A crypto bro’s false dream

A crypto bro’s false dream

A neon sign indicates that Bitcoin is accepted inside the venue of the Paralelni Polis project, an organization combining art, social sciences and modern technology, in Prague, Czech Republic, on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. Milan Jaros | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC … Read more

Trend Micro lays off 2% of its global workforce

Trend Micro lays off 2% of its global workforce

Krisanapong Detraphiphat | Moment | Getty Images Trend Micro has laid off 2% of its overall workforce. The Japanese cybersecurity giant, which employed 7,582 employees as of June 2023, announced the layoffs Tuesday, pitching it as part of a business transformation plan. “Trend Micro informed 2% of its worldwide team that their roles were eliminated,” … Read more

Boeing CEO admits 737 Max 9 ‘mistake’ after midair panel blowout

Boeing CEO admits 737 Max 9 ‘mistake’ after midair panel blowout

In this photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB Investigator-in-Charge John Lovell examines the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore. National Transportation Safety Board via AP Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun on Tuesday said the company acknowledges “our mistake,” after a door plug on … Read more

Bitcoin slides after SEC social media account is compromised, sends false ETF approval post

Bitcoin slides after SEC social media account is compromised, sends false ETF approval post

Standard Chartered predicts that bitcoin could fall to $5,000 in 2023 as part of their research on potential market surprises next year. Nurphoto | Getty Images The price of bitcoin fell in late afternoon trading Tuesday following a false social media post from the X account of the Securities and Exchange Commission that stated the … Read more

Honda teases new EVs with Space-Hub, Saloon concept cars

Honda teases new EVs with Space-Hub, Saloon concept cars

Honda Saloon concept electric vehicle Courtesy Honda Honda Motor revealed two concept cars Tuesday at the CES tech conference as a preview for a new lineup of electrified vehicles that will begin arriving in North America in 2026. The concept models are called the “Space-Hub” and “Saloon,” which the first production “Honda 0 Series” EV … Read more

NASA delays crewed Artemis moon missions

NASA delays crewed Artemis moon missions

The crew members of the Artemis 2 mission of the U.S. space agency NASA, left to right, Reid Wiseman Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, stand at a press event in the ArianeGroup building. Hauke-Christian Dittrich | Picture Alliance | Getty Images NASA is pushing back the schedule for upcoming missions of its flagship … Read more

Boeing to revise 737 Max 9 inspection instructions

Boeing to revise 737 Max 9 inspection instructions

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max-9 aircraft grounded at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, US, on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024.  Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Aircraft manufacturer Boeing will revise inspection instructions for its 737 Max 9 planes after a panel blew out midflight last week during an Alaska … Read more

Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin was treated for cancer, infection

Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin was treated for cancer, infection

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a meeting with Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles and British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., December 7, 2022.  Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Jan. 1 for complications following a surgery to treat prostate cancer, officials at … Read more

Deflation vs. disinflation: What’s the difference?

Deflation vs. disinflation: What’s the difference?

A customer visits a supermarket in San Mateo, California, on Dec. 12, 2023. Li Jianguo | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Inflation is retreating from its pandemic-era highs. Economic jargon yields two similar terms — “deflation” and “disinflation” — that might describe this pullback. So, which is the U.S. experiencing? In short: Disinflation. What … Read more

Honda teases new EVs with Space-Hud, Saloon concept cars

Honda teases new EVs with Space-Hub, Saloon concept cars

Honda Saloon concept electric vehicle Courtesy Honda Honda Motor revealed two concept cars Tuesday at the CES tech conference as a preview for a new lineup of electrified vehicles that will begin arriving in North America in 2026. The concept models are called the “Space-Hub” and “Saloon,” which the first production “Honda 0 Series” EV … Read more