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Welcome to Edition 8.39 of the Rocket Report! There’s a lot of news to share in the universe of powerful rockets this week, and we’re delighted to sum it up in this week’s edition. The biggest rocket of them all, Starship, had a relatively quiet week as SpaceX aims to launch the vehicle’s next test flight, perhaps sometime in May. The results of that flight and the outcome of Blue Origin’s first attempt to land on the Moon with its Blue Moon cargo lander in the coming months should tell us a lot about NASA’s actual chances of putting astronauts…
As Starmer acknowledged, it is balancing act that strikes at the heart of what freedom and democracy is all about – including the right to protest, while addressing the deep hurt, anger and fear the repeated protests cause for many in the Jewish community. Plenty of the Prime Minister’s critics, in opposition parties and beyond, say they are tired of what they see as warm words and platitudes about antisemitism and want to see concrete action. Source link
US President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as they speak to reporters after meeting during the Group of Seven (G7) Summit at the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada on June 16, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty ImagesU.K. goods exported to the U.S. plunged around 25% following President Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariff blitz and have remained muted since, official data shows. Goods exports to the United States, excluding precious metals, fell by £1.5 billion, or 24.7%, following the introduction of tariffs, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Friday.The statistics…
As we wrote last month, the extent of the shipping delays can probably be blamed on multiple factors. AI-related demand for the desktops and chip shortages are probably factors, but Apple is also said to be planning replacements for both systems with Apple M5-series chips later this year, and it’s common for models to see their ship times slip when replacements are imminent. Cook’s “several months” estimate could easily include the introduction of new models, plus whatever time Apple needs to catch up to pent-up demand afterward. Cook also noted that “customer response to MacBook Neo has been off the…
Apple (AAPL) didn’t just report strong fiscal second quarter earnings yesterday ; it delivered what CEO Tim Cook called the “best March quarter ever.” While the rest of the ‘Mag 7’ is caught up in the artificial intelligence arms race (spending hundreds of billions in capital investment), Apple remains the ultimate shareholder cash machine. By sticking to its decade’s old playbook of buybacks and dividend hikes, it’s reduced share count significantly and supercharged earnings per share (EPS) growth to 22%. Truly a masterclass in operational efficiency by Tim Cook. I want to use options to possibly own more Apple exposure…
Trump says he will raise tariff on autos from European Union to 25% Source link
The control strategies for the double-clutch paddle-shift gearbox have also been improved, cutting shift times at the expense of a bit of refinement. But then that’s the point: If you want a soothing luxury SUV, many other companies will sell you one. Ferrari buyers want the feeling of the next gear engaging to be a little more brutal, particularly if they’re in one of the more permissive traction and stability control settings (or if those are disengaged entirely). In manual mode, that happens when you shift above 5,500 rpm, Ferrari tells us. To let people know you spent an as-yet-unannounced…
Bitcoin surged in April, but its run could be on shaky ground, according to crypto data provider CryptoQuant.The flagship crypto coin gained 12.7% for the month, registering back-to-back monthly gains and its best month since April 2025. It eked out a nearly 2% gain in March, following five consecutive down months. Ether gained 8% in the same period, also its second up month in a row and best month since August.Perpetual futures — the dominant source of leveraged crypto trading activity — was the “sole driver” of the rally, however, according to CryptoQuant. The firm’s apparent demand metric, which tracks…
Analysis-Record US biofuel targets to test biodiesel industry after slow year Source link
Is it just “fear-based marketing”? The new results for GPT-5.5 suggest that, when it comes to cybersecurity risk, Mythos Preview was likely not “a breakthrough specific to one model” but rather “a byproduct of more general improvements in long-horizon autonomy, reasoning, and coding,” AISI writes. In a recent interview with the Core Memory podcast, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman criticized what he calls “fear-based marketing” in promoting limited releases for certain AI models. While he said he’s “sure Mythos is a great model for cybersecurity,” he added that “it is clearly incredible marketing to say, ‘We have built a bomb. We…