NASA awarded billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s space company SpaceX a $2.9 billion (roughly Rs. 21,616 crores) contract to build a spacecraft to bring astronauts to the moon as early as 2024, the agency said on Friday, picking it over Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and defense contractor Dynetics. Bezos and Musk – the world’s first and
A Tesla logo on a Model S is photographed inside of a Tesla dealership in New York. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Two men died in a Tesla crash in Spring, Texas on Saturday night, and apparently nobody was behind the wheel, according to local police interviewed by reporter Deven Clarke at NBC affiliate KPRC 2.
It will take five years for some hospitals to catch up with the backlog of patient care caused by the coronavirus pandemic, NHS Providers has warned. The trusts in England worst impacted by the crisis are between three and five years away from returning to pre-COVID levels, according to the association. It also claims that
An American private equity firm is on the verge of making a fifth bid approach for Equiniti, the FTSE-250 company which handles share registrar and other back-office services for some of Britain’s biggest businesses. Sky News has learnt that Siris Capital is this weekend close to renewing efforts to engage the board of Equiniti –
Honduras has become one of the world’s most dangerous places for environmental land rights activists after a series of murders in the Central American country over the past two years. Last month, three indigenous leaders were shot dead in the north of the country – it follows the abduction and disappearance of four activists last
Four years after the infamous disaster that was Fyre Festival took place, a class-action lawsuit might finally get attendees their money back. Ticketholders who suffered through Fyre Festival will reportedly be reimbursed $7,220 each, under a new proposed settlement in federal bankruptcy court. If approved, the $2 million settlement would offer partial to full refunds
Half of all adults in the US have received at least one COVID-19 jab, according to new figures. Almost 130 million people aged 18 or older have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, or 50.4% of the total adult population. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also said almost 84
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DMX‘s fiancee just told the world … the late rapper was her everything, and she’s grateful for the time they had. Desiree Lindstrom just posted, “The first night we met and you held me close. I knew I would never let go. I was lost in you and nothing else mattered. My best friend, my
Social media users were in for a treat recently, thanks to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s latest photos. The American space agency shared some exquisite images of Earth, giving us a look at the natural systems of the planet. The pictures were taken from the vantage point of the International Space Station (ISS)
Anthony Casalena, founder and CEO, Squarespace Source: Squarespace Squarespace, which makes software for people to build websites, on Friday filed to go public on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “SQSP.” The company is eschewing a traditional initial public offering, where it would issue new shares to institutional investors to raise new capital,
David Cameron did not do anything wrong when lobbying for Greensill Capital and “meticulously observed the rules”, the environment secretary has told Sky News. George Eustice also said current rules on lobbying are “pretty good”. Asked about the former prime minister’s conduct, Mr Eustice said: “Has he done anything wrong? Well, on the face of
“I know you can be underwhelmed and you can be overwhelmed, but can you ever just be whelmed?” So Chastity asks Bianca in the excellent 1999 comedy 10 Things I Hate About You, and pretty much sums up my feelings the first time I Googled the words “non-fungible token”. Overwhelmed, in this case, because what
Alexei Navalny’s doctor has said the Russian opposition leader is on the verge of death as he continues his hunger strike in prison. Yaroslav Ashikhmin claims Mr Navalny‘s latest test results show extremely high potassium levels, which put him at risk of cardiac arrest. The physician also says he has high creatinine levels, which suggest
News DMX Memorial Service Set for Brooklyn’s Barclays Center A public sendoff for the late rapper will take place next Saturday, April 24 By Jazz Monroe and Matthew Strauss April 17, 2021 Facebook Twitter Earl Simmons aka DMX, April 2006 (Michael Loccisano/FilmMagic) Facebook Twitter A public memorial for DMX will take place at Brooklyn’s Barclays
US regulators have warned people to stop using a Peloton treadmill if they have children or pets. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission says it has received dozens of reports of children and animals being pulled underneath the Tread+ machine and becoming trapped. One child has died, and others have been left with injuries including