Following reports from Monday that the Zuma spacecraft, a mystery payload SpaceX launched for client Northrop Grumman on behalf of the U.S. Government, was lost seemingly during the second stage separation process, the private space company has issue
As Joseph Stiglitz sees matters, the euro suffers from a fatal flaw. The euro is the currency of 19 European countries; and common money blocks efforts of nations that, according to Stiglitz, need to devalue their currencies. More generally, attempts
If you, like me, spend a lot of time Googling cryptocurrencies, you've probably seen that face. You might already know the one I'm talking about: It stares at you from web ads, blankly, with just a hint of a smile, like a bad 80s yearbook photo.
Within the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange market, the price of Bitcoin Cash has surpassed $3,800, due to a flurry of mainstream media reports that have emerged over the past few days.
Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has announced the issuance of 100 million petros, the state's proposed upcoming national cryptocurrency backed by its oil reserves, the world's largest by any country.
Bittrex, the third largest cryptocurrency exchange in the global market behind Binance and Bithumb, has temporarily paused Ethereum deposits due to the current congestion on the Ethereum blockchain network.
Contrary to widespread recent rumors, the People's Bank of China (PBoC) has not held an internal meeting to discuss a ban on bitcoin mining operations in the country, according to a report.
DMM, a major entertainment conglomerate in Japan, which also operates a widely utilized e-commerce platform used by more than 27 million active members, will launch a cryptocurrency exchange this month.
One European country just made it illegal to pay men more than women.
Thanks to a new law, Icelandic firms that employ more than 25 people must obtain a government certificate demonstrating pay equality, under new rules that came into effect on Ja
The North and South Koreans have moved closer to starting direct negotiations aimed at defusing the high tension levels on the peninsula. Instead of cheering an opening to diplomacy, however, US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has warned that the US
Pre-historic times and ancient history are defined by the materials that were harnessed during that period. We have the stone age, the bronze age, and the iron age. Today is a little more complex, we live in the Space Age, the Nuclear Age, and the In
A comprehensive guide for choosing and setting up secure Wi-Fi. Your router, that box sitting in a corner of your house giving you internet access, is in many ways more important than your laptop or mobile phone. It might not store any of your perso
On paper, the ketogenic diet sounds great. Every January, fat's in the crosshairs of health columnists, fitness magazines, and desperate Americans. This year, PopSci looks at the macronutrient beyond its most negative associations. What's fat good
After lining up for an entire day to get a plane ticket to visit her relatives in the western city of Mérida, Josefina García did not know if she and her octogenarian mother were going to reach their final destination on time for Christmas.
On the first working day of 2018, hopeful South Korean officials scrambled to respond to the olive branch extended yesterday by Kim Jong-un. In his customary New Year's address, the North Korean leader said he wanted North and South to "immediate
Here's a fun drinking game: Every time someone compares AI to the human brain, take a shot. It'll dull the pain of such mindless metaphorizing--and serve as a reminder that you, an at-least-semiconscious being, have an actual brain that can make
At the rate the Internet is going, soon it will be impossible to access the Internet. All conservative opinions will be eliminated along with their websites. However, there is a new Internet being launched 63 miles into space which will prove to be a
Materials are a designer's paint and canvas-and for the most part, they've remained pretty static in recent decades. But over the past few years, and in 2017 in particular, we saw new advances in material science that gave creators plenty of ex
The plasma magnet sail engine is little more than 2 pairs of charged rotating coils and is therefore extremely simple and inexpensive. A fully powered plasma magnet sail using a small nuclear power source could accelerate at 0.5G and reach 400-700 km
Spacex BFR construction will start in 4 to 6 months.
would have bigger than Saturn V payloads plus the magic of reusuability. How reusable is of course the trick, but in the optimal case that Brian has written about, to quote Brian:
at $7 million
It has always seemed to me possible, and even probable, that there would be a resurrection of Islam and that our sons or our grandsons would see the renewal of that tremendous struggle between the Christian culture and what has been for more than a t
intelligence seize control...Thousands of us unwrapped voice-activated electronic devices on Christmas Day.
Amazon's Alexa service, Apple's Home Pod and Google's Home speakers were among the best-sellers.