ULA’s second Vulcan rocket lost part of its booster and kept going
United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket, under contract for dozens of flights for the US military and Amazon’s Kuiper broadband network, lifted off from Florida on its second test flight Friday,…
No more bricked iPads: Apple fixes several bugs in iOS, iPadOS, macOS updates
On Thursday, Apple released the first software updates for its devices since last month’s rollout of iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia. Those who’ve been following along know that several key…
Halls of Torment is Diablo cranked up to 50,000 kills/hour
The old-school Diablo games endure for a lot of reasons. Some players like the deep lore and world-building. Some like partnering with friends and working through dungeons as a team.…
IonQ Demonstrated Remote Ion Entanglement for Large Quantum Computers
Ion Trap Quantum computer company, IonQ, demonstrated remote ion-ion entanglement. They built off the ion-photon entanglement achievement announced in February, this demonstration announced in September showcases the second out of…
Venus Aerospace Unveils Potential Mach 6 Hypersonic Engine and Will Power a Drone in 2025
Venus Aerospace advanced propulsion system is engineered to power high-speed vehicles, including drones and aircraft, enabling them to travel vast distances at high altitudes and achieve high-Mach speeds with unmatched…
Automattic demanded web host pay $32M annually for using WordPress trademark
Automattic Inc. and its founder have been sued by a WordPress hosting company that alleges an extortion scheme to extract payments for use of the trademark for the open source…
Human cases of H5N1 confirmed in California amid rapid dairy spread
Two California dairy farm workers who had contact with H5N1-infected cows have contracted an H5 avian influenza virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Thursday evening. In a…
Former county clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years for voting-system breach
Tina Peters, a former election official in Colorado’s Mesa County who promoted former President Donald Trump’s election conspiracy theories and was responsible for a breach of voting-system security, was sentenced…
Thousands of Linux systems infected by stealthy malware since 2021
Thousands of machines running Linux have been infected by a malware strain that’s notable for its stealth, the number of misconfigurations it can exploit, and the breadth of malicious activities…
Rocket Report: Falcon 9 second stage stumbles; Japanese rocket nears the end
Welcome to Edition 7.14 of the Rocket Report! For readers who don’t know, my second book was published last week. It’s titled Reentry, and tells the story behind the story…