WASHINGTON — The latest in a series of delays in a test campaign for the core stage of the Space Launch System now leaves “very little margin” in the schedule for its launch next November, NASA managers said Dec. 10. NASA had planned to conduct a test known as a “wet dress rehearsal” of the
German regulators launched an investigation Thursday into Facebook over the company’s decision to link its Oculus virtual reality products to the social network, authorities said. The Federal Cartel Office, or Bundeskartellamt, said it had initiated abuse proceedings over Facebook’s plans to require users of the latest Quest 2 virtual reality glasses produced by Oculus to
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., December 10, 2020. Erin Scott | Reuters Few signs of progress toward a coronavirus relief deal emerged Thursday as Congress inches closer to letting millions of Americans fall deeper into financial peril. They will have to wait longer
Exclusive Lil Wayne is deep in the hole with his ex-manager to the tune of more than $20 mil … at least according to a new lawsuit. According to docs, obtained by TMZ, Ronald Sweeney claims Wayne hired him in 2005 to help renegotiate his deal with Cash Money. You’ll recall Weezy beefed with Cash
President-elect Joe Biden’s Covid advisory board member Dr. Atul Gawande told CNBC that the Covid-19 vaccine rollout “is a Herculean operation” with potential hitches along the way as Pfizer’s Covid vaccine just took a big step toward FDA approval for emergency use. “The biggest challenge is going to be both production and then getting it into
This morning, I woke up to one single plaid coat splashed all over my Instagram feed. The look gave off a vibe that you’d associate with rustic cabins and long hikes through the forest. Naturally, it came from pop icon Taylor Swift. The singer announced she’ll be dropping a folkloresister album called evermore at midnight
Enchanted 2 has officially been confirmed by Disney for an upcoming release on the streaming service Disney+. This follows years of rumors and rumblings that the live-action musical comedy Enchanted would be getting a sequel, as despite efforts reportedly being made at Disney, the project just couldn’t seem to get off the ground. This year,
Sometimes closure doesn’t mean everything is closed. It opens the door for more issues. It appears that when it comes to the heavier storylines this season, AMLT drafted David Giuntoli’s Eddie for all the angst and heartbreak. Meanwhile, for the most part, everyone else’s current issues got wrapped in a bow or are progressing forward
Find the perfect gift for the writer or reader in your life in our online store. Take 20% your entire order with the code STAYHOME2020, now through Christmas! In The Party Upstairs, Ruby—out of college, out of work, and newly out of a relationship—reminisces often about her senior thesis, a series of dioramas depicting the
Jason Kempin | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Best Buy — Shares of the retailer slipped 2.4% after Goldman Sachs downgraded the stock to sell from neutral. The investment firm said in a note to clients that Best Buy is “one of the best run
Each December, Physics World selects its Top 10 Breakthroughs of the year. Watch this video to find out which research has made it onto this year’s shortlist. On Thursday 17 December, one of the ten will be crowned Physics World’s Breakthrough of the Year 2020. In addition to having been reported in Physics World in 2020, our
UPDATED with latest: Universal has had second thoughts in this pandemic environment where fewer theaters are open, and will open its Bob Odenkirk action thriller Nobody on February 26, which was one of the pic’s former release dates before they opted for February 19. I hear that the studio is giving some distance from the pic’s
WASHINGTON — Launch integration company TriSept has purchased a launch from Relativity Space that it plans to use for a smallsat rideshare mission as soon as 2022. TriSept announced the contract Dec. 10 for a launch of Relativity’s Terran 1 rocket no earlier than 2022. The launch will take place either from Cape Canaveral Space
The new Apple MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini with the Apple M1 SoC have kickstarted the company’s multi-year transition from Intel CPUs to its own in-house silicon. Apple’s previous pivotal computing shift came about 15 years ago when it announced its transition from the PowerPC architecture to Intel CPUs, and now it’s doing
President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to lead the State Department co-founded a business advisory firm that helped launch a little-known venture capital fund with a heavy national security portfolio. Antony Blinken, Biden’s choice to be secretary of State, co-founded WestExec Advisors in 2017 with other former government officials, including Michele Flournoy, a former undersecretary of Defense
Jazz legend Archie Shepp has teamed up with Jason Moran, the Director for Jazz at the Kennedy Center, for a new collaborative album. Let My People Go is out February 5 on Archieball. Listen to the first single from the new album—a new recording of “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child”—below. Read Pitchfork’s Sunday
Scarlett Johansson stars as Natasha Romanoff, AKA Black Widow, in Marvel’s “Black Widow.” Disney | Marvel It’s been a week since AT&T’s WarnerMedia shocked Hollywood with its plan to release its entire 2021 movie slate on HBO Max at the same time the movies hit theaters. Don’t expect other streaming services to follow suit —
How is Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s relationship doing four months after Kardashian and West took a “make it or break it” vacation for their marriage in August? Entertainment Tonight got an update from a source who said things are still hard, and Kardashian is tired of it, but the two remain together. Kardashian also