Tag: Tech

Cadence Design Systems Aims to Cash in on New Custom-Chip Era

Microchip design software maker Cadence Design Systems Inc is betting on growth from automakers and other chip users strapped by global supply shortages who face mounting competition from rivals such as Tesla Inc and Apple Inc that design their own chips. Cadence and rivals Synopsys Inc and Siemens EDA are at the center of a…


Japanese Airlines Restore Flights to US Airports After Flawed 5G Deployment

Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways (ANA) said on Jan. 19 that they would restore flights to the United States after the deployment of 5G transmitters in several American airports prompted them and other foreign carriers to cancel numerous U.S. bound flights. The two Japanese airlines said they had been assured by the Federal Aviation…


Tech Giants to Respond to Australian Government’s Proposed Online Safety Laws

Tech Companies will have the opportunity to comment on the Australian Government’s proposed laws that would hold them accountable for online trolling on their platforms. On Thursday, a committee set up to investigate how to make social media platforms safer for Australians will listen to the views of representatives from Google, Tiktok, and Meta, who…


In Tiny Wyoming Town, Bill Gates Bets Big on Nuclear Power

KEMMERER, Wyoming—In this sleepy Wyoming town that has relied on coal for over a century, a company founded by Bill Gates is launching an ambitious project to counter climate change: A nationwide reboot of nuclear energy technology. Until recently, Kemmerer was little-known for anything except J.C. Penney’s first store and some 55-million-year-old fish fossils in…


Elon Musk’s SpaceX Sends Another 49 Starlink Satellites to Space, Reusable Falcon 9 Lands Back on Earth

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk-owned SpaceX on Tuesday successfully launched 49 more Starlink satellites to earth’s low orbit from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. What Happened SpaceX’s partially reusable Falcon 9 rocket that can transport payloads as well as humans into earth and beyond, launched the satellites at 9:02 p.m. ET. Minutes after the…


US Senate Considers App Store Reform Bill

Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) have partnered to deliver an antitrust bill addressing Big Tech, which is due to be debated by the Senate on Thursday. Bill S.2710, the Open App Markets Act, targets Apple and Google in particular, two companies that mediate access to apps for the great majority of smartphone…


Australian Navy to Train in Virtual Reality

The Australian government has awarded $5 million for the development of an advanced cyber training system that will mimic real life naval firefighting scenarios and boost the capability of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The grant will allow Victoria’s Deakin University to continue the development of its high-tech system, which combines virtual reality, augmented reality,…


First-Ever Felony Charges Dealt in Fatal Crash Involving Autopilot Vehicle

DETROIT—California prosecutors have filed two counts of vehicular manslaughter against the driver of a Tesla on Autopilot who ran a red light, slammed into another car, and killed two people in 2019. The defendant appears to be the first person to be charged with a felony in the United States for a fatal crash involving…


US Telecom Companies Delay 5G Rollout Near Some Airports After Airlines Warn of Safety Concerns

AT&T said on Jan. 18 that it would delay its rollout of 5G service near some U.S. airports after airlines warned the rollout would cause flight cancellations. Both AT&T and Verizon still plan on deploying their 5G networks on Jan. 18, aside from a “limited number” of 5G towers within two miles of some runways. AT&T…


AT&T, Verizon Delay 5G Rollout Near Some Airports After Airlines Warn of Safety Concerns

AT&T and Verizon on Tuesday agreed to temporarily delay its rollout of 5G service near some U.S. airports after airlines warned the rollout would cause flight cancellations. Both AT&T and Verizon still plan on deploying their 5G networks on Jan. 18, aside from a “limited number” of 5G towers within two miles of some runways….