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NASA Mars helicopter heard humming through planet’s thin air
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — First came the amazing pictures, then the video. Now NASA is sharing sounds of its little helicopter humming through the thin Martian air. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California released this first-ever audio Friday, just before Ingenuity made its fifth test flight, a short one-way trip to a new airfield. …
Germany’s move to EVs to affect thousands of workers, new study says
The underbody of an ID.3. electric vehicle being worked on at a Volkswagen facility in Dresden, Germany, on January 29, 2021. Matthias Rietschel | picture alliance | Getty Images The shift to electric vehicles could affect thousands of workers in Germany over the coming years, the Munich-based Ifo Institute said Thursday. The Ifo’s study, which …
Peloton delays May launch of its less expensive treadmill in the U.S.
Peloton introduces a treadmill to their product line. Emily Gaffney | CNBC Peloton said Thursday it will delay the launch of its Tread machine in the United States, until new safety features are added. The new, less expensive treadmill was set to go on sale May 27. It had already been available in Canada and …
RWJBarnabas Health CFO: Pandemic Financial Update and M&A Expectations
John William Doll, CPA, CFO of RWJBarnabas Health, detailed where the health system stands financially, why it hasn’t yet reached a ‘new normal,’ and how it will navigate a changing industry. For RWJBarnabas Health, the 11-hospital system based in West Orange, New Jersey, emerging from the pandemic is complicated. At the end of April, there …
Auvik Named SIIA Business Technology Product CODiE Award
WATERLOO, ON, May 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Auvik, an award-winning provider of cloud-based network management software, today announced it’s been named a 2021 SIIA CODiE Award finalist in the Best IT Management Solution category. Finalists represent the best products, technologies, and services in software, information and business technology. With automated network topology mapping, IT …
How Detroit native Rosalind ‘Roz’ Brewer is breaking barriers
DETROIT – The only Black Woman to hold the CEO position of a Fortune 500 company at this current time has ties to Detroit. Many Detroiters are familiar with Rosalind “Roz” Brewer. She was born and raised in Detroit and graduated from Cass Technical High School. She worked her way up the corporate ladder in …
UNCW Small Business and Technology Development Center Awarded Grant to Aid Small Businesses, Entrepreneurs
Wednesday, May 05, 2021 The UNCW Small Business and Technology Development Center has been awarded a $64,940 grant from the North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center to expand assistance to small businesses and entrepreneurs in response to COVID-19. “Since the beginning of COVID-19, we have been working hand-in-hand with clients to help them …
Pandora, the world’s largest jewelry brand is ditching mined diamonds
The Copenhagen-based company said it’s instead shifting toward the use of diamonds created in labs, which it emphasized have the same “optical, chemical, thermal and physical characteristics.” The collection, called Pandora Brilliance, is rolling out in the United Kingdom and expected to launch globally next year. “They are as much a symbol of innovation and …
Hazel Technologies taps retail veteran for business development – Produce Blue Book
CHICAGO, IL (April 30, 2021) – Hazel Technologies Inc., a USDA-supported technology company delivering new solutions for fresh produce to extend shelf-life, increase sales, and combat food waste, announces Tommy Caruana has joined the company as Director of Business Development – Retail. With over 10 years of experience in the perishable retail sector, Caruana’s expertise ranges …
Technology Association of Georgia names Ball Ground business Innovation Company of the Year | Local News
NXT Communications Corp., a Ball Ground-based antenna manufacturer, was named Innovation Company of the Year – Startup by the Technology Association of Georgia. NXTCOMM CEO David Horton accepted the award during a live-streamed Technology Awards ceremony Wednesday during the Georgia Technology Summit. “On behalf of the entire NXT Communications Corp. team, we appreciate this award …
