Full-time tech editor, part-time cat lover, and binge-watcher. Fond of science, space, and emerging tech. She always has a story to tell. Not to mention her addiction to laughter and to the '90s.
Tesla is entering the energy supply business. The EV giant filed an application with the Public Utility Commission of Texas to make its subsidiary Tesla Energy Ventures a retail electric provider (REP) in the state. The company can begin selling electricity to residents as early as November if the application...
Data from Bitcoin Treasuries shows that the amount of Bitcoin held by companies and institutions worldwide has reached 1.6 million BTC, nearly 8% of Bitcoin’s total hard cap supply. The majority of all institutional BTC purchases occurred over the last year and a half. Topping the list of...
The world’s first fully electric autonomous cargo ship, the Yara Birkelandis preparing to set sail in Norway by the end of this year. The ship, developed by Norwegian chemical company Yara, runs on hydroelectric power and significantly reduces costs and carbon emissions. The global shipping industry accounts for about...
Electronic musician Deadmau5 is building a virtual concert world. Called Oberhasli, the virtual world will be launched on Core, a free game-creation platform developed by Manticore Games and powered by the Unreal game engine. Oberhasli will be an interactive and social space where fans can listen to music, play games,...
The American movie theatre chain AMC has announced that it will start accepting Bitcoin as a payment method for theatre tickets by the end of this year. Payments with Bitcoin will be made online and will be accepted in all AMC theatres across the US. The company will also add...
China's Xiaomi released a quadrupedal robot, the CyberDog, following Boston Dynamics' lead. The robot, designed for developers to build upon and create applications for, can respond to voice commands, detect motion, navigate obstacles, follow its owner, and pick out individuals in a group via face tracking. It’s also capable...
