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The Looming Risk of Too Many Satellites and Debris in Space
An artist’s rendering of the objects orbiting Earth —NASA There was nothing terribly remarkable about the Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251 satellites—at least not at first. Iridium was a 1,500 lb. communications satellite the U.S. launched into space in 1997; Kosmos, was another communications satellite, also tipping the scales at 1,500 lb., that Russia sent…
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Brian Williams signs on to Netflix to host a weekly podcast
Brian Williams, the veteran former anchor for NBC News and MSNBC, is joining Netflix where he will host a weekly podcast. Netflix announced Thursday that “We’re Back! With Brian Williams” will debut later this year. The format will feature Williams in extended interviews with pop culture figures and newsmakers in a casual setting. “With scientists…
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‘War on the cheap’: Expert slams Hegseth’s half-measures on Iran
President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth do not have a real plan in place to neutralize the threat from Iran, NBC national security reporter David Rohde told MS NOW’s “Morning Joe” on Thursday. “The problem is if it’s just more airstrikes, that didn’t work,” said Rohde. “And the real issue, the biggest…
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Pope John David Vance the First
The Trump administration doesn’t seem to have many rules, but one of them is that once the president picks a fight, his posse must show up to support him, no matter how ill-advised the conflict. And few senior officials are more eager to back up the boss in every embarrassing beef than Vice President Vance,…
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Strategic partner blows up Trump’s claim about peace talks coming after 34 years
Lebanese officials directly contradicted President Donald Trump’s breezy suggestion that its leader would speak with Israeli leadership. The 79-year-old president announced on Truth Social that Lebanese President Joseph Aoun would speak Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying they were “trying to get a little breathing room between Israel and Lebanon. It has been a long…
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Roku Reaches 100 Million Streaming Households Worldwide
It seems as though everyone and their mother is moving to Roku City, because the tech company just hit a major milestone of 100 million streaming households worldwide this month. “Surpassing 100 million streaming households is a defining moment, not just for Roku, but for the future of television,” Roku founder/CEO Anthony Wood said in a…
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NYC furniture retailer to repay shoppers in $350K settlement over delays, damage — and you may be eligible
A Brooklyn-based furniture retailer has agreed to pay up to $350,000 to settle claims it cheated customers out of refunds – and you may be eligible for a payment. New York Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday announced the settlement with Payless Furniture – operating as 1StopBedrooms – after her office received hundreds of complaints…
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Ken Jennings sets record straight on theory he ended 74-game ‘Jeopardy’ streak on purpose
You win some, you lose some. Ken Jennings set the record straight on the theory that he purposely ended his 74-game “Jeopardy” winning streak. During a Q&A session with audience members on Tuesday’s episode of “Inside Jeopardy,” a fan told Jennings his question had been “haunting [him] for 20 years.” Ken Jennings (seen above on…
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Anthropic Plots Major London Expansion
Anthropic is moving into a new London office as it seeks to expand its research and commercial footprint in Europe, setting up a scrap between the leading AI labs for talent emerging from British universities. The company, which opened its first London office in 2023, is moving to the same neighborhood as Google DeepMind, OpenAI,…
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Trump’s fraud effort targeting blue states is really masking a more sinister goal: experts
The Trump administration is taking aim at what it calls rampant fraud in state Medicaid programs. But by focusing almost exclusively on Democratic-led states, it has handed ammunition to critics who say it mainly wants to embarrass its political enemies, not save taxpayer dollars. In announcing earlier this month that Vice President JD Vance would…