Troubled balloon-tourism pioneer Space Perspective bought by Spanish company
Excelsior, Space Perspective’s pioneering luxury space capsule, lifts off from the vessel MS Voyager on a test flight on Sept. 15, 2024. (Image credit: Space Perspective) The European company Eos X Space has acquired Space Perspective, one its key rivals in the nascent field of stratospheric balloon tourism. Florida-based Space Perspective has been developing aContinue Reading
NASA says it will lose about 20 percent of its workforce
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$400-a-Ticket Immersive ‘Elvis Evolution’ is Getting Universally Panned
Since opening at London’s ExCel Centre last week, Layered Reality’s Elvis Evolution has been widely panned by critics and attendees alike. So what happened? Replicating the success of Abba Voyage, the virtual concert featuring avatars of the band circa 1979 that boosted the UK economy by £1.4 billion…Continue Reading
NASA Rehearses How to Measure X-59’s Noise Levels
In a stretch of California’s Mojave Desert, NASA conducted a full-scale “dress rehearsal” to prepare how it will measure the noise generated by the X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft. The team behind the successful test flight series operates under NASA’s Commercial Supersonic Technology project. Beginning June 3 and concluding this week…Continue Reading
Restoring Artistic Protection Act (RAP Act) Reintroduced: A New Push for Artist Rights
Lawmakers have reintroduced the Restoring Artistic Protection Act (RAP Act) in the United States Congress. Representatives Hank Johnson (D-CA) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) are leading the legislative effort, which aims to prevent the use of artists’ lyrics and creative works as evidence against them in court…Continue Reading
Family sues Character AI, claims chatbot told teen to kill parents
A mother in Texas is suing Character AI after the chatbot allegedly told her 17-year-old son, who has autism, to kill his family when they wanted to limit his cellphone use. Matthew Bergman, the mother’s attorney, says “this is not an accident” and that the platform operates “with the intentionContinue Reading
Edison’s plan to pay Eaton fire victims could mean less litigation, less compensation
Supporters say victims could get paid more quickly through Edison’s plan, but lawyers say they might get shortchangedContinue Reading
NYT Reveals ‘Admiring Note’ The Traitor Once Wrote To Jeffrey Epstein
The New York Times also published a photo of The Traitor and the sex offender financier posing with singer James Brown., Read MoreContinue Reading
James Carville Gives Fox News Viewers An Uncomfortable Reminder About Jeffrey Epstein
The right-wing network doesn’t often mention the late sex offender or his ties to President Traitor 47., Read MoreContinue Reading
Girl, 11, raises over $5,000 baking cookies for Texas flood relief | NewsNation Prime
Eleven-year-old Kamryn Balfour has baked more than 1,000 cookies to raise money for animals and communities devastated by the recent Texas floods. Balfour has shattered her $5,000 fundraising goal and says she hopes to inspire other kids. “When they make small impacts, it can make a big explosion of impacts,”Continue Reading
Israeli strikes kill 63 in Gaza despite ‘pauses’, as hunger crisis deepens
Israel attacks ‘safe zones’ in Gaza as six more Palestinians, including two children, die from malnutrition., Israeli forces have killed at least 63 people across Gaza, hours after the military announced it would begin “pausing” attacks for 10 hours daily in some areas to allow humanitarian aid to pass through.Continue Reading
What has Israel’s denial of food done to Gaza’s people?
Siege tactics since March on Gaza’s people have brought famine-like conditions throughout the Gaza Strip., Siege tactics since March on Gaza’s people have brought famine-like conditions throughout the Gaza Strip. Starvation in Gaza. An entire population deprived of food after months of Israel blocking vital supplies and waging relentless attacks.Continue Reading
Kapitano (Linux Antivirus Scanner) Developer Abandons Ship
Barely a month after I spotlighted it, the promising, ship-themed virus scanner Kapitano has been scuttled. The developer behind the user-friendly tool has archived the project, announcing this weekend that it “is no longer being maintained”. The app offered a simple GTK4/libadwaita frontend to the ClamAV scanning engine. The receptionContinue Reading