Enlarge / Europe’s Vega-C rocket takes off from a spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on Wednesday. (credit: European Space Agency) Welcome to Edition 5.03 of the Rocket Report! It was a big week for small launch news, with a successful debut for Europe’s Vega-C rocket, a responsive launch by Rocket Lab’s Electron vehicle, and a…
988 is the shortcut for 1-800-273-TALK now, but the old number still works too. Deposit Photos After nearly three years of planning, the shortcut for the National Suicide Prevention Hotline, 988, is going live on every landline, smartphone, and online dial pad in the US. First recommended by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and other…
It’s going to take years, maybe even a decade, to completely eradicate the threat posed by the Log4j vulnerability, security experts have warned. The US Government Cyber Safety Review Board has analyzed what caused the Log4j flaw, and tried to come up with solutions, lessons, and other key takeaways for affected businesses. Part of Homeland…
Intel could push through some potentially considerable price hikes on processors and some other components, according to a new report. Obviously as with any such speculation, treat it as just that – informed gossip from the grapevine, which in this case comes from three industry executives with direct knowledge of Intel’s purported plans, who Nikkei…
An American Airlines Boeing-777. Getty Images A passenger said American Airlines rebooked his family’s return tickets from a different country. Sam Taussig was intending to fly home from St Vincent but was put on a flight from St Lucia. He eventually found a flight from Barbados and hired a private plane to get there from…
Inflationary pressures are increasing expectations of a recession hitting the US economy. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Deutsche Bank says the market is pricing a 100% risk of a US recession by the end of the year. Futures traders are positioned for a recession to hit the US economy by January 2023. With inflation rising…
President Joe Biden motions while boarding Air Force One at Los Angeles International Airport after attending the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, Calif., on June 11, 2022. AP Photo/Evan Vucci Brent crude, the international benchmark, climbed 2% to move above $101 Friday. Bloomberg reported President Biden is set to leave Saudi Arabia without…
The prestigious bank has lost 4 TMT bankers in recent weeks. Mark Lennihan/AP Citigroup beat second-quarter forecasts Friday, helped by strong trading revenue, after other banking rivals reported weak results. Shares rallied 3.8% to $45.80 in premarket trading. Here are the key numbers: Quarterly revenue: $19.64 billion vs. $18.48 billion predicted by Bloomberg analystsDiluted earnings…
Rep. Todd Rokita, R-Ind., takes his seat for the House Budget Committee meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call A doctor who provided a 10-year-old rape victim with an abortion became a focus of GOP attacks. The doctor’s attorney said she might sue Indiana attorney general Todd Rokita over a Fox interview….
First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska. Gints Ivuskans/AFP/Getty Images Twenty-two people died after a Russian missile strike on Vinnytsia, Ukraine, on Thursday. Among them was Liza Dmitrieva, a four-year-old girl with Down’s Syndrome. Ukraine’s first lady said she recognized the girl from a Christmas video they previously made together. Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, said…