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“Triumph in the Sky: Boeing’s Starliner Overcomes Leaks and Engine Issues to Successfully Dock with ‘the Metropolis Above'”

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Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has successfully delivered two astronauts to the International Space Station, a key milestone in the aerospace giant’s quest to certify the capsule for regular crewed missions. After taking some time to equalize pressure between Starliner and the station, the hatch opened at around 12:46 PM. “Nice to be attached to the big city in the sky,” Wilmore said to Mission Control. Welcome aboard Starliner crew!! This mission is the critical final step before Starliner can be certified for regular astronaut transportation missions with NASA.

Achieving Success: The Key to Building Startups in Boston

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Just last year, Klaviyo went public, adding to the parade of startup success stories. But they all showed what’s possible for the many people who dream of building a successful business in the Boston area. When you put it all together, Lyman says, you get some of the primary building blocks for a successful startup ecosystem. And what Boston may lack in nightlife, it surely makes up for in brain power and long history of startup success. As Seseri says, success begets success.

“Wrangler Unveils Revolutionary All-Terrain E-Bike: Set to Attract Adventurous Riders Beyond Urban Europe”

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When it comes to design, it definitely looks like a Cowboy bike with its pill-shaped front light, angular design and soft matte colors. Again, everything has been designed to make the Cowboy Cross more comfortable than existing Cowboy bikes. There are two designs for the aluminum frame as the Cowboy Cross is available in step-over and step-through variants. So it’s going to be important to make sure that the Cowboy Cross can easily be maintained over the long haul. “There was a big overlap of customers considering both VanMoof and Cowboy bikes,” Roose said.

Online Disruption Caused by Cyberattack on UK Councils

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Three councils in the United Kingdom have taken some of their public-facing systems offline due to an ongoing cybersecurity issue. The NCSC and the three councils declined to say whether the cybersecurity issue relates to an in-house system or an outside vendor. TechCrunch found that some of Canterbury City Council’s payments systems, provided by EKS, were unavailable. Dover and Thanet are also both reporting issues with online forms and online payments. Since 2018, outsourcing giant Civica has provided EKS services as part of a seven-year deal to cut costs across the three councils.

May Mobility’s Automated Light Public Transportation Could Reach Profitability Faster than Robotaxis

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Autonomous vehicle company May Mobility has launched its first driverless on-demand microtransit service on public roads in Sun City, Arizona in partnership with transit tech company Via. May’s strategy of integrating its autonomous microtransit service into existing public transit, in partnership with cities, has also laid the groundwork for future, more challenging deployments. More recently, May launched an on-demand service in Grand Rapids, Michigan in partnership with Via. Beep operates autonomous shuttles for resident transportation in the Lake Nona community in Florida and for public transportation in Peachtree Corners, Georgia. Riders can book the on-demand ride-hail service through May Mobility’s app, available in Google Play and the Apple App Store.

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