Author: Ryan Medley

Blue Origin, the commercial space venture founded by Jeff Bezos, announced a new milestone for the company, producing its seventh “verified,” or reusable, New Shepard rocket. “Starting next month, New Shepard will launch and land payloads for customers,” says Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Blue Origin. “That is a major milestone for the world’s most ambitious rocket company. This is a hard technical challenge, but one we are not going to accept at the expense of our mission.” Cerberus and Mad Max Partner Jeff Bezos’s space venture just broke another…

In the quiet courts of New York, a judge is being asked to hold the Trump administration accountable for its lack of competence when it comes to implementing a crucial rule designed to protect children from adult-targeted digital content — like a pornographic song title. Judge Alvin Hellerstein has been handling the case, which is unusual given that the government has objected to the order in every instance and has objected as of late — both before and after the court issued the temporary order in January, and after the…

There has been a new development in the drama surrounding the Google Map masking problem. As the WSJ’s Tania Branigan and Cara Cook reported earlier, Staphylococcus aureus has been identified as the cause of mycobacterial “emissions” seen by some people using Google Maps, so the company has made a limited but important update to the map software. So, for most users in the United States, an updated version of Google Maps will be much less alarmed if a map showing the a zone of concern is detected: Staphylococcus aureus, a…

The stock market continues to climb higher following Wednesday’s economic data and budget agreement reached in Washington D.C. Tech stocks began trading higher today, leading the gains in the stock market. Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO ) rose by nearly 1.4%, Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL ) and Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX ) moved slightly higher, while the others saw slight declines. Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX ) rose about 2%, and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD ) also moved higher by about 2%. These gains followed yesterday’s economic data that…

The founder of Nikola Motors is calling the rumor story circulating about his arrest an act of “spurious counter-attack” that is meant to undermine the success of the company’s nuVinci: electric crossover utility vehicle. The company has received a major $35 million investment in its early production capabilities, but has come under pressure from rumors of misconduct in operations. “To all our supporters and Nikola employees around the world, I want to assure you that these kinds of false rumours just fuel more speculation about the progress of our company,”…