SpaceX Starship Rocket Breaks Apart After Launch
The latest SpaceX Starship rocket underwent a rough test flight Thursday, disintegrating within nine minutes of liftoff. This was the Starship rocket's seventh test flight, which launched Thursday from the Starbase facility near Brownsville, Texas, and lasted nine minutes before SpaceX lost contact. “We certainly lost the ship,” said Kate Tice, SpaceX's senior manager of […]
Jeff Bezos’ Space Company Cancels Debut Rocket Launch Minutes Before Liftoff
Jeff Bezos' space tourism company Blue Origin canceled the first launch of its massive new rocket early Monday, citing technical problems. The two-stage, 320-foot-long reusable New Glenn rocket will lift off from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida during a three-hour window starting at 1 a.m. ET Monday. It was […]
How Spot Bitcoin ETFs Changed Crypto Investing In the Year Since Launch – Investopedia
Important points Launched a year ago, the Spot Bitcoin ETF has made it easier for investors to gain exposure to the cryptocurrency. Investors poured billions of dollars into Bitcoin ETFs, driving the price of Bitcoin to multiple all-time highs during 2024. The success of the Spot Bitcoin ETF led to the approval of the Spot […]
DOGE reps launch meetings with federal staffers in effort to cut government waste: report
A new report says close aides to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy have begun interviewing federal officials at the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). There is. DOGE representatives have met with officials from more than a dozen federal agencies, including the Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, Department […]
When Will XRP ETF Launch? Ripple’s Bold Predictions for 2025 – Coinpedia Fintech News
The market is eyeing the arrival of new crypto ETFs in 2025, which could help the market recoup December's losses. XRP is currently the hot topic, Ripple President Monica Long sparks new excitement in the crypto world, and XRP could be next in line for spot ETF approval in the US I predict that. Following […]
AG to launch full review into New Orleans security plan after Bourbon Street attack: report
Louisiana's top lawyer weighs in on Sugar Bowl and New Year's Eve amid growing concerns that New Orleans authorities could have done more to prevent the deadly Bourbon Street attack that killed 14 The plan is to begin a complete review of the security plan implemented in 2017. Dozens more people were injured, according to […]
‘So egregious’: Wisconsin officials launch investigation into nearly 200 uncounted ballots
The Wisconsin State Board of Elections special meeting Thursday after learning that 193 absentee ballots from the city of Madison for the November election were never counted. Of the absentee ballots that have not been counted, 125 were from Ward 56, 67 were from Ward 65, and one was from Ward 68. “That's very, very […]
College football fans launch into ‘U-S-A!’ chant after moment of silence for victims of New Orleans attack
College football fans showed their patriotism Thursday afternoon at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. Before Notre Dame and Georgia played in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals at Caesars Superdome, a moment of silence was observed for those killed and injured in the New Orleans terrorist attack on New Year's Day. Shamsud Din Jabbar drives […]
'X Money' payment system to launch in 2025: X CEO
Hours before the New Year, the CEO of X (formerly Twitter) announced that the platform will launch its payment system, X Money, in 2025. CEO Linda Yaccarino announced in an X post Tuesday afternoon that users are “media” and that “X connects you in ways never before possible.” She went on to mention X TV, […]
Kim Jong Un vows to launch 'toughest' anti-US policy
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office for a second term, Kim Jong-un has vowed to launch a tough anti-American strategy in the coming years. At a five-day Workers' Party conference last week, Kim said North Korea would launch the “severest anti-American counterattack” in the coming years “in the interest of long-term national interests […]