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NASA doesn’t have enough spacesuits for the first all-women spacewalk — so they canceled it

Mar26
by on March 26, 2019 at 10:31 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Space


Earlier this month, NASA announced its plans to conduct its first ever all-women spacewalk with astronauts Christina Koch and Anne McClain. What would have been a giant leap for womankind will have to wait because of issues with women’s spacesuit sizes. Koch and McClain were scheduled to swap out batteries on the outside of the International Space Station this Friday, but NASA canceled it because there was only one medium-size torso outerwear available, and both Koch and McClain wear this size. The mission is currently set to run as planned, with astronaut Nick Hague taking McClain’s place. Some more shots…

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Xiaomi’s new 100W charger will charge your phone in just 17 minutes

Mar26
by on March 26, 2019 at 8:04 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Chinese hardware maker Xiaomi is gunning for a new record in fast charging with its upcoming 100W charger. That’ll trump Huawei‘s 55W charger released with its foldable phone, the Mate X, which is arguably the fastest we’ve heard of for a phone thus far. The company’s chairman, Lin Bin, shared a video on social network Weibo showing a phone with a 4,000 mAh battery charging from 0 to 50 percent in just 7 minutes, and from 50 to 100 percent in additional 10 minutes. That’s twice as fast as Oppo’s SuperVOOC charging – currently the quickest standard available on the market…

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Uber acquires Careem for $3.1 billion to dominate ride-hailing in the Middle East

Mar26
by on March 26, 2019 at 7:34 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Cars


Uber has acquired Careem, a major player in the ride-hailing space across the Middle East, for $3.1 billion in cash and convertible notes. The latter will continue to operate as an independent company. The news comes after weeks of rumors about the deal. It’ll see Uber gain a stake in 14 countries where Careem operates with more than 30 million users and 1 million drivers. That includes Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Qatar, Bahrain, Lebanon, Pakistan, Kuwait, Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Sudan, Palestine, and Turkey. Uber has chosen not to rebrand Careem at this time. The new owner’s CEO,…

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