House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul Pelosi, attend a Holy Mass led by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica in June. Stefano Costantino/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Someone broke into Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home early Friday morning, her office said. Pelosi was not home at the time, and her husband was “violently…

An illustration of SpaceX’s Starlink network of satellites. Getty Images Chinese scientists conducted a computer experiment of a nuclear blast in space. The test suggests a detonation in near-space could disable satellite networks like Elon Musk’s Starlink. A nuclear blast in near space could create a radioactive cloud over an area as big as New…

Getty Images China’s yuan is now the world’s fifth most traded currency, according to the Bank for International Settlements. The yuan leapt past the Australian, Canadian and Swiss currencies in the BIS’ latest triennial survey.  The US dollar remains the world’s top currency, followed by the euro, yen and pound. The Chinese yuan is now…

t Getty Images US stocks edged higher Friday, struggling to gain momentum against a tide of weak tech earnings.  Amazon shares slumped a day after reporting an earnings miss.  The Dow was poised to post a sixth consecutive session of gains.  US stocks rose on Friday, with tech shares continuing to struggle after another weak…

Elon Musk (left) and Donald Trump. Andrew Kelly, Gaelen Morse/Reuters Elon Musk formally closed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter late Thursday evening.  Donald Trump said the app is now “in sane hands” with the tech billionaire at its helm.  The former president was suspended indefinitely from Twitter in January 2021. Former President Donald Trump said…

A customer visits a grocery lit with candles due to a power cut, in Simferopol, Crimea, November 22, 2015. REUTERS/Pavel Rebrov US natural gas won’t fill the gaping hole Russia left behind in Europe, according to BloombergNEF. US production is expected to lag expectations, and could be rerouted to Asia if customers offer higher prices….

Paul Krugman. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Paul Krugman brushed off the rebound in US GDP last quarter, saying it would be short-lived. The Nobel laureate expects pressure on exports and housing demand to weigh on economic growth. Krugman noted the Fed’s rate hikes have boosted the dollar and increased mortgage costs. Paul Krugman has shrugged off data…

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and former President Donald Trump. AP Photo/Alex Brandon After months of litigation, Elon Musk bought Twitter on Thursday. Musk has said he would reverse Twitter’s ban on former president Donald Trump if he bought it. Trump previously said he wouldn’t come back to Twitter, but Twitter’s reach might be…

Apple earned plaudits for making the iPhone 14 more repairable compared to its predecessors, but the question of who can make those repairs remains. It appears the company has added an additional, seemingly-unnecessary layer of friction to the process of replacing a broken display. Much like in 2019, even genuine Apple screens are causing repaired…

Now’s your chance to get a pair of solid noise-cancelling headphones without the usual high price. Amazon is selling the WH-XB910N with active noise cancellation (ANC) for $123, or a hefty 51 percent off. That’s a better deal than we saw earlier this year, and makes them an easy pick if you’re shopping in the…