If a group of ambitious companies gets their way, the moon may get its own 4G network in 2019. Vodafone, Nokia, and Audi are partnering with the organization PTScientists to bring a 4G network to the lunar surface aboard one of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets expected to launch sometime next year. The 4G network will […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon is acquiring video doorbell-maker Ring in a move that further solidifies its presence in the home technology and delivery market. The deal comes as Amazon tries to make its Alexa voice assistant a hub for the connected home and reduce one problem with its rapidly expanding delivery operation — package theft. […]
Papa John’s International Inc. PZZA -1.59% will no longer be the official pizza of the National Football League, the pizza chain and the league said Tuesday. “While the NFL remains an important channel for us, we have determined that there are better ways to reach and activate this audience,” Papa John’s Chief Executive Steve Ritchie […]
New York state health officials are warning the public about a possible exposure to measles after an Australian tourist was confirmed to have the disease while visiting parts of the Tri-State area earlier this month. The tourist’s trip to New York, which was between Feb. 16 and 21, included visits to places in the Lower […]
Micro-organisms can survive the most arid conditions here on Earth, raising hopes for life on planets like Mars. In the driest corner of South America’s Atacama Desert, decades can pass without any rain falling at all or just a single rainfall. These conditions mean that salt in the soil is highly concentrated and there is […]
The dollar edged down against most major currencies on Tuesday, with traders cautious ahead of testimony from new Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell that could determine whether the currency’s recovery from a three-year low has more room to run. Powell’s Congressional testimony will his first public appearance since being sworn in as chairman earlier this […]
Comcast Corp, the biggest cable operator in the United States, offered on Tuesday to pay $31 billion to buy Sky, challenging Rupert Murdoch’s Fox and Bob Iger’s Walt Disney for the European pay-TV jewel. Comcast, a $184 billion media giant which owns NBC and Universal Pictures, said it was offering 12.50 pounds per share, significantly […]
Hopes were dashed this week that the United States was finally making progress in the fight against childhood obesity. Contrary to previous reports, the epidemic of fat has not abated. In fact, there’s been a big jump in obesity among the nation’s youngest children, according to the latest analysis of federal data, published Monday in […]
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, currently under development, is designed to carry humans and cargo to the moon, Mars and deep space. During a Feb. 21 test at Stennis Space Center in southern Mississippi, the RS-25 engines reached their highest power level ever achieved, according to a recent statement by NASA. Operators accomplished this […]
Passengers onboard a United Airlines flight to Oregon suffered a bit of a scare Sunday night as the plane blew a tire during takeoff. Flight 1551 from Newark Liberty International Airport landed safely at Portland International Airport around 10:30 p.m. local time, officials said. United said there were no reported injuries. An unidentified passenger onboard […]
At least one company began evacuating non-essential personnel after a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Papua New Guinea’s energy-rich interior on Monday, causing landslides, damaging buildings and closing oil and gas operations. The tremor hit in the rugged, heavily forested Southern Highlands about 560 km (350 miles) northwest of the capital, Port Moresby, at around […]
A type 2 diabetes diagnosis that comes early in life carries a deadly load of health risks, new research shows. It was associated with a 60 percent higher relative risk of dying from heart disease or stroke. Not only that, it was linked to almost a 30 percent higher risk of death from any cause, […]
