Blue Origin Capsule Safely Escapes #1621
Blue Origin Capsule Safely Escapes after the main stage suffered an anomaly. This was an uncrewed flight, but the systems worked as advertised, the capsule was fully recovered
Twitter Calls Elon Musk’s Third Attempt To Scrap Acquisition Invalid
Twitter said that payments to a whistleblower did not breach any of its obligations under the $44 billion acquisition proposed by Elon Musk, after the billionaire sent a third letter to try and call off the deal, CNBC reported. The…
U.S. To Crack Down On Chip And Tool Exports To China
The Biden administration plans next month to broaden curbs on U.S. shipments to China of semiconductors used for artificial intelligence and chipmaking tools, several people familiar with the matter said, according to Reuters. Reuters reported that the Commerce Department intends…
John Deere Invests In Self-Driving Tractors And Smart Crop Sprayers
John Deere is rolling out self-driving tractors that can plow fields by themselves, and sprayers that distinguish weeds from crops. Deere, which helped make satellite-guided tractors ubiquitous in the U.S. Farm Belt over the past 20 years, is investing billions…
U.S. SEC To Set Up Offices For Crypto Filings
The U.S. securities regulator will set up two new offices to deal with filings related to crypto assets and the life sciences sector, Reuters reported. According to Reuters, the “Office of Crypto Assets” and the “Office of Industrial Applications and…
White House Creates Guiding Principles For Big Tech Platforms
The White House held a “Listening Session On Tech Platform Accountability”. A varied group of people were invited, including Assistants to the President of various parts of the federal government, some people involved in civil rights causes, Chief Executive Officer…
Patreon Cut At Least Five People From Its Security Team
Patreon has laid off five employees responsible for its security engineering, Gizmodo reported. Patreon confirmed the worker cuts in an email to Gizmodo on Friday. “As part of a strategic shift a portion of our security program, we have parted…