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AUSTIN, Texas — Astronauts on the International Space Station said they disagreed with Elon Musk’s claim that the station was past its prime and should be deorbited in as soon as two years.Speaking to reporters March 4, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been on the station since June on a flawed Starliner test flight, and Nick Hague, the commander of the Crew-9 mission that will bring the two back with him later this month, addressed political issues like an early retirement of the ISS and Musk’s claim he offered NASA an early return of the Starliner…
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Foot Locker said Wednesday it expects another year of deep discounts in the sneaker industry as its largest brand partner Nike continues its reset and relies on markdowns to clear through stale inventory. The footwear giant delivered mix results for its holiday quarter, beating Wall Street’s expectations on earnings but falling short on sales. In the year ahead, it anticipates that trend will reverse. For fiscal 2025, Foot Locker is expecting profits to be lower than Wall Street estimated, while the high end of its comparable sales guidance is better than analysts had forecast, according to LSEG and StreetAccount. Here’s how Foot…
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Stephen Watson served in the Marines for 22 years and receives care through the Department of Veterans Affairs for a traumatic brain injury. He supports President Donald Trump and adviser Elon Musk’s cost-cutting program — even if it affects the VA. “We’re no better because we’re veterans,” said Watson, 68, of Jesup, Georgia. “We all need to take a step back and realize that everybody’s gonna have to take a little bit on the chin to get these budget matters under control.” Gregg Bafundo served during the first Gulf War and has nerve damage to his…
Google is introducing four new features on Android that are designed to protect users from scam messages, help them share their location securely, track prices while browsing the web, and stay entertained while their vehicle is parked. The company says that its new scam detection feature on Google Messages uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify messages and shows users a real-time warning, and the detection is done privately, on the user’s smartphone. These features are expected to roll out to Android handsets in the coming weeks.Google Messages Updated With Real-Time AI-Powered Scam DetectionThe company says that the new AI-powered Scam…
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USArsonists hit two Tesla electric vehicle facilities this week — charging stations near Boston, Massachusetts, and a dealership in France — as company CEO Elon Musk continues to slash thousands of federal jobs via his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).A dozen Tesla cars were ignited outside a French dealership in Toulouse Sunday evening. Eight of the vehicles were gutted and four were badly damaged. The local prosecutor’s…
Stark Energie, a subsidiary of Stark Energy, has sold a 127MWp solar portfolio to Greencells, marking its first such divestment in Germany. As part of the transaction, Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) advised on the signing of a joint project development agreement between Stark Energie and Greencells for three projects up to ready-to-build status. This partnership strengthens both companies in the German PV market, bringing together Stark Energie’s project development experience and Greencells’ EPC and O&M expertise. Stark Energie is a renewable energy developer specialising in German solar PV projects and part of UK-based Stark Energy Group. It has…
Microsoft has announced the rollout of a new update for the Copilot for Windows app. Testers registered with the Windows Insider Program can download the update via the Microsoft Store, through which they can access the changes. It includes a new user interface (UI) which introduces a side panel featuring all the conversations with the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. Additionally, Microsoft has also rolled out a native Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) app.This development builds upon the rollout of the native Copilot app for Windows in December 2024 which replaced the previously available progressive web app (PWA) experience.Copilot for Windows…
Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The…
Este artículo también está disponible en español. An analyst has pointed out how the 50-week moving average (MA) of Bitcoin has historically acted as a sort of magnet for the asset’s price. 50-Week MA Is Currently Situated At $75,500 For Bitcoin In a new post on X, analyst Ali Martinez has discussed about the 50-week MA of Bitcoin. An “MA” is a technical analysis indicator that calculates the average value of any asset’s price over a given period of time and as its name suggests, moves in time, updating its value according to the changes in the price itself. Related…