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Apple buys a company every 3 to 4 weeks

CompuScoop Staff February 24, 2021 0

Apple buys companies at an eye-opening rate; acquiring about 100 companies over the last six years, the company’s chief executive officer, Tim Cook, revealed on Tuesday at Apple’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

That works out at a company every three to four weeks… Mr Cook told the shareholders meeting that the acquisitions are mostly aimed at acquiring technology and talent.

Most often, Apple buys smaller technology firms and then incorporates their innovations into its own products. One example is PrimeSense, an Israeli 3D sensing company whose technology contributed to Apple’s FaceID.

Apple’s list of acquisitions and investments is extremely varied. In the past year, Apple has bought several artificial intelligence (AI) companies, a virtual reality events business, a payments startup and a podcast business, among others.

Via: The Beeb

Apple now selling refurbished M1 MacBook Air Models starting at $849.00

Dan Uff February 23, 2021 0

Sometime Tuesday, Apple began selling refurbished M1 MacBook Airs starting at $849.00.

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NASA Debuts outstanding pictures of the red planet during news conference

Dan Uff February 22, 2021 0

NASA had a news conference where it gave an update to its newest Mars rover as well as debuted some outstanding photos of the red planet.

To view the video, click below.

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NASA to Reveal New Video, Images from Mars Perseverance Rover

Dan Uff February 22, 2021 1

NASA will hold a virtual briefing at 2 p.m. EST (11 a.m. PST) today to unveil the “How to Land on Mars” video, which will present first-of-its-kind footage the Perseverance rover captured as it touched down on the Red Planet Feb. 18. The agency also will show new images the rover took on the Martian surface.

The briefing will be broadcast on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website and stream live on multiple agency social media platforms.

Discussing the footage and the mission will be:

Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
Michael Watkins, director, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Matt Wallace, Perseverance deputy project manager, JPL
Al Chen, Perseverance entry, descent, and landing lead, JPL
Dave Gruel, Perseverance EDL camera lead, JPL
Justin Maki, Perseverance imaging scientist and instrument operations team chief, JPL
Jessica Samuels, Perseverance surface mission manager, JPL
Ken Williford, Perseverance deputy project scientist, JPL

The teleconference number used for media briefings in advance of and following Perseverance landing will be used again for the Monday briefing. To request the number, reporters must provide their name and affiliation by noon EST (9 a.m. PST) Feb. 22, to Rexana Vizza at rexana.v.vizza@jpl.nasa.gov.

Media and the public also may ask questions on social media during the briefing using #CountdownToMars.

Following Monday’s briefing, at 4 p.m., NASA will host a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” in the r/IAmA community with scientists, engineers, and mission experts who will answer questions from the public about the mission and new imagery. Read NASA’s tweet about it:

https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1362900021386104838

To learn more about Perseverance, visit:

https://nasa.gov/perseverance

and

https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/

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