A group of investors pulled out of a deal to buy the beleaguered Weinstein Co. on Tuesday after discovering tens of millions of dollars in undisclosed debt, according to people familiar with the negotiations. Businesswoman Maria Contreras-Sweet, who has been leading the group of buyers along with billionaire investor Ron Burkle, said in a statement […]
When troops are injured on the battlefield, time is of the essence: How long it takes service members to receive medical care is often the single most important factor in determining whether they live or die. Now, scientists are looking at new ways to buy some extra time for battlefield injuries, but not by getting […]
A popular YouTube channel that peddles conspiracy theories is trying to convince viewers that photos of an avalanche on an island near Antarctica depict an alien spaceship crash site. In a video posted to the channel SecureTeam10, a narrator claims that an image of South Georgia Island taken from Google Earth shows the remains of […]
PASADENA — The Caliburger chain can’t keep burger flippers employed — they quit too often, it says. So the plan is to try something new: A robot that has been programmed to flip hamburgers all day long. Named Flippy, the $100,000 machine is capable of flipping as many as 2,000 burgers a day. As of […]
The U.S. government inserted itself into the technology industry’s biggest potential takeover, postponing a key shareholder vote on grounds that the deal could endanger the country’s technological prowess and, in turn, national security. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., an interagency group chaired by the Treasury Department that can recommend the president block […]
Readers of a certain age will recall, and perhaps still find themselves singing from time to time, the song “He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother.” The sad, simple reality of modern life, though, is that our brother is probably both — and quite possibly diabetic as well. So, too, our sisters, and selves — and […]
NASA’s InSight spacecraft has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in central California to begin final preparations for a launch this May. The spacecraft was shipped from Lockheed Martin Space, Denver and arrived at Vandenberg. The launch period for InSight opens May 5th and continues through June 8th. InSight will be the first mission to […]
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) – Las Vegas Uber and Lyft drivers have differing reactions to a new national study claiming rideshare drivers make minimum wage or lower. The MIT study found that on average, rideshare drivers made around $3.37 per hour, and 74 percent earned less than minimum wage. Drivers in Las Vegas had mixed reaction to […]
Denim will always be a staple in the fashion world and whilst the iconic name in Levi’s has grown slightly tired amongst today’s staunch competition, there’s no denying that the brand is ahead of the game when it comes to innovation. The American company recently revealed a new digitising technique which employs lasers to achieve […]
Zachary Rapp wakes up most mornings at the crack of dawn, goes for a run, sips black coffee while ripping through emails, and then steps into a freezing cold shower. It’s a routine designed to reduce the stress of juggling three different health and biotech start-ups for 18 hours a day. Rapp is part of […]
It’s easy to see quite a few scientific theories as relying on a decision as to when something began. The universe, for example. We’ve heard a lot about the Big Bang. It’s the moment when something impossibly tiny began to grow over the next billions of years to become the universe that we know (at […]
President Trump’s announcement that he planned to impose steep tariffs on imported steel and aluminum delighted some blue-collar industries he had championed. “Enthusiastic and gratified are probably understatements,” said Michael A. Bless, the president of Century Aluminum. Behemoth steel buyers like Boeing and General Motors weren’t as pleased. Their shares fell on the news, and […]
