Month: August 2024
Brazil blocks Musk’s X
X missed a deadline imposed by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes to name a legal representative in Brazil, triggering the suspension. It marks an escalation in the monthslong feud between Musk and de Moraes over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation. Brazil started blocking Elon Musk’s social media platform X early Saturday, making it
Gearbox’s Risk of Rain 2 Expansion
In 2022 when Gearbox acquired Risk of Rain, the fans seemed unhappy as they felt the studio would somehow ruin the game. Thus, here it comes again, the Gearbox studio had made an expansion for Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm is out and it’s a complete junk.The cost of the expansion increases
Warren Buffett Sells Apple Stocks
Warren Buffett is considered by many as one of the greatest investors of all time. The longevity of his success is remarkable, starting as a public investor in the 1950s after establishing his own investment partnership.Buffett typically holds his equity positions a long time, so it can create quite a stir when he starts selling
Uber Robotaxi dream
The Uber CEO had just announced the sale of the ride-hailing giant’s self-driving car unit to rival Aurora in exchange for a minority stake in the Pittsburgh-based company through a $40 million investment. Uber is ramping up its partnerships with former competitors that are working on autonomous vehicles. It wants to give its over 150
Beijing and Philippines collides in southern china sea
China has accused a Philippines coast guard ship of deliberately colliding with a Chinese vessel in the latest flareup of tensions over disputed waters and maritime features in the South China Sea. China is rapidly expanding its military and has become increasingly assertive in pursuing its claim to virtually the entire South China Sea which
Crowdstike adds value after outage
CrowdStrike’s single-platform solution covers both cloud and on-premises systems and networks, so customers looking to make a switch to competitors like Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) is feasible but costly. Transitioning would require customers to purchase multiple platforms for the similar hybrid-environment coverage that Crowdstike provides, leading to additional expenses and training challenges for cybersecurity staff
Brazilian court could suspend X operations in the country
The justice, Alexandre de Moraes, has threatened to suspend social media giant X nationwide if its billionaire owner Elon Musk doesn’t swiftly comply with one of his orders. Musk has responded with insults, including calling de Moraes a “tyrant” and “a dictator.” De Moraes’ order is based on Brazilian law requiring foreign companies to have
NASA Artemis mission
In 2019, NASA awarded a $383 million contract to Bechtel to design and build a second mobile launcher that will be used to transport the SLS rocket to its launchpad for the upcoming Artemis 4 mission, scheduled for launch in September 2028. At the time, Bechtel was supposed to deliver the launcher by March 2023.NASA’s
Putin visit to Mongolia
Under the court’s founding treaty, the Rome Statute, ICC members are bound to detain suspects for whom an arrest warrant has been issued by the court if they set foot on their soil But the court doesn’t have any enforcement mechanism. The Kremlin says it has “no worries” about President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming visit to
Ukraine F-16 crashes
The F-16s have “demonstrated high efficiency” and downed four Russian cruise missiles, it added. Ukraine said Russia launched more than 200 missiles and drones that day targeting the energy sector. The jets’ arrival was a milestone for Ukraine in the fight against the full-scale invasion Russia launched 2-1/2 years ago. One of Ukraine’s F-16 fighter