HOUSTON: A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded during a routine ground test in Texas late Wednesday, the company said, in the latest setback to billionaire Elon Musk’s dream of sending humans to Mars. The explosion — which sent a towering fireball into the air — happened at the Starbase launch facility at about 11:00 pm (0400…
Los Angeles, United States: Federal immigration agents were barred from entering the Los Angeles Dodgers’ home stadium on Thursday after requesting access to the Major League Baseball team’s grounds, the team confirmed. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrived at Dodger Stadium and “requested permission to access the parking lots,“ the Dodgers said in…
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: Foreign ministers from Britain, France and Germany together with the EU’s top diplomat will hold nuclear talks with their Iranian counterpart in Geneva on Friday, officials and diplomats said. The meeting comes as European countries call for de-escalation in the face of Israel’s bombing campaign against Iran’s nuclear programme — and as US…
US President Donald Trump will decide whether or not the US gets directly involved in the Iran-Israel conflict within the next two weeks, the White House has said. In a White House press briefing, Press secretary Karoline Leavitt delivered a message directly from Trump: “Based on the fact that there’s a substantial chance of negotiations…
The Bitcoin price and the crypto market remain under pressure as the sector enters a low volatility period. While a lot of traders were expecting a big move yesterday, following the US Federal Reserve (Fed) decision on rate cuts, the cryptocurrency held its current levels. Despite the relative resilience in the top crypto and other…
Despite the noise from new tools, report finds email still drives the most critical business communication Instant messaging is quick, but only email delivers structure, traceability, and professional clarity Most modern tools serve teams, but email still connects entire organizations reliably and securely As companies continue to adopt the likes of AI, instant messaging, and…
Image: Texas Instruments Texas Instruments has announced plans to invest more than $60 billion on semiconductor manufacturing in the US. The money will be allocated to building or expanding seven large-scale fabs in Texas and Utah that, combined, are projected to produce hundreds of millions of chips each day. This is likely to be welcome…
Screenshot of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaking on the Uncapped with Jack Altman podcast. Image: Jack Altman via X OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has accused Meta of attempting to poach his top artificial intelligence researchers with massive signing bonuses — some reportedly as high as $100 million. Altman made the accusation on an episode of…
Bitcoin Magazine Semler Scientific Appoints Joe Burnett as Director of Bitcoin Strategy, Targets 105,000 BTC by 2027 Semler Scientific, the second U.S. publicly traded company to adopt Bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve asset, has appointed Joe Burnett as Director of Bitcoin Strategy while announcing a Bitcoin accumulation plan. The healthcare technology company targets holding…
The U.S. had new millionaires emerge at quite a clip last year. UBS said its Global Wealth Report, released Wednesday, found America gained more than 379,000 new millionaires in 2024. It notched the biggest increase in new millionaires “in absolute growth terms” out of the dozens of markets that UBS looked at around the world last…
