Month: March 2021

Testing activities at E-Aircraft Systems are carried out at two distinct facilities, depending on the level of voltage: Medium-voltage testing: This facility is dedicated to testing the electric powertrain of helicopter-size aircraft, such as eVTOLs.   High-voltage testing: This facility is dedicated to testing the motors and engines of passenger-size commercial aircraft.   “Airbus is spearheading several
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Here’s hoping things are about to change back to normal this summer. We’re setting our hopes high, and we’ve got a little something to get you ready for the fun times we’re sure are coming your way this sunny season. Did you know that you can send postcards from anywhere to anywhere, without going anywhere?
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Stevenage, 18 March 2021 – The Airbus led space industry consortium in competition  to support the future operations of military satellite communications to the UK MOD is focusing on the UK’s prosperity agenda with a target of 30% SME (small and medium sized enterprises) engagement. The consortium, comprising KBR, Leidos UK, Northrop Grumman and QinetiQ
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Although likely just somebody who doesn’t remember leaving a rating, it is indeed a known issue that trojans access people’s accounts to leave reviews on malicious apps (for example here is one from just the past year https://securelist.com/smartphone-shopaholic/95544/). “Trojan-Dropper.AndroidOS.Shopper.a. can open Google Play (or another app store), install several programs, and write fake user reviews
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MessageBird, the omnichannel cloud communications platform recently valued at $3 billion, is continuing to ramp up its M&A activity. Following last year’s acquisition of Pusher, a company that provides real-time web technologies, it is announcing that it has acquired “video-first” customer engagement platform 24sessions, and customer data platform Hull. Terms of the two new deals
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Credit: Xiaomi Foldable phones aren’t going anywhere. This week, Xiaomi finally unveiled the latest addition to its Mi Mix line and its first commercially available foldable phone. The Mi Mix Fold is only available in China for now, but it hopefully won’t be Xiaomi’s only foldable for 2021. The Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold packs a
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Eighth order confirms success of Eurostar Neo for GEO market 26th satellite ordered by Eutelsat from Airbus Paris, 22 March 2021 - Airbus has been selected by Eutelsat, one of the world’s leading satellites operators, to build EUTELSAT 36D, a new generation multi-mission geostationary telecommunications satellite. The EUTELSAT 36D spacecraft will replace and enhance capacity at 36°East, a
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“I always had a natural curiosity for anything related to science and engineering. After getting my masters I decided to start working in aeronautics—a fun, challenging industry. You see what it does for you in daily life, and I wanted to be a part of that. On the CityAirbus demonstrator, I’ve worked on the avionics
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The EIT Digital Challenge, the leading competition for European digital deep tech companies, is now accepting applications. Fast-growing startups with existing customers – so-called scaleups – are invited to apply in one of five thematic areas: Digital Tech, Digital Cities, Digital Industry, Digital Wellbeing, and Digital Finance. The best three companies will receive prizes totaling
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AI has become a fundamental cornerstone of how tech companies are building tools for salespeople: they are useful for supercharging (and complementing) the abilities of talented humans, or helping them keep themselves significantly more organised; even if in some cases — as with chatbots — they are replacing them altogether. In the latest development, 6sense,
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30cm imagery from Airbus is coming to market Step-change for Airbus geo-intelligence service offering Comprehensive data and application suite with OneAtlas digital platform Toulouse, 24 March 2021 – The first two Airbus-built Pléiades Neo imaging satellites have arrived at Cayenne airport, French Guiana and are now en route to the European Space Centre in Kourou.
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Michael Proman Contributor More posts by this contributor The future of sports tech: Here’s where investors are placing their bets Cities traditionally have been bustling hubs where people live, work and play. When the pandemic hit, some people fled major metropolitan markets for smaller towns — raising questions about the future validity of cities. It’s
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First Airbus satellite for the leading operator SKY Perfect JSAT in Japan Seventh Airbus OneSat fully reconfigurable flexible satellite under contract Tokyo / Toulouse, 25th March 2021 – SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, the main satellite operator in Japan and the world leading Fixed Satellite Service provider, has selected Airbus to build Superbird-9, a fully digital
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A growing number of companies have emerged over the last few years determined to reduce waste in the electric vehicle battery market. Chief among these is recycling firm Redwood Materials, which has quickly expanded since its launch in 2017 by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel to become the largest lithium-ion battery recycler in North America. Now
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Toulouse, 29 March 2021 – Airbus has launched “Advanced Superconducting and Cryogenic Experimental powertraiN Demonstrator” (ASCEND) to explore the impact of superconducting materials and cryogenic temperatures on the performance of an aircraft’s electrical propulsion systems. The introduction of superconducting materials can lower electrical resistance, meaning that electrical current can supply power without energy loss. When
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