While publishers and stores feared COVID-19 would be an extinction-level threat, the industry has proved more resilient than thought. From a report: In March, when COVID-19 hit the comic industry in earnest, many retailers and publishers feared it would be an apocalyptic event for the business. Stay-at-home orders shuttered stores, and shipments of new product ceased for several months when Diamond…
Tag: the 2010s
Major changes coming over the horizon for the global space industry
The attention of the world has recently been captured by the return of Japan’s Hayabusa-2 asteroid mission, the activities of Elon Musk’s SpaceX venture, and China’s Chang’e 5 moon landing, yet a quiet revolution is taking place in the global space industry. This revolution started in the 2010s and its full impact on global space industry should be measured over the…
Will ‘Vision AI’ Be The Next Frontier for Developers?
A partner at an early-stage investment firm argues that “in the 2000s everyone was learning HTML and making a website. In the 2010s everyone was learning to develop mobile apps. In the 2020s all the developers are going to build Vision AI.” Where the web had its impact was by digitizing manual paper-based processes… I believe the next big wave is…
Toshiba Formally and Finally Exits Laptop Business
The Register reports that Toshiba has transferred its remaining shares of Dynabook to Sharp, thus ending the company’s time as a PC vendor. From the report: […] As the 2000s rolled along Toshiba devices became bland in comparison to the always-impressive ThinkPad and the MacBook Air, while Dell and HP also improved. Toshiba also never really tried to capture consumers’ imaginations,…
2019 Was Hotter Than Any Year in the 20th Century
The 2010s were the hottest decade ever measured on Earth, and 2019 was the second-hottest year ever measured, scientists at NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced today. From a report: After a year of flash droughts, rampant wildfires, and searing heatwaves that set all-time records across Europe and turned parts of Greenland’s ice sheet into slush, the finding…
The Decade of Mars: How the 2020s May Be a New Era of Red Planet Exploration
The 2010s saw big advances in Mars exploration, but the new decade may bring even more exciting Red Planet news. Source: https://www.livescience.com/mars-exploration-2020s-alien-life-colonization.html
How the On-Demand Economy Reshaped Cities
Since 2010, a slew of on-demand companies and technologies have managed to use consumer data to transform the commercial significance of urban living. From a report: Historically, one of the great economic benefits of urban life is having access to jobs, schooling, goods, and services without needing to travel very far. But digital platforms that aggregate consumer demand are making physical…
The Decade in Astronomy: These Space Discoveries Shaped the 2010s
As the 2010s come to a close, it’s time to revisit how some of the biggest space science stories shaped the decade. Source: https://www.livescience.com/decade-in-astronomy.html
Ask Slashdot: What Will the 2020s Bring Us?
dryriver writes: The 2010s were not necessarily the greatest decade to live through. AAA computer games were not only DRM’d and internet tethered to death but became increasingly formulaic and pay-to-win driven, and poor quality console ports pissed off PC gamers. Forced software subscriptions for major software products you could previously buy became a thing. Personal privacy went out the window…
Get ready for the ’20s!
“Anybody besides me notice that the past two decades have been nameless?” Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/get-ready-for-the-2020s-decade…