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Among the ways Formula 1 has changed in the 21st century has been its adoption of driver-in-the-loop simulators. It all started in the early 2000s, probably at McLaren, maybe at Toyota or Ferrari; F1 teams are notoriously secretive about their performance advantages. Along the years, they’ve gotten more and more capable, but so too have high-end consumer sims like the multi-axis setups that cost tens of thousands of dollars. What is it that makes the multimillion-dollar simulators used in F1 that much more expensive, and that much better for the job? For one thing, latency. “There’s this intimate link between…
HANGZHOU, CHINA – JUNE 02: General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith watches DR02 humanoid robot performance at Deep Robotics on June 2, 2026 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. Wang Gang | China News Service | Getty ImagesThe rush of capital into China’s tech start-up world hit a speed bump this month.Within hours of each other last Friday, a Chinese city government ordered companies to disclose their financial ties to robot vacuum maker Dreame Technology, and China’s State Council issued sweeping rules to tighten oversight of the country’s 23 trillion yuan…
Astera, Rocket Lab shares surge after hours on addition to Nasdaq 100 Source link
The Starlink logo appears on a smartphone screen with a starry night sky in the background. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images As investors line up to buy SpaceX stock in the largest IPO on record, about the only real business they have to evaluate is Starlink, the company’s satellite internet division. It’s by far the biggest by revenue, the only piece of the company that’s profitable, and it boasts a dominant market position, with consumer broadband customers more than doubling over the past year to 10.3 million, SpaceX says. Meanwhile, the company’s space, and artificial intelligence segments generated a…
The resignations of the defence secretary and armed forces minister pile the pressure further on the PM’s leadership. Source link
APA Corporation’s Beryl Alpha oil platform in the North Sea.Courtesy: APA CorporationOil prices fell Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington had reached a framework agreement with Iran, raising hopes the Middle East conflict could be nearing its end.U.S. crude oil futures for July delivery fell 1.65% to $86.26 per barrel, while August futures for international benchmark Brent lost 1.55% to $88.98 per barrel in early Asia trading.Speaking at the Oval Office, Trump said he expects an agreement to be signed “over the next few days,” assertions he has made several time during the conflict. He also said the Strait of Hormuz…
US stock futures rise as Trump touts Iran peace deal; SpaceX trading debut on tap Source link
Smart weather-monitoring device vendor AcuRite has delayed plans to force users onto a new companion app. The transition from My AcuRite to AcuRite NOW, which AcuRite previously set for May 30, “has raised serious questions and concerns among many long-time users,” AcuRite’s VP of product development, Jeff Bovee, told Ars Technica. AcuRite, whose devices include weather stations, rain gauges, and indoor thermometers, told customers that it would shut down My AcuRite at the end of May. Devices owners would have to use AcuRite NOW, an iOS and Android app launched in June 2025, to control their gadgets instead. Some long-time…
The defence secretary was pressing the prime minister for a larger increase in defence spending than he was offered, the BBC understands. Source link
SpaceX is officially set for the largest IPO on record. Elon Musk’s reusable rocket company is raising $75 billion, selling 555.6 million shares for $135 a piece, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The deal values SpaceX at $1.77 trillion, making it the seventh most-valuable U.S. company, ahead of Tesla, Musk’s electric vehicle maker. SpaceX’s Nasdaq debut will come Friday, when the masses will have their first opportunity to buy into the 24-year-old company. Betting on SpaceX at this price is largely a wager on Musk, as the company is burning cash and is far smaller…