German company Lilium manufactures electric passenger flying drones. Lilium German aerospace startup Lilium faces bankruptcy if it does not raise emergency funds from the state government for the southeastern state of Bavaria. The bankruptcy would mark a dramatic decline for a startup once considered Europe’s best chance to build the 21st century equivalent of “cars” … Read more
Launched in 2018 by crypto firm Circle, USDC is now the second largest stablecoin globally, with more than $30 billion worth of tokens in circulation. Nurfoto | Getty Images LONDON — The United Kingdom is likely to see stablecoin laws introduced in a matter of “months, not years,” according to the chief policy officer of … Read more
Google introduces major security change to Messages SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The secure messaging market has never been a hotter potato than it is right now, and Google has never really been considered one of the major players in this space, with WhatsApp and Signal taking center stage. However, a new Google Messages security … Read more
A scuba diver dives 6 meters under the Mediterranean Sea around Posidonia sea grass off the coast of … [+] Porticcio on the French island of Corsica in the Mediterranean, on May 6, 2023. Initiated by France and Spain, the Mediterranean Posidonia Network has presented in Corsica, whose waters host two-thirds of the Posidonia meadows … Read more
Edda Aßel, Naturkunde Museum Berlin (Credit: Edda Aßel, Naturkunde Museum Berlin) Last year, the Java stingray became the first fish to be declared extinct as a result of human actions. Could there be more soon? In the bright coastal waters of Australia, Julia Constance has often searched for mushrooms. These flat-bodied fish are like miniature … Read more
Insta360 Ace Pro 2 Ben Sin I’m used to the smartphone scene being very competitive, with (mainly Chinese) brands releasing competing devices close to each other. But it seems the action camera market is reaching a similar level of competitiveness. Less than a month after GoPro and DJI launched action cameras, the Ace Pro 2 … Read more
The new SP3000M is now smaller and lighter than its predecessor, but with the same sound quality. Astell&Kern Korean high-end portable audio brand Astell&Kern has announced what it’s calling the “ultimate portable audio player”. The A&Ultima SP3000M is a small and lightweight device designed to play hi-fi quality audio on the go. The SP3000M features … Read more
A typical lunch of high-iron sorghum and beans provided through the Uji School Food Cup program … [+] at GK Athi River Primary School in Kenya Cup of Water In a dusty school yard in Kajiado County, south of Nairobi, Kenya, a sense of excitement fills the air as the lunch bell rings at GK … Read more
Dana White (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) Getty Images The UFC’s year-end purge of fighters with mediocre resumes continued Tuesday. Jake “White Kong” Hadley was released less than 72 hours after losing to Cameron Smotherman on Saturday during UFC Vegas 99. Hadley entered the fight as a minus-550 favorite, and Smotherman, who took the fight … Read more
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage units. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images The largest flow of liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply is coming online and will transform the global market, bringing far-reaching and lasting effects, RBC Capital Markets said. “A new wave of LNG supplies – the largest yet – is set … Read more