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Overview: The Space Force, still in its infancy at five years old, must overcome systemic issues, including inadequate resources, unclear roles, and a lack of warfighting ethos, says a new report by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force lacks the resources and warrior mentality needed to compete with China in an increasingly militarized space domain, according to a new report that challenges the service’s fundamental strategy.The report, released Feb. 19 by the Mitchell Institute’s Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence, takes direct aim at Space Force Chief Gen. Chance Saltzman’s “theory of success” framework, arguing…
Beleaguered retailer Forever 21 is in talks with liquidators about future steps for the fast fashion company, according to people familiar with the matter — a sign that it’s struggling to find a buyer as it mulls a second bankruptcy filing.The company has been looking for a buyer to stave off extinction, the people said, and in early January announced it was exploring strategic options. However, opening up the discussion to include liquidators gives Forever 21 the option to use those proceeds to pay back creditors if it can’t find a buyer.It could be difficult for Forever 21 to find…
House Democrats have a new coordinated pressure campaign aimed at restricting Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), based on leveraging the GOP’s razor-thin majority.Recent days have seen Democratic lawmakers take to both traditional and social media to publicly urge “just three House Republicans” to cross the aisle and vote for a bill designed to stop Musk from accessing U.S. citizens’ records in the Department of Treasury. “I’m supporting the Taxpayer Data Protection Act because it will protect Americans’ private data from Elon Musk and his reckless DOGE employees,” Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nev., wrote on X. “Republican leadership has to let…
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…
Tesla has been preparing its Gigafactory Berlin production plant in Germany for a European takeover, performed strictly by the new Model Y, a design that will launch across the world with deliveries coming soon. The American automaker’s German production plant has seen manufacturing lines transition from producing the older version of the Model Y to the new one, codenamed “Juniper,” over the past few weeks. On Monday, Tesla officially launched consistent production of the new Model Y at Giga Berlin, according to a report from German media outlet rbb24, which said that, since Sunday evening, only the new version of the…
Este artículo también está disponible en español. The collaboration will offer miners an institutional-grade self-custody solution via Ledger Enterprise, empowering them with cutting-edge hardware and robust digital asset protection. A successful pilot of a forthcoming zero-interest loan program is also underway. February 19, 2025, Hong Kong — Uminers, a leading distributor of cryptocurrency mining equipment and pioneer in turnkey mining solutions, today announced an upcoming strategic collaboration with Ledger, the world leader in digital asset security for consumers and enterprises. This collaboration will leverage Ledger Enterprise’s self-custody platform for corporations to further enhance the security and scalability of Uminers’ global…
Elon Musk speaks as one of his young sons and President Donald Trump listen in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., Feb. 11, 2025.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersAs Elon Musk continues to look for ways to cut federal spending through the Department of Government Efficiency, he has raised questions as to just how long some Social Security beneficiaries have been receiving payments.With a “cursory examination” of Social Security, “we’ve got people in there that are 150 years old now,” Musk said during a Feb. 11 CNN interview.In recent days, he re-upped those claims on social media platform…
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said it has uncovered that the U.S. government currently has more than 4 million active credit cards on its books.”The US government currently has ~4.6M active credit cards/accounts, which processed ~90M unique transactions for ~$40B of spend[ing] in FY24,” DOGE said in a post on X on Tuesday. Attached to the post was a breakdown of multiple federal agencies and their credit card use, with the Department of Defense leading the way in both the number of transactions (about 27.2 million), and number of individual accounts (roughly 2.4 million).TRUMP ISSUES WARNING ABOUT WASTEFUL SPENDING, ORDERS…
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…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk reiterated claims in a televised interview that NASA astronauts were “abandoned” on the International Space Station for political reasons, an allegation that appears unsupported by evidence.In a joint interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity broadcast Feb. 18, Hannity noted plans by Musk’s company “to help rescue next month two astronauts that I think were abandoned” on the ISS. That is a reference to NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been on the ISS since June on the flawed Crew Flight Test mission of Boeing’s CST-100…