Archer's flying taxi takes its first hover flight

Mashable

www.mashable.com Aircraft maker Archer is boasting about a recent hover test. Its electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, known as an eVTOL, made it off the ground last week. Earlier this year Archer showed off its five-seater prototype, called Maker. The company plans to develop an air taxi commuter transportation system with its small electric…

The long haul of Microsoft’s China localization

Tech Crunch

www.techcrunch.com In 2019, when LinkedIn began asking for Chinese users’ phone numbers, it was clear that the professional social network would have to follow a different set of rules in the country. But it realized simply setting up the real-name verification regime required by Chinese authorities wasn’t enough; it faced a mounting task of balancing…