How to kill a star? Astronomers see a ‘demolition derby’ scenario
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Astronomers have spotted an immensely energetic explosion emanating from an ancient galaxy, apparently triggered by a type of star destruction hypothesized for decades but…
SolarWinds executives receive Wells notice from US SEC
By Samrhitha Arunasalam (Reuters) – SolarWinds said on Friday some of its former and current executives had been issued a Wells notice by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over…
TikTok COO Pappas quits after five years in the role
By Samrhitha Arunasalam, Dawn Chmielewski, and Sheila Dang (Reuters) – TikTok Chief Operating Officer V. Pappas is stepping down after five years with the short-video company owned by China’s ByteDance,…
SES confirms end of Intelsat merger talks
By Nilutpal Timsina (Reuters) – SES SA said on Thursday that it has ceased merger talks with Intelsat, ending what would have signaled further consolidation in the rapidly changing satellite…
Study reveals how immune system of astronauts breaks down
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Evidence is growing about the many ways that traveling in the microgravity environment of space tampers with the human body, with new research showing…
Tech companies including Google gripe about unfair cloud practices
By Urvi Dugar, Samrhitha Arunasalam and Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) – Technology trade groups as well as Alphabet’s Google have griped to the Federal Trade Commission about allegedly unfair business practices…
SK Signet to launch EV chargers with Tesla’s charging standard
By Samrhitha Arunasalam (Reuters) – Electric-vehicle (EV) charger maker SK Signet said on Thursday it was adding products compatible with the North American Charging Standard (NACS), after major U.S. automakers…
Analysis-Boeing, Northrop face obstacles in commercializing flagship US rocket
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NASA‘s plans to turn over its flagship rocket to contractors Boeing and Northrop Grumman to find more buyers and bring down costs faces steep…
Panasonic to boost battery output at Tesla’s Nevada Gigafactory by 10%
By Samrhitha Arunasalam (Reuters) – Panasonic Holdings plans to expand production of electric vehicle batteries at a factory in Nevada jointly operated with Tesla by 10% within three years, a…
Virgin Galactic makes key spaceflight test before starting commercial service
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A spaceplane from Virgin Galactic reached the edge of space on Thursday carrying a crew of six, making its first spaceflight test in nearly…