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WASHINGTON — Italian smallsat developer Argotec has unveiled a new modular satellite bus design that it believes provides flexibility in accommodating a wide range payloads.The company announced the Hawk Plus satellite design March 11 during the Satellite 2025 conference. The design uses modular panels that can be swapped out using a plug-and-play architecture to accommodate different mission needs.“What we are introducing is one flexible platform which, on one hand, is standardized enough to offer a high level of industrialization, but on the other hand, is designed to accommodate flexibility and to evolve over time in order to cope with different…

Ulta Beauty on Thursday issued weak guidance for the year ahead as it navigates a series of internal missteps, rising competition and what it called “consumer uncertainty.”The retailer, which appointed Kecia Steelman as its new CEO in January, said it’s expecting comparable sales to be flat or grow 1% in 2025, while analysts had anticipated they would rise by 1.2%, according to StreetAccount. It’s expecting full-year earnings to be between $22.50 and $22.90, lower than expectations of $23.47, according to LSEG. Ulta is the latest company to forecast a rocky year ahead. While it factored uncertain consumer spending into its guidance, the…

TIGARD, Ore. (AP) — Gunshots were fired at a Tesla dealership in Oregon on Thursday for the second time in a week in ongoing vandalism and protests around the country since CEO Elon Musk became a key figure in the Trump administration.Around 4:15 a.m., more than a dozen shots were fired around the electric vehicle dealership in the Portland suburb of Tigard, according to the Tigard Police Department. The shooting caused extensive damage to cars and showroom windows, police said. No one was hurt.A similar shooting happened on March 6 at the same location. Police said they continue to work…

Almost a decade ago, when his first campaign for the presidency was a mere publicity stunt, Donald Trump amused his audience at a meeting at Dordt College, Sioux Center, Iowa with a rather prescient quip: “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, OK? It’s, like, incredible.”Well, despite the Supreme Court’s foolhardy decision to grant him blanket presidential immunity, things haven’t yet quite deteriorated that far. But recent, ever-more dictatorial behaviour on the part of Trump brings his “joke” to mind again.It illuminates a question that becomes more pressing, more…

Reason to trust Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Created by industry experts and meticulously reviewed The highest standards in reporting and publishing Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. Este artículo también está disponible en español. In the ongoing debate over Bitcoin’s market trajectory, two prominent crypto analysts have shared contrasting viewpoints on X, underscoring the community’s divided sentiment. While one maintains that a drastic downturn remains possible, the other posits that the worst of…

President Donald Trump, taking questions from reporters on Thursday, touted that “a lot of great things are happening.”But Americans, nearly eight weeks into Trump’s second tour of duty in the White House, seem divided on the job he’s doing steering the country.Trump’s approval rating stood in negative territory at 42%-53% among registered voters nationwide in a new Quinnipiac University national poll conducted March 6-10 and released on Thursday.That’s down from 46% approval and 43% disapproval in Quinnipiac’s survey from late January, in the days after Trump’s second inauguration.NEW POLLS FLASH WARNING SIGNS FOR TRUMP ON THIS KEY ISSUE President Donald…

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WASHINGTON — Defense contractor L3Harris Technologies plans to leverage artificial intelligence partnerships to enhance the Pentagon’s ambitious Golden Dome missile defense initiative, a senior executive said.The Golden Dome program, established through a Trump administration executive order, aims to create a comprehensive shield protecting the United States against an array of missile threats, including ballistic, hypersonic and advanced cruise missiles.L3Harris, which has secured over $2 billion in missile-tracking satellite contracts from the Space Force’s Space Development Agency and the Missile Defense Agency, intends to incorporate AI and machine learning (ML) technologies developed through partnerships with Palantir Technologies and Shield AI into…

Reason to trust Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Created by industry experts and meticulously reviewed The highest standards in reporting and publishing Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. Este artículo también está disponible en español. A popular meme coin has shown signs of recovery as it entered bullish territory with analysts showing optimism for the future of the crypto in the upcoming months. Analysts predict that Dogecoin’s current momentum will push it to a possible…

Snoop Dogg attends the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Qualification on day two of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games at Bercy Arena in Paris on July 28, 2024.Arturo Holmes | Getty Images Sport | Getty ImagesComcast and the International Olympic Committee have agreed on a new deal that expands the company’s broadcast reach and extends its media rights for the Olympic Games through 2036.In a Thursday news release, the committee said the roughly $3 billion agreement elevates Comcast from a media rights holder to a “strategic partner.” Comcast and the organization will collaborate on broadcast infrastructure, in-venue distribution and U.S. digital advertising,…