Boeing’s Starliner space capsule sits atop its United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket during preparations for launch. (ULA Photo)The first-ever crewed flight test of Boeing’s Starliner space taxi has been rescheduled for no earlier than May 21 to give Boeing, NASA and United Launch Alliance extra time to complete on-the-ground testing.An initial attempt to send the gumdrop-shaped capsule and two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station had to be scrubbed on May 6 due to concerns about a fluttery pr ...

An Amazon electric heavy-duty truck in San Bernardino, Calif. (Amazon Photo)Amazon is bulking up its fleet of electric vehicles beyond the delivery vans that many customers are accustomed to seeing in their neighborhoods.The company announced Tuesday that it has begun rolling out nearly 50 heavy-duty all-electric trucks in Southern California — its largest such fleet — to handle first- and middle-mile operations to help further decarbonize the tech giant’s delivery operations.The trucks will haul cargo cont ...

Gaurav Oberoi, Lexion CEO.Docusign announced an agreement to acquire Lexion for $165 million, signaling plans to integrate the Seattle-based company’s AI-powered contract management technology into its Intelligent Agreement Management Platform. The deal looks to be a successful exit for Lexion, which got its start in 2018 after co-founders Gaurav Oberoi (CEO), Emad Elwany (CTO), and James Baird (principal architect) met at the Allen Institute for AI in Seattle. Lexion raised about $36 million since its foun ...