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SpaceX's historic re-launch of orbit-class booster
After the first and second stages of the Falcon 9 rocket separate, SpaceX will then attempt to land the first-stage booster on a drone ship. The Californian company flew a first-stage booster that was previously used on a mission 11 months ago, and Musk called it a "huge revolution" in spaceflight. [Full Article...]
Galaxy S8 and S8+ specs confirmed by newly leaked benchmarks
Soon after Samsung unveiled the Note 7 last August, consumers discovered the phones could combust, a failure later linked to the phone's battery. Due to lithium-ion batteries that overheat and burst into flames, Samsung had recalled an estimated four million of the flagship smartphones. [Full Article...]
Samsung Electronics' mobile chief says Galaxy S8 sales to beat S7's
The video raises serious questions about the security of the new devices - and it seems that this isn't an isolated incident. The S8 is now available for pre-order at $1,035, and the S8 Plus at $1,115. Since its recent launch event, which was deemed by one analyst as the start of the "smartphone innovation super cycle", the Galaxy S8 has received a handful of positive reviews. [Full Article...]
NASA Astronauts Lose a Key Piece of the ISS Shield During Spacewalk
Whitson started working with NASA in 1989, as a research biochemist, just six years after Sally Ride became the first American woman in space. According to the Associated Press's latest report, "There was a clearly audible annoyance in the voice of Whitson as she informed about the progression of events to the ground-based Mission Control". [Full Article...]
SpaceX's first Falcon Heavy launch could attempt upper stage recovery
Remote sound-triggered cameras around launch pad 39A captured stunning views of Thursday evening's launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the first reflight of an orbital-class booster. "This is gonna be ultimately a huge revolution in spaceflight", Musk said. Would you try to recover that? It also marked the first time a single rocket booster had ever been launched - and landed - twice. [Full Article...]
April Fool's Day Comet Making Closest Earth Flyby Since 1858
But don't despair because Slooh.com has our backs and it has pointed its telescopes toward comet 41P's trail. On Saturday (1 April), stargazers from around the world will have the unique opportunity to watch the close approach of comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák - the April Fool's Day Comet. [Full Article...]
Reliance Jio Prime membership offer extended till 15 April
But, Mukesh Ambani has stated this is only one of the attractive offers, among the many more which are lined up. Moreover, the scheme also enables users to queue up to 13 recharges under the 303 and 499 schemes to avail of the BOGO scheme for a period of one year. [Full Article...]
Gibraltar outraged that Spain has veto power over its future
The tiny British overseas territory on Spain's southern tip has always been the subject of an acrimonious sovereignty row between London and Madrid, which wants Gibraltar back after it was ceded to Britain in 1713. This afternoon, the Prime Minister was urged to take action to protect the interests of Gibraltarians. Frans Timmermans, the vice president of the European Commission, said in Madrid ... [Full Article...]
Environmental groups vowing to fight Trump climate actions
At a critical time in worldwide climate policy, the European Union and China are joining forces to forge ahead on the implementation of the Paris Agreement and accelerate the global transition to clean energy, Cañete said ahead of his visit to Beijing on March 28. [Full Article...]
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), Himax Technologies, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:HIMX)
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (ERIC ) stock price escalated 1.24% to finalize at $6.53 throughout previous buying and selling session. Vident Investment Advisory LLC now owns 184,544 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $2,239,000 after buying an additional 812 shares in the last quarter. [Full Article...]
President Trump's Approval Rating Just Dropped To An All-Time Low
However, Trump's repeated vow to quickly get rid of Obamacare and install what the Republicans consider better health care hit a major snag when House Speaker Paul Ryan was forced to pull back the bill last week. "[If] the Republican Congress allows the flawless to be the enemy of the good, I worry we'll push the president into working with Democrats". The idea that what President Trump is doing r... [Full Article...]
The Lululemon Athletica inc. (LULU) Issues FY18 Earnings Guidance
Goldman Sachs this morning trimmed its price target on C to $60 from $61, just above last night's close at $59.39. "The magnitude of the trend reversal for Lululemon was surprising", wrote Evercore ISI analyst Omar Saad in a research note. [Full Article...]
Trump to Take on Trade Abuses, Deficit in New Executive Order
The signings come a week before Trump will meet with the Chinese leader. "For the first time, we're looking at what's been the source of the large and persistent trade deficit that has contributed to job losses", Navarro said. Ross has promised tougher enforcement of US trade laws and more anti-dumping and anti-subsidy cases initiated by the Commerce Department, rather than relying on companies ... [Full Article...]
Key findings of the AP-NORC poll on health care
A new poll shows that a majority of Americans believe that both online news sources and traditional media outlets are guilty of publishing fake news . Ryan's job performance is better known to the public since the last time this poll asked about it in January 2016, when he was newer to the office. [Full Article...]
Here's A Tesla Model 3 'Release Candidate' Cruising Around
Tesla's Model S, for example, was famously the first vehicle to receive a 5-star safety rating across every single category when it was tested by the U.S. Through a future update expected for this year, Tesla will enable fully autonomous cross-country road trips. Tesla has stated the the Model 3 will begin deliveries at the end of 2017, but others have speculated it until 2018. [Full Article...]
NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson Just Shattered Another Space Record
Whitson, by the way, is the oldest woman in space. She said: "I love being in space". NASA, meanwhile, has indefinitely delayed a spacewalk that had been scheduled for next week. The spacewalkers hooked up heater cables to the port Thursday. "Thank you guys, you did an incredible job, you had to deal with, obviously, the issue early on and came up with a great plan", Kimbrough radioed flight... [Full Article...]
Fillon's wife placed under formal investigation in fake job scandal
Macron quit the Socialist government a year ago to form his own movement, En Marche (On the Move), saying he wanted to shake up the political class. There are also questions about a job Mrs Fillon had at a literary magazine owned by a billionaire friend of the couple, for which she allegedly did little or no actual work. [Full Article...]
United States ambassador to United Nations calls Congo government 'corrupt'
Dan Senor, a former adviser to President George W. Bush and the moderator for the conference, asked. "So when they chose to try and put a Palestinian [former Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad] in one of the highest positions that had ever been given at the United Nations, we said no and we had him booted out", Haley said at the annual Policy Conference of the American-Israel Public Affai... [Full Article...]
Ford Recalls 570K Vehicles for Fire Risk, Door Latch Trouble
The company will recall certain versions of the 2014 Ford Escape, 2014 and 2015 Ford Fiesta ST, 2013 and 2014 Ford Fusion and 2013 and 2015 Ford Transit Connect. There are approximately 548 vehicles located in North America, including 509 in the United States and 39 in Canada. The defective drive shaft will cause the truck to experience vibration issues at high speeds. [Full Article...]
Donald Trump is using an iPhone now
Who said that Donald Trump would never change? The tweets are as unhinged and angry as ever, but since March 8th, almost every message has come from an iPhone, and not Trump's woefully out of date and unsecured Android device. "I just thought of it. Boycott Apple", Trump told supporters at a February 2016 rally in SC. Now that President Trump and Apple's leadership are on friendly terms, the d... [Full Article...]