Google’s app store deal with Spotify won’t placate critics

Google closes the Fitbit acquisition, pledges to not use data for ads

The Fitbit Inspire 2, which Osterloh seems interested in. [credit: Fitbit ] Today Google’s senior VP of Hardware, Rick Osterloh, announced Google has closed its acquisition of Fitbit. The $2.1 billion deal was announced back in November 2019, which kicked off a regulatory review process from governments around the world concerned about Google’s influence over the Internet […]

X-rays reveal “bacteria poop” is eating away at the Mary Rose’s wooden hull

Enlarge / The hull of Henry VIII’s favorite warship, the Mary Rose , and many thousands of recovered artifacts are housed in the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth, England. (credit: Johnny Black) Henry VIII’s favorite warship, the Mary Rose , sank in battle in 1545. The shipwreck was successfully raised in 1982, along with thousands […]

Is there such a thing as a ‘COVID vaccine rally’? Look no further than the U.K.

The pound has rallied faster than any other major currency this year, and U.K. stocks have been generating outsized gains in dollar terms. Read More