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Germany’s Zolar grabs $105M on soaring demand for solar energy
Berlin-based Zolar has bagged €100 million (~$105 million) in Series C funding to expand its supplier network for small solar systems to meet rising demand for clean energy. Germany is particularly
Alphabet confirms Russia is restricting Google News
In the latest move by Russia to censor Western internet services since it started a war by invading Ukraine, Google has confirmed that Russians are having problems accessing its news aggregator servic
Twitter says it’s trying to fully restore service in Russia
Twitter’s service continues to be partially accessible in Russia, although the social networking platform confirmed today that it is aware of reports of users in the country having “increa
Scores of IT workers in Russia sign public anti-war petition
In a hint of the strength of opposition among Russian professionals to war in Ukraine, an open letter that’s been circulating through the country’s IT industry since the invasion on Thursd
US targets 2020 for the creation of a Space Force
In a speech before the Department of Defense at the Pentagon today, Vice President Mike Pence outlined the broad contours of the new Space Force that the Trump administration wants to create as the si
Uber enters Myanmar with a licensed taxi service
Uber has launched its service in Myanmar, the Southeast Asian country formerly known as Burma, over a month after going public with its expansion plan. With a population of 50 million people and rapi
Google Wages War With Apple And The Rest Of The Tablet Industry, Unleashes Impressive Nexus 7 +Mobile
In July, after the Google I/O developer event, I <a target="_blank" href="http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2012/07/01/a-nexus-7-tablet-review-from-someone-who-actually-used-it-for-a-few-days/">reviewed t
Amazon fighting with publishers over pricing
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Kindle_2_-_Front.jpg" />Apparently all is not well in e-book land. In an unusual move, publisher Macmillan took out an ad in the Publishe
Bari Bari: New exploration and rescue robot (video)
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Japan is prone to large-scale earthquakes, so the fact that researchers in this country are const
Medal of Honor reboot marks the end of an era
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/mohreboot.jpg" />Look at that beard. That beard screams <a HREF="http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/12/02/the-freedom-tray-made-in-america-us
U.S. government beginning to take cyberwarfare more seriously
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/wargames.jpg" />We here at <i>Crunch</i> may use the Internet for fun little things, like Twitter or Spotify (I've tried the U.S. version
d3o Labs inks deal with British Ministry of Defense
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/photos/article_1156544_03ADFB56000005DC_72_468x286_1.jpg" alt="" />Motorcycle and ski enthusiasts, among others, have known about d3o’s polymer compoun
Israel deploys new, non-lethal ‘stink bomb’ as part of police action
Those wacky Israelis! Police there used a “skunk bomb” for the first time on Friday as part of a crowd control action. The bomb is actually more like super soaker water gun that sprays a vile smel
Pilots of remote-controlled Predators suffering PTSD
http://www.liveleak.com/e/7bb_1210698031 Interesting article over on Military.com about how some Predator pilots are beginning to show signs of psychological stress even though they’re not technical
First batch of MAARS war robots shipped
Okay you guys. If you see one of these MAARS (Modular Advanced Armed Robotic System) robots heading your way, do not try to pet it. The machine gun mounted squarely to the robot’s frame might look c
Scorpion logging machine will eventually kill us all
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2V8GFqk_Y&hl=en] What a pleasant, soothing video of a graceful, six-legged stinger-tailed killing machine used for “logging,” whatever that i
Northrop Grumman HALE aircraft breaks record
Northrop Grumman’s RQ-4 Global Hawk HALE just completed a 33.1-hour unmanned flight over the weekend at Edwards Air Force Base in Rosamond, CA. The High-Altitude Long-Endurance aircraft set an endur
Robot soldiers pose threat to human life
[photopress:killerrobots.jpg,full,center] An artificial life expert warned today that robotic soldiers (like the one pictured here) pose a threat to human life, and not just the bad guys’ lives.
'Formal war': Why Google is ready to throw a hissy fit over Microsoft/Yahoo!
[photopress:googismad.jpg,full,center] In Internet time, the Microsoft bid for Yahoo! is not already old news, but it’s also teetering on the boring. All the more reason to squeeze out detail af