India successfully test-fires new version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile

India on Thursday successfully test-fired a new version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Odisha coast. Reports said new technologies were added to the missile including the control system. Also Read in Pics | Eye on China: Why India’s BrahMos missile matters in Asia India had recently tested the naval variant of the BrahMos cruise…Continue Reading

Air India resumes flight operations to US after 5G disruption

According to reports, airlines officials said Air India has resumed flight on B777 after approval from US authorities amid controversy over the 5G rollout in the United States. Air India had earlier cancelled eight flights to the USA. Air India said Boeing was cleared to operate in USA as the first flight left for the United States.…Continue Reading

Tom Cruise space movie producers sign deal with Axiom to build studio in orbit

The Axiom space station, with the circular SEE-1 module attached, is seen in an artist’s rendition.Axiom SpaceThe producers of Tom Cruise’s future space movie on Thursday announced plans to attach a studio to the International Space Station in development by Houston-based company Axiom.U.K.-based studio Space Entertainment Enterprise, co-founded by producers Elena and Dmitry Lesnevsky, contracted…Continue Reading

You can now get free N95 masks—here’s where to find them

With the CDC now recommending highly protective N95 masks to combat surging cases of Covid-19’s omicron variant, and news of President Biden providing 400 million N95 masks to pharmacies and community health centers in the next few weeks, you might be wondering how to get them — especially for free.These masks aren’t always easy to…Continue Reading

Record IPO rush of 2021 led to historically dismal returns for investors with no relief in sight

Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesIPO investors in a record-breaking issuance rush in 2021 have so far been disappointed by dismal returns, and the outlook for the once-booming market is only getting worse with rising rates and insider selling on the horizon.Last year, the number of U.S. traditional IPOs climbed to the highest levels since the…Continue Reading

Austin Russell, Luminar founder and CEO, with Markus Schäfer, Mercedes-Benz AG chief technology officer at Mercedes-Benz’ Sindelfingen, Germany plant.Mercedes-BenzMercedes-Benz said Thursday it plans to use lidar technology from Luminar in its next generation of vehicles, driving shares of the tech start-up 18% higher in trading Thursday morning.As part of the agreement, the German automaker is…Continue Reading

Judges didn’t consider ‘wisdom’ of deporting Novak Djokovic

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Three Australian Federal Court judges on Thursday revealed their reasons for backing a government order to deport tennis star Novak Djokovic, explaining they did not consider the “merits or wisdom of the decision.”The judges on Sunday unanimously endorsed Immigration Minister Alex Hawke’s decision to deport the 34-year-old Serb following an urgent…Continue Reading