After choppy seas forced NASA to scrub Tuesday’s test launch of a supersonic parachute from Wallops Island, the next chance to watch the rocket blast off is Saturday morning. Barring bad weather, a 58-foot Terrier-Black Brant IX suborbital rocket is set to launch between 6:45 and 10:15 a.m. from Wallops Flight Facility on the Eastern […]
Tesla’s bond yields blew out to record highs Wednesday on the electric car maker’s own set of problems, but analysts say it highlights signs of worry that have been creeping across markets. Analysts pointed to the explosion of volatility in stocks, where the Nasdaq has had 2 percent moves in four of the past five […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Clinging to Facebook? You’re not alone. In recent days, Facebook users have piled onto the hashtag #DeleteFacebook, threatening to desert their Facebook accounts to protest the social media giant’s mishandling of their personal information. Despite all the talk, it’s unlikely a significant number of them will walk, even after allegations that the […]
To be or not to be an organ: That is the question. Researchers have detailed the structure and distribution of spaces in your body that they say represent a newfound human organ, and this “organ” just might be your body’s biggest — but not all experts are convinced. It’s the part of the body known […]
Blaming a slew of technical snags and “avoidable errors,” NASA officials said Tuesday that the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, already years behind schedule, will be delayed to 2020, potentially pushing the mission’s development cost above an $8 billion cap mandated by Congress. Problems encountered in recent months with the observatory’s spacecraft bus, […]
Amazon is getting into health care. That’s not speculation, at this point. The company hasn’t spoken much about its plans, as it’s still determining the scope through a series of brainstorming sessions with experts in the space, but its hiring trends and recent product development hint strongly at where it could go. So in the […]
Nvidia Corp. shares suffered their third-worst day since 2011 on Tuesday, as the company’s decision to halt testing of self-driving cars overshadowed new products announced at its annual developers conference. Nvidia NVDA, -7.76% stock closed with a 7.8% drop at $225.52, with the decline starting after Reuters reported that the company had halted self-driving tests […]
The development of antibiotics in the middle of the 20th century was one of the greatest achievements of modern medicine. Penicillin and its pharmaceutical cousins saved millions of lives. But like a magic potion given to the world by a stern fairy, antibiotics come with a catch — If you abuse them, you lose them. […]
As the Chinese falling space station Tiangong-1 tumbles toward an inevitable breakup in Earth’s atmosphere around Easter weekend (March 30 to April 2), researchers in Germany are keeping a close eye on the station to better predict where and when it will hit. Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques(Fraunhofer […]
The Federal Communications Commission is joining the Trump administration, Congress and other government agencies that have targeted Huawei, China’s giant telecommunications equipment maker, as a national security risk. Ajit Pai, chairman of the commission, on Monday proposed a rule to tighten restrictions on companies building internet infrastructure in the United States. Part of the rule’s […]
Hatch Entertainment, a spin-off from the game maker behind the Angry Birds franchise, is testing streaming access to mobile games the way Netflix does for movies or Spotify for music. The Finnish company that grew out of Rovio believes the gaming industry is ready for flat-fee monthly offers to give players a greater choice of […]
Skipping meals is not the secret to effective weight loss. It only results in a higher body mass index, bigger waist circumference, and mental disorders. A team of researchers at the University of Helsinki surveyed nearly 5,000 men and women to determine changes in their weight, as well as the factors affecting their health. The […]
