SpaceX Wins NASA $2.9 Billion Contract to Build Moon Lander
Elon Musk’s private space company is developing a giant rocket called Starship to one day take people to Mars. But first, it will drop off NASA astronauts at the moon….
Continue readingAs many as 2.5 billion Tyrannosaurus rexes once stalked Earth
During the late Cretaceous period, Tyrannosaurus rex prowled Earth in great numbers — in fact, as many as 2.5 billion of these dinosaur kings lived over a period of about…
Continue readingThe $1 billion Russian cyber company that the US says hacks for Moscow
On its public side, Positive looks like many cybersecurity companies: staff look at high-tech security, publish research on new threats, and even have cutesy office signs that read “Stay positive!”…
Continue readingOver $ 5 Billion growth expected in Global Space Tourism Market ⋆
The space tourism market is expected to grow by USD 5.16 billion during 2021-2025, according to Technavio. The report offers a detailed analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Continue readingFacial Recognition for Payments Authentication to Be Used by Over 1.4 Billion People Globally by 2025 ⋆
A new study from Juniper Research has found that the number of users of software-based facial recognition to secure payments will exceed 1.4 billion globally by 2025, from just 671 million…
Continue readingMicrosoft Makes a $16 Billion Entry Into Health Care AI
When Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella spoke to investors Monday about his company’s plan to acquire speech-recognition specialist Nuance for $16 billion, he emphasized the importance of artificial intelligence in health…
Continue readingNvidia quarterly sales to exceed $5.3 billion forecast, stock rallies
In context: The ongoing chip shortage hasn’t stopped Nvidia’s growth. Most of their consumer GPUs may be out of stock or sold at record prices, but the company value has…
Continue readingEpic Games completes successful $1 billion investment round bumping equity valuation to $28.7 billion
TL;DR: It seems that excessive legal battles and losses in its online marketplace have not hurt Epic Games’ equity valuation. It has nearly doubled its worth over last year and…
Continue readingChina imported a record $35.9 billion worth of semiconductors in March amid global chip shortages
In a nutshell: With the global chip shortage showing little signs of improving, at least in the short-term, China imported a record number of semiconductors last month: 58.9 billion units,…
Continue readingMicrosoft acquires Nuance—makers of Dragon speech rec—for $16 billion
Enlarge / In this 2011 photo, Dr. Michael A. Lee uses Dragon Medical voice-recognition software to enter his notes after seeing a patient. Earlier today, Microsoft announced its plans to…
Continue readingMicrosoft to Buy Artificial Intelligence Provider for $16 Billion
Microsoft said on Monday that it would buy Nuance Communications, a provider of artificial-intelligence and speech-recognition software, for about $16 billion, as it pushes to expand its health care technology…
Continue readingMicrosoft agrees to acquire speech tech company Nuance for $19.7 billion in cash
Editor’s take: Microsoft may have struck out with Cortana but is getting a mulligan with Nuance. Redmond is only talking healthcare applications right now but we wouldn’t be surprised to…
Continue readingMicrosoft is close to acquiring Nuance for $16 billion – report
Microsoft is reported to be in advanced talks to buy speech recognition company Nuance Communications for $16 billion, which would be Microsoft’s second largest acquisition ever. First reported by Bloomberg,…
Continue readingWearable Payment Device Market worth $82.0 billion by 2026 ⋆
According to the new market research report “Wearable Payment Device Market with COVID-19 Impact – Global Forecast to 2026”, published by MarketsandMarkets™, the global Wearable Payment Device Market size is projected to…
Continue readingAlibaba Faces $2.8 Billion Fine From Chinese Regulators
China on Saturday said it was imposing a record $2.8 billion fine on the e-commerce titan Alibaba for monopolistic business practices, the government’s toughest action to date in its campaign…
Continue readingBiden proposes $24.7 billion NASA budget in 2022 to support moon exploration and more
More than two months after taking office, President Joe Biden has offered a first look at his budget priorities, and the signs for NASA are generally promising. The administration today…
Continue readingBiden wants $6.5 billion for new health agency to speed treatments | Science
A surgeon removes a tumor visible on a monitor. Accelerating cancer treatments would be one goal of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health that President Joe Biden has proposed creating. Matt…
Continue reading$2 billion renewable biofuel project given the green light in Australia
Australia’s first major biofuel project has been launched, with the waste from maize fields in northern Victoria to be converted into renewable energy. The $2 billion project is a collaboration…
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