• Uber Elevate – The Flying Taxi of the Future is Coming Soon

    Uber Elevate – The Flying Taxi of the Future is Coming Soon

    Earlier this month at the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, Jeff Holden, Uber’s head of product announced updates to their Elevate project.  To me, Elevate sounds more like some kind of elevator service, but to many others, this suggests a flying car taxi service.  Holden first hinted at this back in September 2016. Since 2016,…

  • Can NASA Prevent Microorganisms From Making Their Way to Earth?

    Can NASA Prevent Microorganisms From Making Their Way to Earth?

    This is a really interesting topic, in my opinion.  And something that I hadn’t thought about until now, but biological contamination is a real thing and I’m not just talking about on our planet.  How does NASA defend against microbial invaders from outer space?  Conversely, how can NASA prevent biological contamination from Earth to outer…

  • AT&T Intends to Go to Battle with the DOJ Over Time Warner Takeover

    AT&T Intends to Go to Battle with the DOJ Over Time Warner Takeover

    A Bloomberg report has indicated that AT&T will face an antitrust lawsuit from the U.S Department of Justice over its plan to merge with Time Warner.  What’s happening exactly?  AT&T is trying to buy Time Warner (for $85.4 billion), and now AT&T is being sued by the DOJ.  Randall Stephenson, AT&T’s CEO said that the…