The five-year sole-source contract is for operations and maintenance of SBIRS ground control centers WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin received a $1 billion contract to operate and maintain the ground control systems of the U.S. military’s Space Based Infrared System geostationary satellites, the U.S. Space Force announced June 4. SBIRS is part of the Defense Department’s missile
A top Justice Department official warned Friday that U.S. business leaders need to do more to prepare for an onslaught of ransomware attacks being carried out by overseas states and criminal groups. “The message needs to be to the viewers here, to the CEOs around the country, that you’ve got to be on notice of
In this article LGBT Just in time for Pride Month, Wall Street has its first LGBTQ-focused ETF. ProcureAM, in partnership with LGBTQ Loyalty Holdings, launched the new LGBTQ100 ESG ETF this week. The first-of-its-kind fund uses LGBTQ community data to identify the top 100 companies that most align with the group’s environmental, social, and corporate
Saturday AM: Refresh for updates New Line’s The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It is beating Paramount’s second weekend of A Quiet Place Part II, with an estimated $23.5M+ to $22M but there shouldn’t be any doubts: It’s a solid weekend at the box office, especially as the pandemic calms. Even No. 3 title, Disney’s Cruella is doing well,
Garmin Forerunner 945 LTE and Garmin Forerunner 55 smartwatches have been launched in the US. The smartwatches are aimed at fitness enthusiasts and runners. Garmin Forerunner 945 LTE adds to the company’s premium GPS running and triathlon smartwatch portfolio. One of the USPs of the smartwatch is that if it senses that an incident has
French Montana is pulling a LeBron James, of sorts, with his latest gig — getting in front of the camera for an acting role … in which he’s set to play a fictionalized version of himself. The NY rapper was spotted on set Friday at the Hyatt hotel in NOLA, filming a new flick in
We’re not going to shake a stick at the excitement of big movies dropping on streaming services. Two soon-to-be blockbusters, Awake on Netflix and Infinite on Paramount+, drop this week, as well as a classic horror film from George Romero that has never been seen! That drops on Shudder. Love, Victor and Home Before Dark
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director at the National Institute Of Allergy and Infectious Diseases attends a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to examine the COVID-19 response, focusing on an update from federal officials, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 18, 2021. Anna Moneymaker | Pool | Reuters On April 12, 2020, an
This Monday, Naomi Osaka made the instantly-viral, deeply personal decision to withdraw from the French Open in order to prioritize her mental health. The 23-year-old tennis player explained that she’s “suffered long bouts of depression” and coming into the tournament, she was feeling anxious and wanted to skip the post-game press conferences out of self-care.
Taken from the June 2021 issue of Physics World. Members of the Institute of Physics can enjoy the full issue via the Physics World app. One of the hottest topics in solid-state physics is having a fluid makeover. As Jon Cartwright reports, the consequences of topological behaviours in fluid dynamics could be far-reaching for our
If you enjoy reading Electric Literature, join our mailing list! We’ll send you the best of EL each week, and you’ll be the first to know about upcoming submissions periods and virtual events. While the line “you can’t judge a book by its cover” may still hold some truth, book covers are a work of
WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic has signed an agreement to fly a private researcher on a future suborbital flight, part of efforts diversify its business beyond space tourism. Virgin Galactic announced June 3 that Kellie Gerardi, affiliated with the International Institute of Astronautical Sciences (IIAS), will fly on a future SpaceShipTwo dedicated research flight. Gerardi will
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden responded to the May jobs report on Friday, saying the steady growth in jobs and the decline in unemployment is evidence his economic plan is working. “None of this success is an accident,” said Biden, who spoke in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. “It isn’t luck. It’s due in no small part
Cruise Origin driverless shuttle Cruise Cruise, the autonomous vehicle company that’s majority owned by General Motors, may soon be giving rides in driverless test vehicles to passengers in California. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) said on Friday that Cruise is authorized to give passengers rides in prototype robotaxis. In a public statement, the CPUC
A store advertises a Help Wanted sign in Annapolis, Maryland, on May 12, 2021. JIM WATSON | AFP | Getty Images Long-term unemployment fell for the second straight month in May, an encouraging shift away from the recent near-record levels fueled by the economic carnage of the Covid pandemic. Economists classify long-term unemployment as a
Paramount has just put an untitled A Quiet Place movie on the calendar for March 31, 2023. This is the one that Jeff Nichols is writing and directing which Deadline first told you about. It’s not a threequel. It’s based on an idea from John Krasinski. Pic is very early in development and simply being billed
Apple is working on a new iPad Pro with wireless charging and a redesigned iPad Mini in an attempt to build upon momentum for a category that saw improved sales during the pandemic, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. The company is looking to release the new iPad Pro in 2022 and the iPad Mini later
News Watch the Linda Lindas Perform “Racist, Sexist Boy” and “Claudia Kishi” on Kimmel The Los Angeles punk quartet brought their viral track to late night television By Madison Bloom June 4, 2021 Facebook Twitter The Linda Lindas (Jimmy Kimmel Live/YouTube) Facebook Twitter Los Angeles punk quartet the Linda Lindas were the musical guests on