Boeing is preparing to launch a NASA crew into space
Boeing’s Starliner, which will be carrying two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station, will be launched on May 6 in a joint launch with NASA. The Starliner will be crewed by NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who will head to the International Space Station. Boeing has received $4.2 billion for Starliner and was the first company to partner with NASA.
How to watch a launch
Boeing and NASA have launched a test flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, which is set to begin astronauts’ first flights to and from the International Space Station. The launch was postponed last year after Boeing discovered adhesive tape used on the spacecraft was flammable. The test flight will be the first time Starliner will travel with people on board.
The race to fill the powergap is on as questions swirl around the Superchargers
Elon Musk-led Tesla has fired hundreds of workers from its superchargers and electric vehicle policy and charging units, a company official said. The firings came after the company rejected $17 million in federal grants to help build its Supercharger network. However, the official added that the terminations were not related to Tesla’s electric vehicle policy or charging units.
After several failures, Microsoft treats security as its top priority
Microsoft has released a review of security principles and goals for the next generation of product development and service architecture, following the US Cyber Safety Review Board report that found the company’s security culture was inadequate and requiring an update. The principles aim to put security first during the design phases of products and services and place greater focus on protections that are enabled by default.
Some retailers pull weighted infant sleepwear because of safety concerns
US Senator Richard Blumenthal said that Dreamland, which makes weighted baby sleepwear, made a false claim that its products “exceeded all CPSC standards because there’s no standard for infant sleepwear”. Blumenthal added that FDA has no right to ban Dreamland’s products containing an additional weight. Dreamland said it believes its weighted sleepwear is safe and that critics proved otherwise.
Tech executives are released by Republicans
US Republicans, during a hearing on Wednesday, released thousands of emails and other non-public documents which they claim show that the White House “coerced” companies to suppress free speech. Democrats claimed that the Republicans were holding the hearing to “influence” the Supreme Court opinion in Murthy v. Murthy case, a case that’s still pending at the Supreme Court.
One scientist went home to Lithuania because of bioinformatics
Nobel Prize winner Juozas Gordeviius, Founder of Vugene institute and a Nobel Prize winner, has said that biomedical collaboration in Lithuania is a case study in the beginnings of biomedical collaboration in the country. He added that the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) chose Vilnius University’s Life Science Center to partner with it to develop genome-editing technologies.
What will happen now that the internet has been kept online?
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal, which was a piece of legislation passed by the US Congress, has lapsed. The deal allows families to receive a $30 monthly credit on their broadband bills if they had an income below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guideline per year. The deal was passed under the Barack Obama administration’s first term.
The New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune and other publications are taking on OpenAI and Microsoft
Eight US newspapers, including the New York Daily News, sued OpenAI and Microsoft for alleged copyright infringement, claiming they are using their copyrighted material to create artificial intelligence models. They have asked for an “excessive amount” of money and a stop to the practice of using their copyrighted work. They also demanded the destruction of any models using their work.
Changpeng was sentenced to four months in prison
Cryptocurrency startup CZ’s Co-founder and CEO Jia Zhao has been sentenced to 18 months in jail in the US. He was found guilty of violating US anti-money laundering law by allowing sanctions violations by Iranian customers, who moved nearly $1 billion through his firm between 2016 and 2017. Prosecutors requested a sentence of over two years in jail, citing Zhao’s willingness to plead guilty and take responsibility.