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File: A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber takes off from RAF Fairford on March 19, 2026 in Fairford, England. Leon Neal | Getty ImagesA U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed on Monday shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California’s Mojave Desert, and all eight crew members aboard were presumed to have been killed, the base said. The eight-engine, jet-powered aircraft, built to carry nuclear and conventional bombs, was on a routine test mission when it went down, Edwards said in a statement about four hours after the crash. Aerial video footage of…
Mondelez names consumer goods veteran Amit Banati as CFO Source link
Andøya’s location near a rich offshore fishery has also generated tension. The skipper of the longline fishing boat within the launch hazard area during Isar’s March launch attempt told local media he stayed in the keep-out zone to retrieve tangled gear. He also refused to leave the area where a German bombing exercise was set to occur last October, but rejected any accusation of sabotage. The test range is an important part of Norway’s military partnership with Germany. Olafur Einarsson, captain of the fishing vessel, argued for local interests in an interview with the newspaper Kyst og Fjord: “For us…
A sports-themed display in a Beijing mall ahead of the World Cup kickoff on June 11, 2026.CNBC | Yin Hon ChowBEIJING — Long gone are the days when catching World Cup soccer games on the go meant buying a portable mini television set.Instead, consumers in China can just whip out their phones. Soccer is popular in China, even if the national team hasn’t qualified for the World Cup since 2002.”We mostly watch on smartphones, very little on TV,” said Faye Jin. “The TV at home is basically not used. Maybe to watch some competitions we will turn on the TV at…
US closes probe into 2024 Delta Air Lines meltdown sparked by CrowdStrike outage Source link
The upper stage from a commercial Chinese rocket that launched last week has broken apart in space, spreading debris in a heavily trafficked part of low-Earth orbit home to the International Space Station and a significant portion of SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network. The breakup occurred shortly after the Zhuque-2E rocket reached orbit on June 9 with two satellites providing direct-to-cell communications, perhaps around the time the upper stage was expected to perform a disposal burn. The US Space Force confirmed the breakup event in a post on space-track.org, a website used by the military to distribute orbit data to the…
Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair Michael Selig weighed into the perpetual futures debate in a Monday appearance on CNBC’s “Fast Money,” defending his agency’s decision to approve the asset domestically.Selig said that incumbents will always fear the future, but that the commission is looking to onshore products that are being developed internationally to ensure they can be made safely under robust regulations.”It’s time to approve regulated futures contracts that have no expiration date,” he said. “We’re going to make sure the product’s available, but it’s well regulated here in the U.S.”In late May, the CFTC approved prediction market platform Kalshi…
Newmont names Brian Tabolt CFO as part of leadership overhaul Source link
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has said that age-verification requirements harm privacy by requiring more collection of personal information from users of all ages. Banning social media also prevents kids from accessing useful content, the group said. “Beyond being spaces where people can share funny videos and engage with enjoyable content, social media enables young people to engage with the world in a way that transcends their in-person realm, as well as find information they may not feel safe to access offline, such as about family abuse or their sexuality,” the EFF said in March as the UK discussions were progressing.…
CrowdStrike Holdings still looks attractive amid a broader artificial intelligence-linked cybersecurity boom, even after a recent impressive rally, Virtus Investment Partners chief market strategist Joe Terranova told CNBC’s ” Halftime Report ” on Monday. The investor noted that CrowdStrike has more room to run, even after soaring 83% since April 10. Demand for cybersecurity solutions is “really strong” as broad artificial intelligence adoption raises concern that software will be hacked, Terranova added. “I’m buying the momentum,” Terranova said. “You can’t be afraid of price when the momentum factor is in control.” Interest in solutions that detect and repair vulnerabilities in…