We may have caught supernova debris slamming into neighboring stars

Enlarge / When the smaller star finally explodes, its companion will obviously get hit by the debris. (credit: Fermilab) Supernovae are some of the most energetic events in the Universe, sending massive shock waves out into the interstellar medium. And there’s every reason to think those shock waves run into things before they’ve had much […]

Uber and Yandex merge their ridesharing services to form a new company targeting Russia and neighboring markets

Here’s a bolt out of the blue: Uber is partnering with Yandex, the Google of Russia, to launch a new standalone company that merges their respective ridesharing services to target Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, and Georgia. The new company, tentatively titled “NewCo,” will be 59.3 percent owned by Yandex, 36.6 percent owned by Uber, […]

BlackBerry inks licensing deal to sell smartphones to more than 1 billion people in India and neighboring markets

BlackBerry has announced a licensing deal to target BlackBerry-branded devices at more than a billion people across India and neighboring markets. The news comes a little more than four months after the Canadian tech company revealed it would end in-house hardware development, electing to outsource to partners and become a software-focused company instead. The first […]