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Today is all about futuristic tech: Jeff Bezos is planning to take a trip to space with his brother, there's a startup that wants to build a flying drone bus for commuters, and Apple just gave us a preview of its next mobile OS. Check it out! |
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Braeden Kelekona, the founder of a startup called Kelekona, has an ambitious idea for the future of mass transportation: A lifting body electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft that resembles a flying saucer, a futuristic blimp or, for Gerry Anderson fans, a real-life Thunderbird 2. Its 3D-printed airframe promises to lift off the ground by way of eight thrust-vectoring fans with variable pitch propellers. These will enable each stage of flight, from vertical takeoff to forward flight and landing. "One hundred percent we are trying to compete with public transportation," Kelekona told Digital Trends.
What differentiates this eVTOL aircraft from that of other companies building rival flying machines isn't just the design, however: It's the scale. While Uber Elevate, for instance, promises to launch its air taxi service as soon as 2023, it will carry just four passengers and a pilot. Kelekona, on the other hand, claims that its lifting body eVTOL will be capable of transporting a maximum of 40 passengers and a pilot — or 10,000 pounds of cargo — for a price comparable to an Amtrak ticket. |
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Jeff Bezos is heading to space on July 20. And he's taking his brother with him. The Amazon founder will hurtle skyward aboard a New Shepard rocket operated by his private space company, Blue Origin.
Traveling with Jeff and brother Mark will be a third person decided by a charity auction that's set to conclude at the end of this week. The highest bid currently stands at $2.8 million. Billionaire Bezos used Instagram to announce the surprise news of his plan to be part of next month's space trip, the first crewed mission by Blue Origin following 14 successful test flights since 2015.
"Ever since I was five years old, I've dreamed of traveling to space," Bezos wrote in the post. "On July 20th, I will take that journey with my brother. The greatest adventure, with my best friend."
In a video accompanying the post, the Amazon boss said, "To see the Earth from space, it changes you. It changes your relationship with this planet, with humanity. It's one Earth. I want to go on this flight because it's a thing I've wanted to do all my life. It's an adventure, it's a big deal for me." |
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APPLE'S DEVELOPER CONFERENCE |
The Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is one of the biggest events of the year for Apple developers, and this year's show is no different. With new releases of iOS, MacOS, tvOS, watchOS, iPadOS, and homeOS expected at the show, Apple has a lot riding on WWDC as it seeks to excite developers and users of its many platforms.
Here's everything the company has announced so far. |
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TIPS, TRICKS, & TECHNIQUES |
Keeping your home's air clean and free of pollutants is the work of an air purifier. While combative, these devices are designed to only break down and destroy pollutants — not to analyze them. That's where an air quality monitor enters the equation. Today's leading air quality monitors are engineered to detect the pollutants streaming through your home's air. Here's why that's important. |
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