"Lego Group has announced intentions to invest more than $1 billion in the construction of a new facility in Chesterfield County, Virginia," said the company. The new facility will be 160,000 square feet in size and will employ over 1,760 people, according to the Lego Group. The new plant's construction will begin in the fall of 2022, with Lego manufacturing set to commence in the second half of...

Puma has developed a new style of running footwear, which were made exclusively for women runners, according to the company’s representatives. The model was named Run XX Nitro in honor of the female X-chromosome. The company’s officials turned to the University of Massachusetts Biomechanics Laboratory to design and test the sneaker for female runners because "historically, over 90% of shoe...

Ant Group, the parent firm of Alipay, China's most popular payment system, has announced the launch of a digital wholesale bank in Singapore. According to a statement on the company's website, the new bank, dubbed ANEXT Bank, was approved by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to commence operations. The new bank will focus on providing digital financial services to local and regional...

According to NASA's Inspector General Paul Martin, the cost of the US Artemis lunar program will reach $93 billion by 2025, and the US will not have a manned expedition to the moon until 2026. "NASA will put back its present plan to place a man on the moon in 2024 by at least several years due to technical issues and delays in the first three Artemis flights, as well as the time required to...

Dyson, the hairdryer and vacuum cleaner manufacturer, revealed details on development of robots for home cleaning, and demonstrated the first prototypes. They can vacuum furnishings and pick up stuff like dishes and children's toys. By 2030, the firm plans to showcase its first model. Dyson has announced that it is working on robots to clean houses. The company's website has the announcement as...

Bloomberg discovered that Apple's board of directors had revealed a mixed-reality headset a week before. New product categories presented in this manner mean that the device will be launched shortly. Bloomberg learned that Apple's board of directors previewed a presentation of a mixed reality headset combining augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) last week. The discussion was held...

According to a released military statement, the US Air Force successfully tested an advanced hypersonic cruise missile on 14 May. The launch took place on California's southern coast. During the test, the missile traveled at five times the speed of sound. Heath Collins, United States Air Force weapons program manager, stated, "This was a wonderful achievement by the development team for the...

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele said the country's government has purchased "on a dip" 500 bitcoins for a national cryptocurrency fund. "El Salvador just bought on a dip! 500 coins at an average price of $30,744," the politician wrote on his blog. El Salvador's first government purchase of 400 bitcoins took place last September at a price of $51,353, and authorities have publicly reported...

Nissan Motor, one of Japan's most well-known automakers, has announced development of new driver assistance technologies targeted at minimizing danger of collisions. The system, which is still being researched and modified, allows the car to avoid collisions with objects on its own, according to the company, by gathering data from the LIDAR technology, as well as radar and surveillance cameras....