Rocket Reuse Proven Viable with Successful Rutherford Engine Re-Flight
Rocket Lab launched its 40th Electron mission this week and achieved an important milestone in its quest to reuse orbital rockets. As part of the mission, the launch company reused a previously flown Rutherford engine on its first stage for the first time. In terms of orbital rockets, only NASA's space shuttle and SpaceX's Falcon
Call of Duty Teams Up with Modulate to Combat Toxicity in Voice Chat Using AI
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New Genetic Analysis of Ötzi the Iceman Reveals Unexpected Discoveries
In 1991, a group of hikers found the mummified remains of Ötzi the Iceman emerging from a melting glacier in the Alps—likely murdered, judging by the remains of an arrowhead lodged in his shoulder. The mummy's genome was first sequenced in 2012, whereby the world learned that he likely had brown eyes, type O blood
Pirros Secures $2 Million Seed Round for AI-powered Streamlining of Building and Infrastructure Drawing Sets
Head over to our on-demand library to view sessions from VB Transform 2023. Register Here Pirros, a technology platform that helps architecture and engineering firms manage their drawing sets more efficiently, announced today that it has raised a $2 million seed round from a group of investors and advisors with deep industry connections. Notable contributors
Rocket Report: Department of Justice Files Lawsuit Against SpaceX; Exclusive Look into the Ill-Fated Spaceport Camden
Welcome to Edition 6.08 of the Rocket Report! The US Department of Justice is taking SpaceX to court over allegations of hiring discrimination, but the government is relying more than ever on SpaceX's technical prowess. Once again, Elon Musk's social media posts are part of the story. This week, we also cover the successes and
Sprig harnesses AI to convert product surveys into interactive conversations
Head over to our on-demand library to view sessions from VB Transform 2023. Register Here Sprig, a five-year-old startup focused on creating smart, contextually aware in-app surveys for enterprises, earned a big vote of confidence last year, securing $30 million in funding from prominent venture capital firms including a16z and Accel. Today, the company is
Woman Discovers 3-Inch Snake Parasite in Her Brain After Suffering from Mysterious Illness
A neurosurgeon in Australia pulled a wriggling 3-inch roundworm from the brain of a 64-year-old woman last year—which was quite the surprise to the woman's team of doctors and infectious disease experts, who had spent over a year trying to identify the cause of her recurring and varied symptoms. A close study of the extracted
Google Introduces Advanced AI to Enhance AlloyDB and Streamline Database Migration
Head over to our on-demand library to view sessions from VB Transform 2023. Register Here At the Google Cloud Next conference today, Google will announce a series of AI-powered updates across its portfolio, including its database platforms. Among the AI focused database announcements is the introduction of AlloyDB AI, which brings vector embeddings to the
Virgin Galactic President Reveals VSS Unity’s Increased Frequency of Flights
On Monday, Virgin Galactic announced that it will conduct its next commercial spaceflight, Galactic 03, as early as September 8. This will be the company's third commercial spaceflight, and it will carry three as-yet-unnamed passengers who bought their tickets on the company's space plane back in the early 2000s. Should the flight occur in early
Steep Price Hikes Observed in 10 Drugs Eligible for Medicare Price Negotiation
The first 10 prescription drugs up for Medicare price negotiations have had years of price hikes that have ratcheted up costs for US taxpayers—which totaled $50.5 billion in gross Medicare Part D coverage costs in the past year and $3.4 billion in out-of-pocket costs in 2022. Further ReadingDrug makers have tripled the prices of top
