The Boeing Starliner astronauts have returned to Earth after nine long months stuck in space—but their $150,000 salary won’t come with overtime

The Boeing Starliner astronauts have returned to Earth after nine long months stuck in space—but their $150,000 salary won’t come with overtime

The internet has been rife with second-hand anxiety over the Boeing Starliner astronauts’ being stranded in space for nine months. They initially launched their test flight in June 2024, anticipating the trip would only take over a week. But after several of Boeing’s Starliner capsule Calypso’s thrusters failed during docking, the two astronauts were stuck…

‘47 Ronin’ director arrested on charges of swindling Netflix out of $11 million he used on crypto, a fleet of Rolls-Royces and a Ferrari

‘47 Ronin’ director arrested on charges of swindling Netflix out of $11 million he used on crypto, a fleet of Rolls-Royces and a Ferrari

A Hollywood writer-director was arrested Tuesday on charges that he swindled $11 million from Netflix for a sci-fi show that never aired, instead steering the cash toward cryptocurrency investments and a series of lavish purchases that included a fleet of Rolls-Royces and a Ferrari. Carl Erik Rinsch — perhaps best known for directing the film…

 Sequoia Capital to cut policy team and shutter Washington, D.C. office just as the tech industry increases its visibility under Trump

 Sequoia Capital to cut policy team and shutter Washington, D.C. office just as the tech industry increases its visibility under Trump

Sequoia Capital, one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent venture capital firms, is laying off its Washington, D.C.-based policy team and shuttering its office there, just as some tech-related companies try to increase their visibility in the U.S. capital after President Trump’s re-election. The changes will take effect at the end of March and impact three…

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called GTC a Super Bowl where there are no losers — then he tackled concerns about China’s DeepSeek

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called GTC a Super Bowl where there are no losers — then he tackled concerns about China’s DeepSeek

Clad in his signature black leather, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang took center stage at Nvidia GTC on Tuesday, defending the chip maker’s dominance in the industry and touting the impact it could have on DeepSeek.  The event drew more than 25,000 people to the SAP Center’s National Hockey League arena, and Huang opened the keynote by…

A free trip to Mars, free burgers for life, and $1 million: what a perfect March Madness bracket could win you as Warren Buffett and Elon Musk chip in

A free trip to Mars, free burgers for life, and $1 million: what a perfect March Madness bracket could win you as Warren Buffett and Elon Musk chip in

If you want to be one of the first people to step foot on Mars for free, now’s your chance: you just have to be unworldly at predicting basketball games. Elon Musk’s X Bracket Challenge is offering basketball fans a free trip to the Red Planet on SpaceX’s Starship vehicle if you can correctly pick…

Dolce & Gabbana looks beyond fashion to safeguard independence

Dolce & Gabbana looks beyond fashion to safeguard independence

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Americans see growing risk they’ll get turned down for loans

Americans see growing risk they’ll get turned down for loans

A growing share of US consumers say they’re not seeking loans because they expect to be refused amid tight credit conditions, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.  The share of discouraged borrowers, defined as respondents who said they needed credit but didn’t apply because they didn’t expect to get approved,…

Four teens charged for alleged pistol-whipping, attempted Bitcoin robbery of OnlyFans influencer

Four teens charged for alleged pistol-whipping, attempted Bitcoin robbery of OnlyFans influencer

Four teenagers in Houston, Texas, were charged Thursday for assaulting and trying to steal Bitcoin and Ethereum from an OnlyFans influencer in early March. Kaitlyn Siragusa, known online as “Amouranth,” was sleeping in her home in northwest Houston when three men broke into her room and demanded cryptocurrency, reported FOX 26. Siragusa had previously posted…

Bill Gates says Satya Nadella was ‘almost’ passed over for Microsoft CEO role

Bill Gates says Satya Nadella was ‘almost’ passed over for Microsoft CEO role

While Microsoft might be synonymous with the leadership of Bill Gates, it is Satya Nadella who has guided the business to a record share price and positioned the business as a key competitor in the AI and cloud computing markets. Yet Gates, the man who founded the business now worth $2.9 trillion, said Nadella was…

Storm that spawned tornadoes, dust storms and wildfires that killed at least 39 people moves into eastern U.S.

Storm that spawned tornadoes, dust storms and wildfires that killed at least 39 people moves into eastern U.S.

A dynamic storm that prompted foreboding predictions of dangerous weekend weather spawned tornadoes, dust storms and wildfires that killed at least 39 people and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses. The weakening but still volatile weather system was moving Monday into the U.S. Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, bringing thunderstorms, hail, damaging winds and the potential for more tornadoes….