Today’s weekly recap: Bitcoin (BTC) drops to five-month low amid series of ‘whale sell-offs’; Mt. Gox begins repaying creditors; and Circle obtains first stablecoin license under MiCA as regulatory efforts ramp up. Market decline After a bearish June, reports on July 1 suggested that Bitcoin could be poised for a recovery in July, based on … Read more
29 SpaceX’s preparations for Starship Flight 5 continue to focus on replacing Ship 30’s heat shield, while crews prepare to deploy Booster 12 for a static fire this coming week. Meanwhile, long-term planning revolves around the construction of Pad B at the launch site. Orbital Launch Platform B SpaceX is busy building Orbital Launch Pad … Read more
Netflix is moving ahead with its plan to end its cheapest ad-free subscription. It’s starting in the UK and Canada, but more countries will undoubtedly follow. The streaming giant has reportedly begun notifying users via on-screen messages about the last day they will have access to the service unless they upgrade. One Reddit user shared … Read more
58 We are entering the second half of 2024, the first week of July has already started with the third launch of the Japanese H3 rocket in the early morning hours of Monday UTC. This was discussed in our previous launch overview. The coming week continues with two more Starlink missions from SpaceX, bringing the … Read more
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Receive the email from Simon Calder’s Travel Naples, Faro and Copenhagen were among the 20 casualties on Saturday morning. By midday, it was the turn of Bordeaux, Basel and others. These were among the easyJet flights cancelled at Gatwick on Saturday. … Read more
Taking action to fix your Google Chrome browser could be the catalyst that infects your PC with malware. Millions of users have been warned by new research. Experts from cybersecurity firm Proofpoint have discovered a dangerous campaign that masquerades as a fake update in your Google Chrome web browser to force you to download malicious … Read more
Leapmotor’s first T03 small electric vehicles rolled out of Stellantis’ assembly plant in Poland last week and were on track for mass production in September, according to Reuters. (A Leapmotor T03 on display at the Beijing Auto Show in April 2024. Image credit: CnEVPost) Leapmotor International, a joint venture between Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer … Read more
Council workers have outraged residents by sticking ‘shame cards’ on their rubbish bins. Bosses say this is a new initiative to ‘re-educate’ families about recycling. The row over the collections by South Kesteven Council in Lincolnshire has already been branded the ‘bingate’ scandal by leading Tory Michael Gove, who demanded an official apology to locals … Read more
Image caption, The Chinese space agency said the robotic craft waved a Chinese flag after completing sample collection Item information Author, Frances Mao Role, BBC news 1 hour ago China says its lunar probe has successfully lifted off from the far side of the moon to begin its journey back to Earth with the first … Read more
NASA’s mission to the metal kingdoms asteroid 16 Psyche has started its ion engines and is now sailing over the solar system under the power of solar-electric propulsion. The launch of the spacecraft, which is also called Psycheon October 13, 2023, it provided enough initial momentum to carry it through more than 300 million kilometers … Read more