SpaceX looks to scale astronaut launch capacity with second Florida pad

March 20, 2024

SpaceX is in the final stages of certifying a second pad for astronaut launches, which should ease launch site congestion and help the company scale the number of humans it sends to space. SpaceX has performed 13 crewed missions, and all of them launched from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. It’s the […]

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Candela’s electric ferries multiply as the startup lines up $25M in new funding

March 20, 2024

Electric boat maker Candela is approaching cruising speed with $25 million in new funding and the first commercial deployment of its new P-12 ferry, in New Zealand. The company has global ambitions for its highly efficient boats, and has completed and delivered dozens of them — which is a lot in this industry! Candela has […]

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Understanding the art of goodbyes

March 20, 2024
In the vast landscape of human interaction, one experience binds us together, regardless of our cultural, linguistic, or geographical differences. It’s the act of saying goodbye. This simple yet profound…

Shifting power in real estate commissions

March 20, 2024
Thanks to a recent court settlement, the real estate industry is teetering on the edge of a significant transformation. This change is poised to revolutionize how real estate commissions are…

NBCUniversal’s Peacock will let you watch four live streams at once for 2024 Paris Olympics

March 20, 2024

Today, during NBCUniversal’s annual technology conference, One24, the company revealed a slew of features coming to its streaming service Peacock ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics in July. The most notable feature to launch on Peacock is multiview, which allows subscribers to view up to four simultaneous matches at once. Next to picture-in-picture mode, many […]

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There is a new most expensive drug in the world. Price tag: $4.25 million

March 20, 2024
There is a new most expensive drug ever—a gene therapy that costs as much as a Brooklyn brownstone or a Miami mansion, and more than the average person will earn in a lifetime. Lenmeldy is a gene treatment for metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) and was approved in the U.S. on Monday. Its maker, Orchard Therapeutics, said…