by Beth Huffington | May 31, 2021 | Companies, News, Technology
Amazon announced on May 26, 2021, that it will be buying MGM. With the purchase, the online giant gains ownership of James Bond, Pink Panther, Legally Blonde, Silence of the Lambs, and other well-loved franchises. The $8.45 billion deal is part of the ongoing “arms...
by Beth Huffington | May 24, 2021 | Companies, News, Technology
On May 19, 2021, Ford and the United Auto Workers union revealed something brand new for one of the oldest vehicle brands in America: the F-150 Lightning. An all-electric pickup truck. “An electric truck that can match the ambitions of this nation,” said a recorded...
by Beth Huffington | May 14, 2021 | News, Technology
2020 was a strange year for computer chip manufacturers worldwide. Automobile factories shut down for much of the summer, and demand for personal electronics skyrocketed with millions of people working from home. So the industry realigned to serve that market,...
by Beth Huffington | May 10, 2021 | Companies, News, Technology
Over the course of the past year, Peloton became the fad name in fitness, just like Bowflex in the 1990s. First known for its stationary bike, it honed in on the home gym market with large attached screens and a subscriber service to interactive fitness courses. But...
by Beth Huffington | May 3, 2021 | Companies, News, Social Media, Technology
Apple’s newest software update for its phones and tablets dropped on April 26, 2021. With iOS 14.5 comes a new privacy tool, and it may be a big problem for some of the companies that count on receiving user data: companies like Facebook. With Apple’s...
by Beth Huffington | Apr 26, 2021 | Companies, News, Technology
Amidst all the chaos of 2020, NASA asked three companies to put forward plans for a Human Landing System program, an installation to assist moon landings. After a variety of heroic engineering from all three, the “Starship” design by SpaceX was selected. NASA made the...
