S&P 500 rejects SpaceX, also blocking entry for OpenAI and Anthropic
…The June 4 decision by S&P Dow Jones Indices —the company that creates and manages stock market indexes such as the S&P 500—means that SpaceX will not gain accelerated…
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NASA inspector general suggests Boeing's Starliner will now be a decade late
…This will cost approximately $300 million. “This decision increases NASA’s costs to maintain a crewed ISS, along with compounding the ongoing delays with certifying the Starliner and reducing the number of…
FAA proposal: Supersonic airliners can fly over US cities if they’re quiet
…A NASA test pilot and mission integration manager previously told Ars that the X-59 aircraft’s future supersonic flight tests over US cities and towns nationwide would provide community feedback on…
Users cry foul after AMD stripped memory crypto from its consumer CPUs
…SME is OS-managed. It uses a single key and allows the OS to selectively encrypt individual memory pages. TSME is firmware-managed. It encrypts all RAM with no OS involvement. When…
After nearly breaking, NASA's Deep Space Network "worked well" on Artemis II
…NASA officials estimate it will cost between $4.1 million and $4.6 million to repair and restore the antenna to service. “Our plan for that system is to combine any of…
Oracle’s 21,000 layoffs help drive its debt-fueled AI investments
…The reported 12.9 percent reduction followed March reports of mass layoffs at the database management software company. “[T]he adoption and deployment of AI technologies across our operations have resulted, and…
The US space enterprise is desperately waiting for Starship—will it finally deliver?
…That month, the then-general manager of the Starbase facility in South Texas, Kathy Lueders, said the company aimed to dramatically increase the vehicle’s launch cadence in 2025. “Elon would say…
Musk’s X poses “serious risk to Americans’ privacy,” advocates warn FTC
…Under the order, X is subjected to costly independent audits, and the FTC has authority to demand documents to ensure compliance with data privacy laws without taking additional legal action. According to…
eBay rejects GameStop's $56B offer: "Your proposal is neither credible nor attractive"
…That’s the difference.” Cohen claimed that eBay could become more successful by dramatically cutting sales and marketing costs, and by using GameStop’s 1,600 US stores as “a national network…
"This cannot continue": Xbox leaders lay out "hard truths" behind sagging brand
…While Xbox hardware sales had started cratering long before these cost increases came to pass, Microsoft says it’s now facing the somewhat opposite problem of being “currently unable to make as…