The moment that some of you have been waiting for is here — Robinhood’s S-1 filing to go public has been revealed, laying bare the kind of secrets you only learn when a company is legally obligated to reveal them. Only one day ago, the company agreed to pay a record-breaking $70 million fine “for systemic supervisory failures and significant …
Sony’s camera-centric Xperia 1 III to ship on August 19th for $1,299,
Sony’s next flagship phone, the Xperia 1 III, will ship on August 19th in the US — for a whopping $1,299.99. It’s available to preorder today, the company announced. The new photography-focused phone is designed as a complement to Sony’s Alpha camera range, and it introduces a variable periscope-style telephoto lens. It’s also equipped with just about everything you’d expect …
NASA preparing to switch glitchy Hubble Space Telescope to backup hardware if needed, ,
As NASA continues to diagnose a computer glitch on the Hubble Space Telescope, engineers are preparing to turn on some of the observatory’s backup hardware. The main computer on the venerable telescope shut down unexpectedly on June 13; since then, the operations team has been working to identify and troubleshoot the problem, which is turning out to be rather elusive. …
Want to be an Amazon supplier? It could cost a piece of your company,
Amazon demands that suppliers let it buy up to 30 percent of their company at a fixed rate often below market valuation, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Amazon has added these kinds of stipulations to contracts with companies that supply it with aircraft, Amazon Fresh groceries, and call center services more than 75 times over the last 10 …
Apple launches public beta of macOS Monterey, bringing updates to FaceTime and Safari,
The public beta of macOS 12 Monterey, Apple’s next big macOS release, is now available for download. The operating system has the same general look and feel as its predecessor, macOS 11 Big Sur, but it brings some new features and a number of tweaks to Apple’s most popular services. Before we get into this, friendly reminder that Monterey is, …
The Cygnus spacecraft: Northrop Grumman’s cargo ship, ,
The Cygnus spacecraft is an uncrewed cargo ship that brings supplies and equipment to the International Space Station (ISS) and then takes refuse away. It is operated by Northrop Grumman Space Systems, a private American aerospace and defense technology company. The vehicle is named after the Cygnus constellation that is visible in the northern night sky. Spacecraft design and operation …
Federal Trade Commission expands antitrust powers in Chair Lina Khan’s first open proceeding,
In an open meeting on Thursday, the Federal Trade Commission passed a pair of pivotal measures expanding its power to regulate anti-competitive business practices, setting the stage for a more aggressive enforcement approach from the embattled agency. Announced last week, Thursday’s proceeding is the first open business meeting of the commission in more than 20 years, as commission proceedings have …
How to install the macOS Monterey public beta,
Apple has launched the public beta for macOS Monterey. This is the next big update coming to Mac computers (the final version is expected later in 2021) and it brings several big changes. In this article, we’re going to walk you through how to get the beta onto your computer, should you want it. Once you install the beta, it …
Ghost of Tsushima is getting an enhanced director’s cut on the PS4 and PS5,
Sony and Sucker Punch’s hit game Ghost of Tsushima is getting an enhanced director’s cut edition for both the PS4 and PS5 that will include a new island to explore and all of the content that has been released so far for the original game. The upgraded game will be available on August 20th. The new content takes place on …
Twitter, TikTok, Google, and Facebook promise to boost protections for women online,
At the UN Generation Equality Forum in Paris on Thursday Twitter, TikTok, Google, and Facebook committed to tackling online abuse and improving safety for women on their platforms. The pledge came following consultations with the World Wide Web Foundation (WWWF) over the past year, aimed at examining online gender-based violence and abuse. The WWWF said the consultations showed women want …