Sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine are forcing lenders and businesses to pull out of the country.
This visualization shows 22 X-ray binaries in our Milky Way galaxy and its nearest neighbor, the Large Magellanic Cloud, that host confirmed stellar-mass black holes. The systems are depicted at the same physical scale, and their orbital motion is sped up by nearly 22,000 times. The view of each bin.
Business careers in the 21st century require resilience, flexibility and investment in continuous self-learning.
A growing group of startups and established logistics firms have created a multi-billion-dollar industry applying artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge… See more.
LONDON, May 3 (Reuters) — Over the last two years a series of unexpected events has scrambled global supply chains. Coronavirus, war in Ukraine, Brexit and a container ship wedged in the Suez Canal have combined to delay deliveries of everything from bicycles to pet food.
In response, a growing group of startups and established logistics firms has created a multi-billion dollar industry applying the latest technology to help businesses minimize the disruption.
Interos Inc, Fero Labs, KlearNow Corp and others are using artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge tools so manufacturers and their customers can react more swiftly to supplier snarl-ups, monitor raw material availability and get through the bureaucratic thicket of cross-border trade.
Orbital Assembly is now aiming to launch not one but two space stations with tourist accommodation: Voyager Station, the renamed original design, is now scheduled to accommodate 400 people and to open in 2027, while new concept Pioneer Station, housing 28 people, could be operational in just three years.
The goal, says Orbital Assembly, is to run a space “business park” home to offices as well as tourists.
Space tourism seems closer than ever before — over the past year, billionaire Virgin founder Richard Branson blasted into suborbital space with his company Virgin Galactic, while Star Trek actor William Shatner became the oldest person in space thanks to a jaunt with Blue Origin.
Lately, there’s been no shortage of talk about the transition to Web3, a new digital frontier powered by blockchain and accessible via decentralized applications (dapps). But while many of the products created thus far are groundbreaking — offering verifiable digital ownership and access to new financial instruments — they still haven’t managed to galvanize mainstream adoption yet.
To reach critical mass, the blockchain industry needs to ensure that platforms and services are easy to use as their current-gen counterparts. ## **We aren’t there yet**
The current landscape of the internet is still very much grounded in Web2 architecture. While users can access a range of services, each requires its own unique username and password and third-party platforms are typically still needed to process payments. While this model has ostensibly worked well enough for the past two decades, it’s been mired by the centralized control of big tech companies, which thrive on selling user data.
Elon talks about x-risks and making us a multi-planetary species, amongst other things.
What’s on Elon Musk’s mind? In this exclusive conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, Musk details how the radical new innovations he’s working on — Tesla’s intelligent humanoid robot Optimus, SpaceX’s otherworldly Starship and Neuralink’s brain-machine interfaces, among others — could help maximize the lifespan of humanity and create a world where goods and services are abundant and accessible for all. It’s a compelling vision of a future worth getting excited about. (Recorded at the Tesla Texas Gigafactory on April 6, 2022)
Just over a week after this interview was filmed, Elon Musk joined TED2022 for another (live) conversation, where he discussed his bid to purchase Twitter, the biggest regret of his career, how his brain works and more. Watch that conversation here: https://youtu.be/cdZZpaB2kDM
0:14 A future that’s worth getting excited about.
2:44 The sustainable energy economy, batteries and 300 terawatt hours of installed capacity.
7:06 “Humanity will solve sustainable energy.“
8:47 Artificial intelligence and Tesla’s progress on full self-driving cars.
19:46 Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot.
21:46 “People have no idea, this is going to be bigger than the car.“
23:14 Avoiding an AI dystopia.
26:39 The age of abundance.
28:20 Neuralink and brain-machine interfaces.
36:55 SpaceX’s Starship and the mission to build a city on Mars.
46:54 “It’s the people of Mars’ city.“
50:14 What else can Starship do and help explore?
53:18 Possible synergies between Tesla, SpaceX, The Boring Company and Neuralink.
54:44 Intercontinental travel via Starship.
58:41 Being a billionaire.
1:02:31 Philanthropy as love of humanity.
1:03:39 Population collapse and birth rates as a threat to future of human civilization.
1:04:13 Elon’s drive.
1:06:06 “I think if you want the future to be good, you must make it so.”
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Nadella told analysts on an earnings call that the operation had reached $10 billion in annual revenue and was “up more than 40%” year over year. In other words, it was outpacing every other major Microsoft product.
The remarks were revelatory. Nadella was known for reviving Microsoft, overseeing a fivefold expansion in market cap by that point in his seven years at the helm. That growth was largely based on turning Microsoft’s cloud business into a more serious threat to Amazon Web Services in a giant market.
By letting investors in on the enormity of Microsoft’s security business, Nadella was casually uncovering a powerful growth engine. Total revenue across the company was up just 14% from the prior year. And by way of comparison, Palo Alto Networks, one of the largest pure-play security software companies, delivered 21% revenue growth over roughly the same period, on a base smaller than $4 billion.
American firm Olson Kundig has lined the upper floor of this residence next to Sydney’s Bilgola Beach with louvred shutters that fold upwards to expose the living spaces to fresh air and sea views.
The Bilgola Beach House is the first project completed in Australia by Seattle-based Olson Kundig and was designed for a couple who wanted to be able to host large family gatherings.
Situated around 35 kilometres north of Sydney’s central business district, the 873-square-metre house nestles into sand dunes overlooking the beach and the ocean.
Tesla first announced the robot last summer, and says the first models will arrive next year.
