SpaceX launches ‘gorilla’ spy satellite from Kennedy Space Center
Code-named NROL-108, the mission is for the National Reconnaissance Office, a highly secretive agency within the Defense Department.
Central Florida Y, Heart of Florida United Way get ‘one-in-a-lifetime’ donations from MacKenzie Scott
At least two Central Florida charities have received what are being called “once-in-a-lifetime” grants from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Jeff Bezos – the Heart of Florida United Way and the YMCA of Central Florida. Two days ago, Scott announced she was giving $4.2 billion in pandemic aid to 384 organizations across the country, including six-figure gifts to several Florida charities. Though neither the United Way nor the Y are saying yet how much they’ll get, in Gainesville, for instance, Santa Fe College reported it is receiving $40 million, the largest grant in its history.
Orange County should end I-Drive’s special tax treatment | Editorial
Orange County’s slavish devotion to funding tourism development has long been a problem, and the International Drive tax district is a glaring example. Millions of dollars that could have gone to alleviating community needs has been siphoned to building projects for tourism, all under the guise that I Drive is “blighted.” It’s time for the county commission to end that slush fund and put the money where all taxpayers can benefit from it.
Aurora and Zoox differ on path to future
Aurora has acquired Uber ATG. Zoox has unveiled a new vehicle. With last week’s developments, both companies have showcased starkly different approaches to building robotaxi businesses.
More work needed to boost effectiveness of safety recalls
Wayne Mitchell, global director of automotive solutions at Stericycle Expert Solutions, says more modernized approaches to alerting consumers of vehicle recalls are steps in the right direction.