Former NASA Human Spaceflight Chief Kathy Lueders Might Be What SpaceX Needs Right Now
Following her retirement from NASA, Kathy Lueders may be joining the dark side of the spaceflight industry. SpaceX reportedly hired the former head of NASA’s human spaceflight office in a move that could grant the company more capability— and credibility—ahead of its attempt to land astronauts on the Moon.
Even Early Cannabis Use During Pregnancy Might Shrink Babies
A study out this week is the latest to suggest that using cannabis while pregnant isn’t necessarily harmless. Scientists have found a link between a mother’s occasional cannabis use during pregnancy and poorer outcomes for newborns, such as lower birth weight. These effects were more significant in mothers who used…
Arnold Schwarzenegger and The Terminator Franchise: He Won’t Be Back
Few franchises have had as many chances to reboot as The Terminator. In the decades following the hugely successful first two films, four theatrical attempts have been made, each roughly six years apart, to make good on the franchise’s most iconic line: “I’ll be back.” (There was also an excellent TV show in there.)…
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Russian Ransomware Perp Charged After High-Profile Hive, Babuk & LockBit Hits
LockBit, Babuk, and Hive ransomware used by Russian to target critical US organizations, DOJ says.
Back It Up! Google Will Soon Purge Inactive Accounts
Google is putting inactive users on notice. The tech giant says it will soon start deleting accounts that have gone two years or longer without a login or other demonstration of engagement. Stored content on Gmail, Workspace, YouTube, and Photos will all be on the chopping block—along with the associated Google…
Ad Wars: Fox Reportedly Tattles on Protesting Billboard Truck and Replaces It With Its Own
Fox News wants advertisers, and it apparently doesn’t want any pesky brightly lit billboard trucks spoiling its courting dance. The anti-Trump super PAC The Lincoln Project has been one of several groups using the notoriously glaring mobile ad trucks to get its Fox-critical message across. In the PAC’s latest attempts…
Ex-Apple Engineer Flees to China After Allegedly Stealing Autonomous Car Tech Data
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a former Apple software engineer for allegedly stealing or attempting to steal technology for at least four months before handing in his resignation at the company. The indictment alleges that Weibao Wang, 35, relayed Apple’s information to an unknown Chinese company that was…
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Arnica’s real-time, code-risk scanning tools aim to secure supply chain
Software supply chain security provider Arnica has added a suite of new real-time scanning tools to its namesake code-security suite, including static application security testing (SAST), infrastructure as code (IaC) scanning, software component analysis (SCA), and third-party package reputation checks.
Star Wars Feels Writers Strike Impact as Mandalorian Season 4 Likely Delayed
Even though The Mandalorian season four has yet to be officially announced, apparently it’s already being delayed due to the writer’s strike. Deadline reports that production on the show was previously scheduled to begin in September but that’s now likely to be pushed back.