MobileNews

Google’s first ads on TikTok heavily promote Google Lens [Video]

Last week, Google started running ads on TikTok that promote several aspects of Google Lens, as well as Hum to Search. The clear goal of these five TikTok videos is to raise awareness about newer Google features that people might not have used before. That aim is explicitly stated in one TikTok ad that literally starts with: “It may seem like Google hasn’t changed much since its launch in…
Read more
DefenseNews

Navy willing to pay more for more maintainable ships

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy is willing to pay more for new ships upfront if it means saving on maintenance and personnel costs throughout the life of the program, the head of amphibious, auxiliary and sealift programs told industry. Tom Rivers, whose programs fall under…
NewsSpace

My Favorite Martian Image: Helicopter Scouts Ridge Area for Perseverance

. My Favorite Martian Image: Helicopter Scouts Ridge Area for Perseverance A member of the Perseverance rover’s science team explains why the aerial image offers science advantages over ground-level images. Ask any space explorer, and they’ll have a favorite photo or two from their mission. For Kevin Hand, a scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion…
Read more
NewsSpace

Job alert: ‘Spaceport Mixologist’

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is seeking a “Spaceport Mixologist” who can whip up space-themed drinks next to the company’s sprawling rocket factory in south Texas. While space itself likely won’t be in their future, an experienced bartender — who will have one of the…
Cleantech & EV'sNews

Hyundai launches Mocean EV subscription service in UK, starting at £339 a month

Hyundai has announced a new all-in-one subscription service in the UK specifically dedicated to its BEVs, PHEVs, and hybrid vehicles. Named Hyundai Mocean, this new subscription service allows approved customers to have an EV delivered to them for a monthly fee that includes insurance, maintenance, road tax, and repairs. This is a business model Hyundai Motor Group has been experimenting with in…
Read more
GamingNews

Electronic Arts beats expectations with 3% drop in bookings to $1.34B

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Electronic Arts reported better-than-expected earnings today for the first fiscal quarter ended June 30, as live operations for existing games like FIFA 21 and Apex Legends helped it through a quarter with smaller releases. Net bookings for the quarter were $1.34 billion, down 3% from $1.39 billion a year ago and above…
Read more