Pivotal kicks off US sales of its lightweight electric personal Helix aircraft
Pivotal, the Palo Alto, California–based company backed by Larry Page, kicked off online sales Monday night at CES 2024 for Helix, a lightweight electric personal aircraft that doesn’t require a pilot’s license to fly. Helix marks an evolution for Pivotal, a company previously known as Opener that has been working
Read MoreAn Alphebetized List of MIME Types
MIME types are a way to specify the nature and format of a document, file, or assortment of bytes. Here's a list of common MIME types. Continue reading An Alphebetized List of MIME Types on SitePoint.
Read MoreKy Fan’s inequality
Let with each component satisfying 0 < xi ≤ 1/2. Define the complement x′ by taking the complement of each entry. Let G and A represent the geometric and arithmetic mean respectively. Then Ky Fan’s inequality says Now let H be the harmonic mean. Since in general H ≤ G ≤
Read MoreWill.i.am’s new startup Sound Drive wants you to reboot the music industry in your car
You can spend all day long curating custom playlists for every mood, picking tracks based on tempo or intensity, but whether you’re corner-carving or just commuting you’ll never perfectly match the cadence and energy of every drive. Will.i.am, the singer and songwriter turned entrepreneur, says he has cracked the code
Read MoreSony’s new ‘digital birth certificate’ for imaging tech smells a lot like NFTs
Sony is breaking new ground in the ongoing NFTs and content authenticity saga. At CES 2024 in Las Vegas, the conglomerate known for its electronics, gaming, and entertainment products has announced the development of an in-camera digital signature technology, which effectively creates a “birth certificate” for images captured with their
Read MoreSamsung’s new smart home features include household maps with ‘AI characters’
Samsung wants to make the smart home smarter — if your home’s a Samsung home, that is. During its CES 2024 keynote in Las Vegas tonight, the company announced a range of additions to — and capabilities for — its SmartThings home automation platform. A new dashboard screen, Now Plus,
Read MoreKey C++ practice problems (and solutions) from beginner to senior level
Not sure what to practice? In this guide, we delve into a wide array of C++ problems, ranging from fundamental syntax and basic data structures for beginners, to advanced concepts like object-oriented programming (OOP) and efficient memory management for experienced developers. Each problem is accompanied by a detailed solution and
Read MoreKia reveals new commercial EV van lineup at CES 2024
Kia is following up a strong year for its passenger EVs by sharing what it wants to do for businesses looking to go electric. The Korean automaker just unveiled at CES 2024 a forthcoming lineup of electric vans and other similar vehicles all set to be built on a new
Read MoreUnited Launch Alliance and Astrobotic launches, Countdown Capital shutdown
Hello and welcome back to Max Q. By the time you read this, United Launch Alliance will have hopefully launched its Vulcan Centaur rocket for the first time, and Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander will be on its way to the moon. More on the mission below. Other than the same-old news
Read MoreChris’ Corner: Swinging For It
New year, new local code editor? It’s maybe worth a peak at Zed, at least. They do a good job in the one-sentence pitch: Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter. All tech things have to be fast, so check. No shade either,
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