Intuitive Machines (LUNR) stock pops as first moon mission begins

Intuitive Machines (LUNR) stock pops as first moon mission begins

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Nova-C lander for the IM-1 mission launches from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at 1:05 a.m. EDT on February 15, 2024 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Paul Hennessy | Anadolu | Getty Images Shares of Intuitive Machines spiked in early trading on Thursday, as the space company … Read more

2U earnings miss adds pressure to debt-rankled online education firm

2U earnings miss adds pressure to debt-rankled online education firm

Chip Paucek, co-founder and former CEO of 2U, appears at the company’s headquarters in Lanham, Maryland on Nov. 17, 2021. The company’s chief financial officer, Paul Lalljie, replaced Paucek as CEO in November 2023. Marvin Joseph | The Washington Post | Getty Images When 2U went public a decade ago, the company was out to … Read more

Intuitive Machines first moon mission begins after SpaceX launch

Intuitive Machines first moon mission begins after SpaceX launch

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Nova-C lander for the IM-1 mission launches from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at 1:05 a.m. EDT on February 15, 2024 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Paul Hennessy | Anadolu | Getty Images Texas-based Intuitive Machines’ inaugural moon mission began early Thursday morning, heading toward what could … Read more

How Nescafé came to dominate the instant coffee market

How Nescafé came to dominate the instant coffee market

With American coffee drinkers increasingly opting for specialty items like espresso-based beverages and cold brews, U.S. instant coffee consumption has fallen, with just 4% of Americans choosing the quick-and-easy offering, according to the National Coffee Association. Overseas it’s a different story. Soluble coffee accounts for about a quarter of the beverage consumed globally, according to … Read more

Richard Branson, Oppenheimer grandson urge action on AI, climate

Richard Branson, Oppenheimer grandson urge action on AI, climate

Richard Branson believes the environmental costs of space travel will “come down even further.” Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Dozens of high-profile figures in business and politics are calling on world leaders to address the existential risks of artificial intelligence and the climate crisis. Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, along with former United … Read more

TSMC shares hit record high after Morgan Stanley upgrades Nvidia

TSMC shares hit record high after Morgan Stanley upgrades Nvidia

TSMC displayed on a phone screen and microchip and are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on July 19, 2023 Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company reached an all-time high on Thursday after Morgan Stanley lifted the price target on chip designer Nvidia, citing a … Read more

Nvidia passes Alphabet market cap, now third most valuable U.S. firm

Nvidia passes Alphabet market cap, now third most valuable U.S. firm

NVIDIA’s CEO Jensen Huang attends a media roundtable meeting in Singapore December 6, 2023. Edgar Su | Reuters Nvidia surpassed Google parent Alphabet in market capitalization on Wednesday. It’s the latest example of how the artificial intelligence boom has sent the chipmaker’s stock soaring. Nvidia rose over 2% to close at $739.00 per share, giving … Read more

SpaceX files to move incorporation site from Delaware to Texas

SpaceX files to move incorporation site from Delaware to Texas

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on the USSF-124 mission for the U.S. Space Force and Missile Defense Agency in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., February 14, 2024.  Joe Skipper | Reuters SpaceX has filed to change its incorporation location to Texas from Delaware, according to public filings with the Texas Secretary of State. It’s … Read more

TikTok, Facebook, YouTube sued by New York over youth health issues

TikTok, Facebook, YouTube sued by New York over youth health issues

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday that his administration has filed a lawsuit against the parent companies of TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and YouTube, alleging that their services are damaging to the mental health of young adults and children in the largest U.S. city. The city of New York along with plaintiffs including … Read more

Twilio begins Segment operational review after activist attention

Twilio begins Segment operational review after activist attention

Jeff Lawson, (C) Founder, CEO, & Chairman of Communications software provider Twilio Inc., rings the opening bell to celebrate his company’s IPO at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, June 23, 2016. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Twilio announced alongside its fiscal fourth quarter earnings on Wednesday it would begin an operational review … Read more