Franky Zapata always dreamed of flying, but being color blind, he was disqualified from becoming a helicopter pilot. — Instead, he focused his energy on jet ski racing, and eventually created his own water recreation company, Zapata Racing. Still, Zapata never gave on his dream. “If I can’t fly in a regular way, I will […]
Read moreGene therapy has been in the news a lot of late as a potential cure for a variety of genetic diseases. The biggest breakthrough involved a unanimous backing from U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s advisory panel for a new gene therapy from Sparks Therapeutics, intended to treat rare eye diseases. But what exactly is gene […]
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Hyundai Elantra and Elantra GT aren’t as alike as other vehicles that share similar names. The front fascia, rear and interior are completely different. The ride and handling characteristics are changed, and additional sound deadening is present to keep out the echo from an open cargo area. The Elantra GT Sport costs more — it […]
Read moreAmazon Web Services still has the clear lead in the cloud infrastructure market. But according to Thursday’s earnings reports, Microsoft’s rival offering is growing more than twice as fast. One reason is that longtime users of Microsoft’s ubiquitous desktop software and Windows servers are sticking with the company they’ve known for decades, now that its […]
Read moreApple has an idea for making “enclosures for electronic devices” out of hardened gold, according to a patent application published on Oct. 26. Since 18-karat gold has low hardness, Apple has an idea for hardening the precious metal into a crystalline form by mixing it with other metals and putting it through a special process […]
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It’s super easy to use. Amazon knows its target audience and knows that its customers don’t want to be fiddling with a bunch of wires and gadgets to get a smart home up and running. That’s why it was wise to hide all of that stuff inside the smart speaker. All you need to do […]
Read moreEasyJet has strengthened its position in Germany by agreeing to buy part of Air Berlin’s operations at Berlin Tegel airport, ending uncertainty over the fate of the failed airline’sremaining assets. EasyJet said late Friday it would enter into leases for up to 25 A320 aircraft, acquire take-off and landing slots, and offer jobs to staff, […]
Read moreSpain has sacked the chief of Catalonia’s regional police force, Josep Lluis Trapero, as the government in Madrid takes control of the autonomous region to block its push forindependence. Madrid dismissed the Catalan government, took over the administration and called a new election after the region’s parliament declared independence on Friday. There have been doubts […]
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