NASA’s Mars Helicopter Wins Coveted Space Exploration Award

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Wins Coveted Space Exploration Award

The team behind NASA’s Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, has won this year’s John L. “Jack” Swigert Jr. Award for Space Exploration from the Space Foundation. The prestigious annual prize recognizes extraordinary accomplishments in the realm of space exploration and discovery. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which is conducting NASA’s current Mars mission, announced the news in…

EV battery swapping startup Ample charges up operations in Japan, NYC – ProWellTech

EV battery swapping startup Ample charges up operations in Japan, NYC – ProWellTech

EV battery swapping startup Ample has locked in two partnerships this month that will help fuel an expansion into Japan and New York City after years of working on the technology. The startup, which was founded in 2014 and came out of stealth in March, said Tuesday it has partnered with Japanese petroleum and energy…

10x, a UK fintech, raises $187M to build new services for old banks – ProWellTech

As so-called neobanks continue to gain more traction in the market with their more modern takes on banking and other financial services, a startup that’s building technology to help incumbent players better compete is announcing a big round of funding. 10x Future Technologies, a London-based fintech that helps larger, established banks build both next-generation services…

Mario Party Superstars Collects Old Boards and Minigames

Mario Party Superstars Collects Old Boards and Minigames

Today, Nintendo announced Mario Party Superstars, the next entry in the Mario Party franchise. The game acts as a collection of the most popular boards and minigames from the series’ past. Players can also play against friends and strangers online regardless of whether they’re partied with someone or playing solo. Mario Party Superstars releases October 29 on Switch, but…

Lordstown Motors execs cite binding orders to restore confidence a day after CEO, CFO resignations – ProWellTech

Lordstown Motors execs cite binding orders to restore confidence a day after CEO, CFO resignations – ProWellTech

Lordstown Motors has enough ‘binding orders’ from customers to fund limited production of its electric pickup truck through May 2022, executives at the company said Tuesday just a a day after an executive shakeup that included the resignation of the company’s CEO and CFO. Reaching that goal will come at a cost. The company is…