Thursday, April 30, 2020

SpaceX and Blue Origin among companies selected to build NASA moon landers

NASA announced three new contracts to develop lunar landers — one of which could carry two astronauts to the surface of the moon, a mission currently slated for 2024.


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Jeff Bezos tells shareholders to 'take a seat' as company manages Covid-19

Amazon sales jumped 26% in the first three months of 2020, but the company's profits took a hit as it scrambled to manage the coronavirus pandemic.


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Apple revenue picks up slightly amid coronavirus

Apple warned earlier this year that it would experience a slump in iPhone sales as the coronavirus upends its supply chain and its biggest markets. But so far the impact appears muted.


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Facebook and Google are coming for Zoom

If there's one company the pandemic has turned into a household name, it's Zoom. Amid the continued state lockdowns, the video conferencing platform has become a lifeline for schools and businesses and a gathering place for virtual cocktail hours, birthday parties, workout classes and even weddings. And that hasn't escaped the notice of some of the world's biggest technology companies, including Facebook and Google.


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Why robots aren't delivering your groceries during the pandemic

By 2020, robots were supposed to be driving our cars and delivering food and other goods to our homes.


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With new coronavirus tracker, Apple and Google may finally get their big break in health care

For years, Apple and Google have dreamed of breaking into the enormous market for personal health. Apple CEO Tim Cook has said he wants health tech to be considered Apple's "greatest contribution" to humanity, and sought clearance from the Food and Drug Administration so that the latest Apple Watches can monitor your heart rhythm. Google has poured hundreds of millions into research on aging, cancer and neuroscience. Both have acquired health startups, and poached health executives.


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Nintendo Switch and 'Animal Crossing' are quarantine bestsellers. Here's why

People are playing more video games than before, but one console is markedly more popular than the others. The Nintendo Switch has been in high demand during the pandemic, selling out on multiple websites.


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Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Elon Musk criticizes coronavirus stay-at-home orders, calling them 'fascist'

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is railing against stay-at-home orders meant to slow the coronavirus pandemic, calling them "fascist" and likening them to "forcibly imprisoning people in their homes" during a Tesla earnings call Wednesday.


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SoftBank warns of even steeper losses as it takes a $6.6 billion hit on WeWork

SoftBank is warning that it will fall deeper into the red, just two weeks after it shocked investors by forecasting a record annual loss.


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