transport for equipment or … Read more
A Senate committee is investigating whether the $158 million billionaire investor Leon Black paid disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein for tax and estate planning services should have been classified as a gift, as part of a broader investigation into tax evasion by high-net-worth individuals, according to a letter reviewed by The New York Times. In addition … Read more
Russia first attacked a port on the Danube River in Ukraine on Monday, close to the Romanian border, Ukrainian and Romanian officials said. They destroyed a grain shed in an escalation of their efforts to cripple Kiev’s agriculture and risk a more direct confrontation with the United States and its European allies. The attack on … Read more
Enlarge / A box of borax – not for eating. In the latest health craze to alarm and annoy medical experts, people on TikTok have gleefully “jumped on the borax bandwagon” and drink and soak in the toxic cleaning product based on false claims that it can reduce inflammation, treat arthritis, and “detoxify” the body. … Read more
The incongruous duo of “Barbie,” a bright pink comedy romp, and “Oppenheimer,” a brooding period drama, combined to sell far more movie tickets than expected over the weekend, pushing its total domestic box office to $311 million, according to Box Office Mojo, an online database. It was the largest weekend haul in North America since … Read more
For more than 10 years, Twitter has been recognizable by its blue and white bird logo, which has become a symbol of the social network’s unique culture and lexicon. “Tweet” became a verb. A “tweet” referred to a post. “Tweeps” became the nickname for Twitter employees. Late Sunday, Elon Musk started to lose everything. The … Read more
The last time Elon Musk threw the bird at his users, it was to change the Twitter logo to a grinning Shiba Inu – a hilarious inside joke that boosted the value of the dogecoin cryptocurrency, in which Musk was an investor, by 30 percent. A class action is still pending. Over the weekend, the … Read more
Enlarge / Polestar is developing a four-door electric GT, the Polestar 5, which will be launched in 2024. North Star NUNEATON, ENGLAND—Any day is a good day to visit a proving ground, even if it’s a two-hour drive fresh off a transatlantic flight. And this was a good day: a visit to Polestar’s research and … Read more
