Kuiper Systems LLC, also known as Project Kuiper, was established in 2019 as an Amazon subsidiary with the aim of deploying large satellite internet packages to provide broadband internet from Earth’s orbit. According to recent reports, Amazon has acquired three Falcon 9 launches from SpaceX to support the deployment of its Project Kuiper mega-constellation. These…
SpaceX: $2.2 Million Pioneer Aerospace Deal
SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) is an American aerospace manufacturer and satellite communications company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was established in 2002 by Elon Musk with the aim of making space transportation more affordable to facilitate Mars colonization. The company produces various launch vehicles such as Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship, as well…
Honda Recalls 303,770 Vehicles
Honda has issued a recall of about 303,770 vehicles over faulty seatbelts. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recall notice caution that some front seat belts have missing pretensioner rivets. A pretensioner is the seat belt component that holds it together if there is an accident, to stop passengers from hitting the windshield. The…
Broadcom: $61 Billion VMware Deal
Broadcom Inc. is a multinational American company that designs, develops, manufactures, and supplies a wide range of semiconductor chips and infrastructure software products globally. It was founded in 1961 and has its headquarters in San Jose, California. According to reports, Broadcom acquired VMware for $61 billion USD, and regulatory approval was obtained in Australia, Brazil,…
Anthropic Launches Claude 2.1
A chatbot is a software application used to conduct online chat conversations via text or text-to-speech, instead of providing direct contact with a live human agent. These are computer programs capable of maintaining a conversation with a user in natural language, understanding their intent, and replying based on preset rules and data. According to recent…
Falcon’s Flight: World’s Fastest Rollercoaster
Riyadh, formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital of Saudi Arabia. It has a population of 7 million residents as of 2022, making it the largest and most populous city on the Arabian Peninsula. The city is located in the center of the an-Nafud desert, on the eastern part of the Najd plateau. It…
Dominican Republic: Floods kill 21
The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. The Country is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and is the second-largest nation in the Antilles by area after Cuba, covering 18,792 square miles. It has a population of 10.7 million…
Mars: $661 million Hotel Chocolat Deal
Mars Incorporated is an American multinational manufacturer of confectionery and other food products, as well as a provider of animal care services. It was founded in 1911 and is currently ranked as the fourth-largest privately held company in the United States by Forbes. Mars is headquartered in McLean, Virginia. According to reports, Mars has recently…
Nigeria: NLC Declares Strike Again
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is a legal trade union in the Country that represents the intentions of the working population and is also responsible for improving the conditions of their employment. The organization consists of 50+ industrial unions and was founded in 1978 with its headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. According to recent reports, on…
Nepal to ban TikTok
The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, commonly referred to as Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It shares borders with the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north and India to the south, east, and west. Boasting of an estimated population of 30.6 million residents as of 2022. According to recent reports,…