Palantir Technologies’ stock price has surged over 600% since the start of last year, making its CEO Alex Karp a wealthy man. In 2023 alone, Karp sold nearly $2 billion worth of shares, with most of that value coming from a single month around the presidential election. Karp’s sales were part of a 10b5-1 trading … Read more
Major League Baseball (MLB) is ending its seven-year television contract with ESPN, effective after the 2025 season. The sides agreed to a seven-year deal in 2021 worth $550 million annually. This marks the end of over three decades of partnership that included playoff coverage and iconic broadcasts like “Sunday Night Baseball.” ESPN cited discipline and … Read more
Science journalist and author Ed Yong has shared his personal story of struggling with burnout after covering the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic. His exhaustive reporting earned him a Pulitzer Prize, making him a leading public interpreter of the illness. However, the toll of his work left him feeling exhausted. Since leaving his position … Read more
Manchester United staged a late comeback at Goodison Park, overturning a 96th-minute penalty decision that had given Everton a 2-0 lead. The Red Devils’ fightback was sparked by referee Andrew Madley’s decision to award the penalty after video assistant referee VAR advised him to review the incident. United captain Bruno Fernandes curled in a 72nd-minute … Read more
The 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming and Diving Championships continued in Greensboro, North Carolina, with Virginia holding the lead on the women’s side after day four. The Cavaliers accumulated 1040.5 points, surpassing Stanford by 102.5 points. Alex Walsh won her first individual title of the meet, claiming the 200 fly with a time of 1:52.37, … Read more
NASA’s preparations for its lunar gateway project are underway. The Habitation Logistics Outpost (HALO) core module is set to embark on a journey to the US, where it will undergo series of checks before joining the gateway in orbit around the Moon. Currently at Thales Alenia Aerospace’s facility in Italy, the HALO module is scheduled … Read more
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has confirmed that it was targeted in a massive hack, with approximately $1.5 billion worth of digital currency stolen. The breach occurred when an attacker manipulated a routine transfer of Ethereum between digital wallets, transferring the crypto to an unknown address. Despite the theft, Bybit’s CEO, Ben Zhou, reassured customers that their … Read more
A recent case of Constance Meyer’s hacking cough has highlighted the importance of recognizing gender differences in medical symptoms, particularly in heart disease. Comments from readers emphasize the significance of considering family history and personal health awareness in diagnosing medical conditions. This emphasizes the need for healthcare professionals to take into account individual characteristics when … Read more
NASA has awarded a contract worth around $100 million to Elon Musk’s SpaceX to provide launch services for the agency’s near-Earth object surveyor mission. The mission aims to detect and observe asteroids and comets that pose an impact threat to Earth. Scheduled to launch no earlier than September 2027, the Falcon 9 rocket will depart … Read more
Gateway is a crucial lunar waystation that serves as a pivotal stepping stone for the Artemis missions and future Mars exploration. Astronauts and NASA experts emphasize its role in revolutionizing science and craft on and around the Moon. The International Space Station (ISS) was not present at the time of the Apollo missions, so the … Read more