The GuoWang internet satellites, launched this week as the first step in China’s answer to SpaceX’s Starlink constellation, featured notable differences from their US counterpart. Not only are the Chinese satellites “huge” and “heavyweight”, but they were also arranged inside the launch vehicle in a unique double-decker type of layout, according to the China Academy…
Ethan Evans, a former Amazon VP, led a failed project in 2011 that interrupted Jeff Bezos’ launch plans. The failure involved a critical design flaw in the Amazon Appstore’s “Test Drive” feature. It taught Evans to communicate in a crisis, take ownership of a problem, and rebuild trust slowly. I worked at Amazon for 15…
Is a potential iMessage and WhatsApp killer lurking on TikTok? That’s where Daze, a messaging app slated for a November 4 launch, has built a strong following by posting product demos and other videos. Daze looks to cater to people who love stickers, Bitmoji, and other graphical elements that can be found on existing messaging apps. As seen in…
SYDNEY, Australia — Chinese home appliance maker Midea Group will launch a share offering in Hong Kong to raise at least $3 billion as early as Monday, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter, in the city’s largest deal in more than a year. The sources could not be identified as they…