This week completely scrambled the video landscape, and its implications are going to take months to fully understand. First is the district court’s decision to approve the merger of AT&T and Time Warner announced just moments ago. That will create one of the largest content creation and distribution companies in the world when it closes. […]
Last week was a bad week for depression. We lost two cultural icons. Kate Spade’s name is ubiquitous in the fashion world. A few days later, waking up at 5 am to discover that Anthony Bourdain took his own life made me do a double, then triple take at my screen. The grief remains palpable […]
Humans will “absolutely” be on Mars in the future, NASA chief scientist Jim Green told USA TODAY. And the first person to go is likely living today, he said. After the “building blocks of life” were discovered on the Red Planet, life on Mars and living on Mars seems to be less like a scene […]
President Donald Trump repeated earlier this month his frequent complaint that the “the U.S. has been ripped off by other countries for years on trade,” but he omitted to mention that the “ripping off” process continues — on his watch. Here is what’s happening to U.S. trade accounts under Trump’s stewardship: Last year, America’s deficit […]
The Federal Reserve is due to announce another rate hike this Wednesday and won’t take any notice of the spat between the U.S. and its Western allies over trade tariffs, an economist told CNBC Monday. Market players are monitoring the rhetoric surrounding trade between the U.S. and the other six world-leading economies after divergences at […]
Hot days and cool, crisp iced tea seem like a match made in heaven. And plenty of people agree. According to the Tea Association of the USA, Americans guzzled an estimated 1.8 gallons of ready-to-drink iced tea in 2017, making it one of the most popular drinks purchased. But what you buy in a bottle […]
A massive dust storm on Mars has sidelined NASA’s Opportunity rover, stalling the robot’s science work as it waits out the still-growing tempest. The Martian dust storm was first spotted from space by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, NASA officials said. “As soon as the orbiter team saw how close the storm was to Opportunity, they […]
Tesla’s next major software update ‘version 9.0’ is now set for a release in August and it will include the first ‘full self-driving features’ for Autopilot 2.0 vehicles, says CEO Elon Musk Version 8.0 came back in 2016. It was Tesla’s most significant over-the-air software update at the time. It featured a user interface refresh, […]
After lots of controversy and back-and-forth, it is now almost official. Net neutrality protections are set to become a thing of the past Monday. The repeal of the rules known as net neutrality, which essentially prohibit internet service providers from giving preferential treatment to certain websites, is officially set to take effect on Monday. Lawmakers […]
Cramps, bloating, and fatigue are definitely valid reasons for wanting to skip a workout, but keeping your fitness regimen up may actually help you manage your PMS symptoms. According to Dr. Kate White, MD, MPH, and an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, incorporating exercise into your regular routine is known to benefit your overall […]
Even by the standards of a business-happy Republican Party, privatizing the International Space Station — the Trump administration’s latest scheme — is a conspicuously terrible idea. Since taking office as NASA’s administrator in April, Jim Bridenstine (previously a member of Congress from Oklahoma with no scientific background) has pushed this scheme, most recently in an […]
Yes, you read that correctly. Elon Musk has followed up on remarks from Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting (not to mention more cryptic hints in November) with a statement that the new Roadster’s previously mentioned “SpaceX option package” will include 10 small rocket thrusters strung around the car. Reportedly, the kit would “dramatically improve” acceleration, braking, […]
