Co-ownership — Trans-Atlantic joint venture aims to build new international space station Airbus replaces Lockheed Martin as habitat builder for the planned Starlab space station. Stephen Clark – Aug 4, 2023 12:00 am UTC Enlarge / Artist’s illustration of the planned Starlab space station.Voyager Space reader comments 55 with Voyager Space, one of several US
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The commercial success of the country star Jason Aldeans ode to small-town vigilantism helps explain the persistence of Donald Trumps grip on red America. Aldeans combative new song, Try That in a Small Town, offers a musical riff on the same core message that Trump has articulated since his entry into politics: that America as
People wanna know — ESA still seems shy about sharing news on Ariane 6 rocket testing Officials don’t plan to broadcast a key Ariane 6 test-firing on its launch pad. Stephen Clark – Aug 2, 2023 9:57 pm UTC Enlarge / A full-size Ariane 6 test version on its launch pad in French Guiana last
Long gone are the days back when Tesla Inc TSLA CEO Elon Musk wanted to rebrand the digital payment company as X.com two decades ago when he participated in its inception. Musk sees X as the letter that shows the power to change the world. Back then, he believed it can take over the worlds
HIDE YER PASSWORD — Canon warns printer users to manually wipe Wi-Fi settings before discarding If you thought a factory reset wipes Wi-Fi passwords, you’d be wrong. Dan Goodin – Aug 1, 2023 11:41 pm UTC EnlargeGetty Images reader comments 63 with Printer manufacturer Canon is warning that sensitive Wi-Fi settings dont automatically get wiped
The trial in Dominion v. Fox News, which has already resulted in bombshell revelations about the right-wing media giant and the 2020 election, is scheduled to begin Tuesday. Unless a settlement is reached, a jury will determine whether Fox is financially liable for broadcasting and promoting false claims about Dominion Voting Systems voting machines rigging
Forgotten Stories — Even people who bought Metas Ray-Ban smart glasses dont want to use them That’s not stopping Meta from making second-gen Stories, WSJ report claims. Scharon Harding – Aug 3, 2023 10:22 pm UTC EnlargeMeta reader comments 60 with Even the people who spent money on Meta’s Ray-Ban “Stories” smart glasses don’t want
Privacy win — Meta loses battle in EU, will ask for consent to show personalized ads Changes will impact Facebook, Instagram users in Europe as early as this fall. Ashley Belanger – Aug 1, 2023 8:20 pm UTC EnlargeNurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto reader comments 52 with After five years of fighting legal battles to
Visa V has been in consolidation for two years, since trading at an all-time high of $252.67 on July 27, 2021.This was warranted considering that V was trading 37x earnings, significantly higher than its typical range of 25x 30x earnings. Now that the fundamentals have caught up to its stock price, V may be poised
Global Cannabis Holdings (GCH), a tokenized cannabis ecosystem with equity positions in various cannabis companies and projects, unveiled its upcoming Security Token Offering (STO) meant to unlock cannabis investment opportunities for a broader group of investors.STOKR Hosts GCH's STO Global Cannabis Holdings (GCH) announces its highly-anticipated Security Token Offering (STO) scheduled for July 25th, 2023,
capacity for growth — Western Digital HDD capacity hits 28TB as Seagate looks to 30TB and beyond WD believes it can wring a bit more capacity out of existing PMR and SMR tech. Andrew Cunningham – Aug 1, 2023 10:19 pm UTC Enlarge / Western Digital is gearing up to sample its first 28TB HDDs
Bosses looking for an edge in the post-COVID remote work era have turned to a militaristic approach to team building — with some paying upwards of $100,000 for “Top Gun”-style simulations to rally their troops, according to a report. The C-suite executives — from companies as varied as Nike, Pepsi and Bank of America —
Despite the ongoing digitization of payments, this industry is still struggling to meet the growing demands of the public. Because of this, many financial market players are looking towards blockchain as a potential way to speed up the process. Blockchain is a groundbreaking technology that offers a multitude of use cases and benefits for businesses
After HCA Healthcare announced this month that the personal identification data of roughly 11 million HCA patients in 20 states had been exposed in a breach, people may be justifiably concerned that their own medical data and identities could be stolen. This story also ran on NPR. It can be republished for free. Consumers should
It’s never enough — Internet providers that won FCC grants try to escape broadband commitments “Coalition of RDOF Winners” lobbies FCC but won’t reveal its full member list. Jon Brodkin – Aug 2, 2023 9:18 pm UTC EnlargeGetty Images | Yuichiro Chino reader comments 85 with A group of Internet service providers that won government
PITTSBURGH (JTA) — The overriding feeling in this city now that the gunman convicted of murdering 11 Jews here in 2018 has been sentenced to death is gratitude. Not for the penalty itself, which was the preference of some but not all of the victims’ families and which some local Jews openly opposed, and not even
Holding out hope for shear — The Atlantic is frying, but so far hurricanes are dying. Whats going on? Can wind shear and sinking air hold historically high sea temperatures at bay? Eric Berger – Aug 1, 2023 8:32 pm UTC Enlarge / Don briefly reached hurricane status in July 2023. NOAA reader comments 89
U.S.-based Public, a multi-asset investing platform that does not usePayment for Order Flow (PFOF), expanded into the U.K. The company aims to become the leading destination for U.K. investors seeking access to U.S.-listed equities. What Happened: Key features include access to 5,000 U.S.-listed equities, commission-free tradingand low foreign exchange fees. The platform provides advanced data
Mastercard's stock price has reached unprecedented heights, surpassing its previous all-time high and breaking through the $400 psychological barrier. Since its public trading debut in May 2006, Mastercard's stock has seen a consistently bullish trajectory, climbing over 9000%. Mastercard Inc MA stock price advances to record-breaking levels, surpassing its previous all-time high. After a two-year
from text to sound — Meta releases open source AI audio tools, AudioCraft Meta’s suite of three AI models can create sound effects and music from descriptions. Benj Edwards – Aug 2, 2023 8:56 pm UTC EnlargeMeta reader comments 31 with On Wednesday, Meta announced it is open-sourcing AudioCraft, a suite of generative AI tools