A Closer Look at Sceye, the Balloon-Like Cell Tower for the Stratosphere
Sceye is a balloon-like cell tower for the stratosphere, like if a high-altitude balloon and a satellite had baby. We visited Sceye’s hangar in Roswell, New Mexico to check one out. #sceye #science #haps #nasa
Science & Technology
Black Founders Had a Great Fundraising Quarter…With a Catch
On one hand, US-based, Black-founded startups have already raised $643M, 70% of what was raised in the entirety of last year. But dig a little deeper into the numbers, and you’ll find that in the words of Crunchbase’s head of research: “…data has shown a persistent decline in funding to Black-founded companies that outpaces the…
Bloomberg Technology
Anthropic Disables AI Access for Foreign Nationals | Bloomberg Tech 6/15/2026
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down why Anthropic disabled access to its most advanced models for all foreign nationals after a request from the Trump administration. Plus, Nvidia is seeking to raise at least $20 billion from its first corporate bond sale since 2021. And, SpaceX shares throttle up on day 2 of trading, adding to…
Bloomberg Technology
China’s AI Markets Still ‘A Source of Funds’ Says Citigroup
Alicia Yap, Citi’s head of Pan-Asia Internet Research, breaks down where China’s tech market stands amid global AI adoption. But despite all this heavy corporate activity, Citigroup warns that global investors are still treating China tech as “a source of funds,” with Wall Street dumping local stocks to fund the global AI hardware trade. She…
Black Founders Had a Great Fundraising Quarter…With a Catch
Anthropic Disables AI Access for Foreign Nationals | Bloomberg Tech 6/15/2026
China’s AI Markets Still ‘A Source of Funds’ Says Citigroup
-
Science & Technology6 years agoNitya Subramanian: Products and Protocol
-
People & Blogs4 years agoSleep Expert Answers Questions From Twitter ???? | Tech Support | WIRED
-
CNET6 years agoWays you can help Black Lives Matter movement (links, orgs, and more) ????????
-
Wired7 years agoHow This Guy Became a World Champion Boomerang Thrower | WIRED
-
Wired7 years agoNeuroscientist Explains ASMR’s Effects on the Brain & The Body | WIRED
-
Wired7 years agoWhy It’s Almost Impossible to Solve a Rubik’s Cube in Under 3 Seconds | WIRED
-
Wired7 years agoFormer FBI Agent Explains How to Read Body Language | Tradecraft | WIRED
-
CNET7 years agoSurface Pro 7 review: Hello, old friend ????
@NyahKaileeee
November 11, 2024 at 6:31 am
When you realize that cats can do everything better than you. Even be funny????
@slamfreepoetry1845
November 11, 2024 at 6:57 am
Gee, i thought Satellites were real. ???? Oh, not so much
17,000mph????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
@ShakespeareCafe
November 11, 2024 at 7:01 am
Except there’s shortage of helium because it is only extracted from new oil wells which we are not finding too many anymore
@Bigrignohio
November 11, 2024 at 7:11 am
The helium used here is not lost. In terms of usage, this is quite minimal. The daily use of helium for toy balloons in a single US state is probably more than one of these.
@joshpotts7640
November 11, 2024 at 8:20 am
@@BigrignohioWell, when you’re comparing it to such extremes as All the party balloons in an entire state, not sure anyone could disagree.
@Bigrignohio
November 11, 2024 at 8:51 am
@@joshpotts7640 One of 50 states in one day of the 365 in a year. Just pointing out the amount disposed in one day through such frivolous use is less than the NON disposable use here.
@ShakespeareCafe
November 11, 2024 at 11:53 am
@@Bigrignohio Graham’s law states that the rate of diffusion or of effusion of a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of its molecular weight. He is 2nd smallest atom. Hence it leaks readily
@Bigrignohio
November 11, 2024 at 12:12 pm
@@ShakespeareCafe Yes, which is why there was a LOT of research in developing ways to prevent that leakage. That’s like saying “water leaks through a sieve, therefore you can do nothing to contain it”.
@Wolf-xq5hp
November 11, 2024 at 7:08 am
this looks like a ad
@outlawbillionairez9780
November 11, 2024 at 7:20 am
Chinese spy balloon
@narutofanz4
November 11, 2024 at 7:45 am
Very cool, I wonder if the material used makes it a big antenna
@Premier-Media-Group
November 11, 2024 at 8:13 am
What would I do?
Rename the company.
@billbarrett4275
November 11, 2024 at 9:16 am
Elon Musk already has Sky Link! WTF?
@jefferyfigueroa7893
November 11, 2024 at 9:21 am
So giving the government another way to watch us like they really needed one
@JimmyOKennedy
November 11, 2024 at 10:07 am
If it was practical, they should instead use it to tender for providing internet broadband to rural USA customers.