HUSTON – Hello, from your fellow Houstonian! I know it’s already hot in Texas as we prepare for the intense summer and humid heat we are blessed with every year. Apparently it’s getting hotter as we get older — or is it just me? Anyway, I wasn’t much of a beach girl growing up, but … Read more
The European Union said on Wednesday it would impose additional tariffs of up to 38 percent on electric vehicles imported from China into the bloc, in what EU leaders called an effort to protect the region’s manufacturers from unfair competition. The move, a month after President Biden quadrupled US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles to … Read more
“Have you seen the Monster Hunter Wilds demo?” That was the refrain at Summer Game Fest as word spread of Capcom’s behind-closed-doors showcase of the next big Monster Hunter title. The demo, which at the time of writing Capcom has no official plans to release its footage, was such a hit that people were sneaking … Read more
Teflon objects (orange cylinders) were placed in a waveguide with a rectangular cross section. Then, an electromagnetic signal (blue wavefront) was injected from the right to extract information about the metallic cuboid shown in gray. By measuring the wave field in the area shown in red, researchers can show how information is generated and transported … Read more
Elon Musk had a sexual relationship with a SpaceX employee who started at the company as an intern and then was hired not long after she graduated from college before ending things, according to a report. Musk, who has a fortune estimated by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index at $198 billion as of Wednesday, also pursued … Read more
Image: SIE / The LEGO Group While rumors of LEGO Horizon Adventures had been swirling the week before Summer Game Fest, we never imagined we’d see the Nintendo Switch logo at the end of its hilarious reveal at the live show. PC, sure, but Aloy on Nintendo? This made us rub our eyes in wonder, … Read more
A rare burst of light from a dead star is likely to be visible to humans in earth this summer in a fleeting but potentially gloomy celestial display that scientists are calling “a once-in-a-lifetime event.” The technical term for the impending cosmic explosion is nova, which occurs when a white dwarf suddenly and often spectacularly … Read more
American households hoping that interest rates will soon fall will have to wait a little longer. The Federal Reserve is expected to keep the key interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, at least until there are clearer signs that inflation is rising more slowly. But forecasters will be listening to Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chairman, … Read more
Following one dirty anchorage on the International Space Station last week, Boeing managed to send a pair of NASA astronauts to the orbiting laboratory. The stressful Starliner saga continues as the crew capsule developed more leaks in its service module. NASA is currently evaluating its ability to return the pair to Earth. The first Sonos … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — For weeks, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has waged a campaign to convince Tesla shareholders to restore his nearly $50 billion pay package, the largest “ever seen in public markets,” according to the Delaware judge who struck it down. The company released a video that guides shareholders on how to cast votes with … Read more