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The Federal Aviation Administration briefly halted flights to several Florida airports on Thursday night after a SpaceX Starship testing failure.The incident marks the second time this year that SpaceX experienced a mishap during a flight test of Starship resulting in debris raining down and commercial flights disrupted.Affected airports included Miami International Airport, which is an American Airlines hub, and airports serving Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and Orlando, Florida.The regulator said, in a statement on Thursday, it is now requiring SpaceX to “perform a mishap investigation into the loss of the Starship vehicle during launch operations on March 6.”During the…
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Aun Abbas Buppi in a case registered against him by the Punjab Wildlife Department led to furore in the Senate session on Thursday, with a heated exchange between the chair and Senator Manzoor Kakar. The house met here with Deputy Chairman Syedaal Khan Nasar in the chair. At the outset, Opposition Leader Shibli Faraz informed the house about the arrest of Buppi at 8:30am. He claimed that Buppi’s house had been vandalised and asked whether the Senate chairman was informed before the arrest. Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar confirmed the arrest…
Trump says he sent message to Iran’s leader urging negotiations, but Tehran says it hasn’t received a letter.Iran says it has yet to receive a letter from President Donald Trump after the US leader said he had sent one seeking talks with the country’s leadership about its nuclear programme. “We have not received such a letter so far,” a spokesman for Iran’s embassy said on Friday. The comments come after Trump said he sent a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, seeking negotiations over a new deal with Tehran to restrain its rapidly advancing nuclear programme. Iran’s Foreign Minister…
A Palantir Technologies TITAN, Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node, for military defense field intelligence deployment, is displayed at the companys booth during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada on Jan. 5, 2023.Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty ImagesPalantir is rolling out its first two artificial intelligence-enabled systems to the U.S. Army, the company said Friday.The Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node systems, or TITAN, act as a mobile ground station that harness AI to collect data from space sensors to assist soldiers with warfare strategy and improve strike targeting and accuracy, according to Palantir.President and Chief Technology…
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high net worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Last month, family offices made at least 48 direct investments, double that of the month prior, according to data provided exclusively to CNBC by Fintrx, a private wealth intelligence platform. Two of the most active family office investors , Laurene Powell Jobs’ Emerson Collective and Li Ka-shing’s Horizons Ventures, participated in megarounds last month. Emerson Collective joined the $700 million fundraise for X-Energy ,…
Broadcom ‘s blowout first-quarter earnings seem to have assuaged analysts’ recent fears toward the battered artificial intelligence trade. Rising market uncertainty and trade tensions have weighed down the semiconductor stocks as of late. AI poster child Nvidia is on pace to end the week 10% lower, and on Tuesday the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite entered correction territory . These fears were stoked further on Thursday after chipmaker Marvell Technology issued revenue guidance that fell short of some elevated buyside expectations. But on Friday, Broadcom’s blockbuster earnings report seemed to have righted the ship. The semiconductor manufacturer popped 6% after posting first-quarter…
Listen to article US President Donald Trump confirmed on Thursday that he plans to visit Saudi Arabia in the next month and a half, following an agreement with Riyadh to invest $1 trillion in American companies. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump explained that the Saudi government had agreed to spend the large sum over a four-year period, primarily on military equipment and other investments in US businesses. “I said, I’ll go if you pay $1 trillion to American companies… and they’ve agreed to do that,” Trump said. He went on to emphasise his strong relationship with Saudi Arabia, describing…
“To the People of Gaza: A beautiful Future awaits, but not if you hold Hostages. If you do, you are DEAD! Make a SMART decision. RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW OR THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY LATER!” These were not the words of some far-right provocateur lurking in a dark corner of the internet. They were not shouted by an unhinged warlord seeking vengeance. No, these were the words of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, the most powerful man in the world. A man who with a signature, a speech or a single phrase can shape the…
Listen to article The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has issued a threat alert in Quetta, warning of potential sabotage activities by banned organisations. According to a communication sent to the police, the CTD has advised law enforcement to remain vigilant in light of the threat. The alert states that banned organisations may be planning an attack in the city. The CTD reports that two vehicles have entered Quetta and could be targeting government offices or high-ranking officials. The police have been urged to take additional security measures to protect both the public and government properties. Earlier, At least three people were killed and…
Eurostar services suspended, and thousands stranded as mine clearance at Gare du Nord station in Paris causes travel chaos.Thousands of passengers in France and the United Kingdom have been stranded after a World War II bomb was discovered on tracks leading to a major train station in Paris. Eurostar, the operator of high-speed trains that travel between key European cities, announced on Friday the cancellation of all its services to and from its hub in the French capital. A spokesperson for France’s national rail operator, SNCF, said the unexploded World War II bomb was discovered during work near the Gare…