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WASHINGTON — United Launch Alliance (ULA) President and CEO Tory Bruno expressed confidence in his company’s ability to meet ambitious launch targets for its new Vulcan Centaur vehicle despite the rocket still awaiting final certification from the U.S. Space Force following an anomaly during its second demonstration flight in October 2024.“Vulcan is on track, it’s actually been a pretty clean development,” Bruno said on the “Space Minds” podcast hosted by SpaceNews. Bruno shared that ULA has six Vulcan rockets currently in production while awaiting the Space Force’s decision to clear the vehicle for national security space missions, reflecting ULA’s commitment…

Este artículo también está disponible en español. Dogecoin (DOGE) is currently trading below the $0.25 level after experiencing massive volatility and price swings in recent days. As the crypto market faces a broad correction, meme coins, including DOGE, have been some of the most affected assets, with bulls struggling to regain momentum. Related Reading Despite multiple attempts to push higher, DOGE has remained under pressure, failing to reclaim key resistance levels. Investors are closely watching whether bulls can regain control or if further downside is ahead. The uncertainty has left traders cautious, with many waiting for a strong signal of…

Michael Siluk | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesDine Brands hopes to boost sales this year with a wider swath of value meals and buzzier advertising after a rough 2024 for Applebee’s and IHOP.”We had a soft year in 2024, which disappoints us, but we’re focused on improving that in 2025,” Dine Brands CEO John Peyton told CNBC. “We’ve got to have compelling messages and compelling promotions and compelling reasons to drive traffic into the restaurants.”Dine on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter U.S. same-store sales dropped 4.7% at Applebee’s and 2.8% at IHOP, ending the year with four straight quarters…

Google Shopping, the company’s product discovery platform, is getting upgraded with several new artificial intelligence (AI) features. Announced on Wednesday, these new features will enable them to find and experience new products before making purchases. The new AI tools are aimed at the apparel and makeup categories, and the company said that they were built by bringing together Google’s AI models with the platform’s Shopping Graph. These new tools will let users generate images of apparel and find a similar product, see how a makeup item would look on them, and more.In a blog post, the company detailed the new…

WASHINGTON — An Ariane 6 launched a reconnaissance satellite for the French military March 6 on the second flight of the European rocket.The Ariane 6 lifted off from the European spaceport at Kourou, French Guiana, at 11:24 a.m. Eastern on a mission designated VA263. The rocket quickly soared out of view into cloudy skies above the spaceport. Payload deployment took place a little more than an hour after liftoff following a second burn of the upper stage.The payload was CSO-3, the third and final in a series of reconnaissance satellites known as Composante Spatiale Optique for the French military. CSO-3,…

My name is Godspower Owie, and I was born and brought up in Edo State, Nigeria. I grew up with my three siblings who have always been my idols and mentors, helping me to grow and understand the way of life. My parents are literally the backbone of my story. They’ve always supported me in good and bad times and never for once left my side whenever I feel lost in this world. Honestly, having such amazing parents makes you feel safe and secure, and I won’t trade them for anything else in this world. I was exposed to the…

iOS 18.4 Beta 2 update was released for iPhone developers and testers on Monday. The update brings much-awaited visual intelligence features to compatible smartphones. It also includes another artificial intelligence (AI) feature that will enable users to quickly understand the overall summary of apps and games in the App Store. Dubbed Review Summaries, the feature will be part of the Apple Intelligence suite, and will be available in all devices that support the technology. Alongside, the App Store now also supports natural language search queries.Apple Adds New AI Feature to App StoreAccording to the tech giant, the iOS 18.4 Beta 2…

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A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high net worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. While family offices pride themselves on investing for the long term, this week’s tariff volatility and confusion around government policy is causing many to slow their deal-making, according to experts. The S & P 500 was down 1.3% on Thursday alone, and all three major averages were down roughly 3% so far this week on the implementation of tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China.…

Microsoft unveiled two new artificial intelligence (AI) agents for enterprises on Wednesday. These agents are adept in various tasks in sales operations, and can assist professionals by automating time-consuming workloads. The company introduced these two AI agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot, and businesses can now access them and integrate them into their business data. The two agents are called Sales Agent and Sales Chat, and the Redmond-based tech giant claims that they can help in converting contacts into qualified leads and speed up the sales cycle.Microsoft Releases New Sales AgentsIn a blog post, Microsoft’s Jared Spataro, Chief Marketing Officer, AI…