Hopin, the struggling virtual conference unicorn, sells events and engagement units to RingCentral

[ad_1] Hopin, the virtual events startup that saw its star (and valuation) rise quickly during the Covid-19 pandemic, is most definitely coming down to earth. Today the company announced that it has sold its Events and Session business units to RingCentral for an undisclosed sum. Events is Hopin’s event management platform for planning and producing … Read more

Launch Success for NASA as Antares Deploys Cygnus to ISS

[ad_1] Update: August 2, 8:45 a.m. ET: Northrop Grumman successfully executed its 19th resupply mission (NG-19) to the ISS under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services-2 contract, using the company’s Antares 230+ rocket. The launch vehicle blasted off at 8:31 p.m. ET, sending the Cygnus cargo spacecraft, named S.S. Laurel Clark, on a journey to the orbital … Read more

New Algorithm Spots ‘Potentially Hazardous’ 600-Foot Asteroid

[ad_1] An asteroid-hunting algorithm set to be implemented in the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s 10-year survey spotted its first potentially hazardous asteroid, proving the algorithm’s capabilities in advance of the observatory’s opening. Why Do People Buy into Crypto? | Gizmodo Interview The asteroid is 2022 SF289, a 600-foot-long space rock that’s currently about 4 astronomical … Read more

OceanGate Co-Founder Wants to Send 1,000 People to Venus—What Could Go Wrong?

[ad_1] Just a few short weeks after OceanGate’s own CEO perished along with four others in an implosion of the Titan submersible, the company’s co-founder wants to send another group of people into another uninhabitable environment. NASA Delays Return to Earth’s Evil Twin, Venus In an interview with Insider, OceanGate co-founder Guillermo Söhnlein expressed his … Read more

A Hands-on With the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5

[ad_1] Photo: Artem Golub/Gizmodo Of Samsung’s latest foldable mobile offerings unveiled at its latest Unpacked event, the most dramatic changes we’ve seen come via the Galaxy Z Flip 5. Not only do we finally have a fully flat silhouette and a redesigned hinge, but Samsung has caught on that people like more screens, so it … Read more

Foxconn to invest $600M in Karnataka for iPhone components, chip-making tools projects

[ad_1] Apple supplier Foxconn will invest $600 million in two projects in Karnataka for chip-equipment manufacturing and casing components for iPhones, the southern Indian state said Wednesday. The Taiwanese company signed a letter of intent with the Karnataka government on Wednesday. Foxconn said it will invest about $350 million in setting up a plant in … Read more