Thursday, June 18, 2026

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launches NASA Psyche mission to metal asteroid

Godspeed, Psyche. The large NASA spacecraft is now officially en route to a metal-rich asteroid (also named Psyche) after taking off on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket...

Virgin Galactic to lose funding from its billionaire founder

Richard Branson has said he will no longer put any money into Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company that he founded in 2004. The surprise decision, first...

GM delays $4B EV truck factory plan by another year

General Motors is pushing its $4 billion plan to convert its Orion Assembly plant into an EV truck factory to late 2025, a year later than...

VR headset Black Friday deals: Save on Meta Quest 2 and more

Virtual reality is a freely available technology, and if you’re looking to save some money there are several retailers offering Black Friday deals. You’ll find all...

Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV vs BMW i7: ultra-luxury, head to head

If you’re looking for a luxury electric vehicle, you have many more options available to you than buyers looking for budget options. Sure, there are options...

Snap confirms small-scale layoffs as part of product team re-org

Snap confirmed that a workforce reorganization has resulted in a small number of layoffs for the app maker, impacting people in product management roles. The layoffs...

Steam Deck OLED vs. Steam Deck: Which should you buy?

The Steam Deck is one of the most popular handheld gaming machines, offering stiff competition to the likes of the Nintendo Switch OLED, and Asus ROG...

Here are the best (and worst) PC games I tested in 2023

I test the performance and features of dozens of new PC games every year. It’s usually just a way to round up some optimized settings for...

Online grocery startup Pricepally to expand in Nigeria backed by $1.3M funding

Pricepally, a Nigerian online grocery store for fresh produce and packaged food, has raised $1.3 million seed funding, backed by Samurai Incubate; a Japanese VC that...

Crypto market showing signs of recovery as prices, NFT sales rise on the month

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