Tag: technology
Space stocks rally on ‘Trump-Elon trade,’ analysts say
A hot fire test of an Archimedes engine, which powers the company's Neutron rocket.Rocket LabThis past week saw several pure-play space stocks rally, [...]
Reinvent Ethererum, and Just Don’t Break Bitcoin
Loyal readers of The Protocol will recall that we launched this newsletter on April 26, 2023, to cover technological developments across the blockchai [...]
UK Government Plans Pilot for a Digital Gilt Instrument Using Distributed Ledger Technology
Finance Minister Rachel Reeves will unveil the digital gilt instrument pilot, a "Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy," measures to [...]
Intense Competition — Not Technology — Will Fuel Blockchain's Rise to Dominance
Like the internet itself, decentralized networks aren't always the most efficient tools for some tasks. However, the open, permissionless nature of t [...]
Wall Street expects Trump presidency will unlock deal-making
Attendees cheer as a broadcast of former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trum speaking at his Florida election party is show [...]
The Protocol: Elections, Schmections. Blockchain's Got Work to Do
The blockchain industry might get a boost as former U.S. President Donald Trump wins a second term, promising to keep his promises, including a long l [...]
Marc Benioff in talks to sell Time to Antenna Group
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff attends the TIME100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on April 26, 2023.Dimitrios Kambouris | Getty ImagesGreek m [...]
Apple commits $1.5 billion to Globalstar for iPhone satellite services
Apple committed about $1.5 billion to satellite communications company Globalstar to fund the expansion of iPhone services, the companies disclosed in [...]
Space Force plans alternative GPS network with Astranis, others
A depiction of Nexus satellites in a medium Earth orbit constellation.AstranisThe U.S. Air Force began deploying the Global Positioning System — more [...]
Comcast tests media industry with potential cable networks separation
Mike Cavanagh, president of Comcast Corporation, at center, during the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, July 12, 2023.D [...]
The Protocol: Crypto Fundraising, Job Losses, Juicy Payouts, Grants for Devs
In this week's issue of The Protocol, our newsletter on blockchain tech, we're covering the Optimism's $42.5M token pledge to Kraken, crypto VC fundin [...]
Lucid has high hopes for new Gravity SUV as customer orders open
Lucid Gravity Grand Touring SUVLucidElectric vehicle startup Lucid Group is counting on its upcoming Gravity SUV to assist the automaker in a "signifi [...]
Firefly Aerospace CEO Jason Kim is working ‘maniacally’ to scale
CEO Jason Kim in the company's lunar mission control center.Firefly AerospaceJason Kim just nabbed one of the most coveted yet high-pressure C-suite g [...]
TKO Group to acquire IMG, PBR and On Location from Endeavor
TKO Group, the company that owns WWE and UFC, is expanding into sports-adjacent properties by acquiring three businesses for $3.25 billion from its co [...]
U.S. will be ‘more pro-crypto’ after election, no matter who wins: Ripple CEO
Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, speaks at the 2022 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 4, 2022. Mike Blake | [...]