Elon Musk’s SpaceX is now reasonably close to being able to fly people to Mars and plans to achieve this sometime next year. This is in line with Musk’s goal to facilitate interplanetary travel.
China’s fintech stocks are starting to soar ahead of the expected launch if its CBDC. This is driven by the possibility that the digital currency will provide a need for security and payment services.
Leading mobile market data firm AppAnnie acquires mobile analytics firm Libring amidst a rebranding effort making it become the world’s leading Mobile data analytics firm with offering an all-in-one platform for both publishers and corporate organizations.
Tesla’s Version 10 software update includes Smart Summon, which lets some car owners summon their car, adds connectivity to Netflix, YouTube, Hulu and a ‘Car-aoke’ feature with lyrics to sing along to songs.
Uber announced 25+ changes to its platform on Thursday. Most significant moves include merging its ride-hailing app and food-delivery app Uber Eats, and offering users alternative travel information including bikes, scooters, public transportation, and even helicopters.
Good news for gamers as Oculus Rooms and Facebook Spaces close their doors on October 25 in a bid to launch a test version of the social VR globe ‘Horizon’ in 2020.
CEO of the once-popular messaging app Kik has indicated that the firm will go to trial against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission of classification of their Cryptocurrency token Kin as a security.
Now that Neumann is gone, the SoftBank Group which is WeWork’s largest investor, is considering pumping a lot more money into the troubled startup. The deal, if completed will give SoftBank more control of the company.
The Peloton interactive workout company has announced a share price of $29 each, for its IPO. The company has recorded consistent losses and it is generally hoped that this IPO would change things considerably.
ECB Board Member Benoit Coeure has warned that private stablecoins like Libra are posing big risk to the monetary sovereignty, however, they can also solve some of the burning issues.
Fidel has received funding that it hopes to use in the expansion of its services to other countries. The startup which is in partnership with major card companies, such as Visa and MasterCard, offers developers easy access to the card networks.
Boston Dynamics has launched the sale of its Spot Robot Dog but it still insists that the dog is not intended to be used as a weapon though their target markets are police departments.
The earlier proposed hearing by the Committee on Financial Services began with the SEC and tackled several issues regarding cryptocurrency, the SEC’s function, Facebook’s Libra, as well as blockchain technology.
BMW’s recent ad suggested that anything can happen in driverless cars, even sex. Is this the case? What is the future of driverless cars anyway? Are self-driving cars a reality today?
Bitcoin’s hash rate has tumbled about 40% on September 23, which is a record. The crash remains unexplained and surprising, given that the hash rate used to move upwards and update the record high again and again.