July 5, 2024 Hello! Welcome back to our regular column where we write a bit about some of the games we’ve played over the past few days. This week we’re bashing our heads against Shadow of the Erdtree, suffering for our ailments in Baldur’s Gate 3, and enjoying the change in Diablo 4. What have … Read more
Can you guess the name? (Photo: Getty Images) One of the worst things about the airport is all the waiting in lines. First you queue for check-in, then for passport control and security, then for your Boots meal deal and then again for the toilet. With that in mind, the last thing we want to … Read more
After two trips to the launch pad that ultimately did not go into space, two NASA astronauts finally went into space Wednesday in a vehicle built by Boeing, the aerospace giant. The maiden voyage of Starliner, a 15-foot-wide capsule, with astronauts on board comes four years and six days after SpaceX, the other company NASA … Read more
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is rolled to the launch pad ahead of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test on Saturday, June 1. NASA/Getty images hide caption change caption NASA/Getty images The summer space season has already gotten off to a difficult start. After years of delays, NASA is preparing … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. ExxonMobil has easily rebuffed an attempted shareholder revolt against its board of directors, sparked by the supermajor’s decision to sue two climate-focused investors. Investors in the largest US oil company voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to … Read more
Tesla investors are lobbying to shoot down the largest moonshot compensation plan in history. A group including New York City pension funds filed a notice Monday urging others to vote against Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s $46 billion stock option package at the company’s June 13 shareholder meeting. New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, who serves … Read more