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Australian Government to Announce New Cybersecurity Protections Following Optus Data Breach

The Australian government will introduce new measures to strengthen the country’s cybersecurity following a massive cyberattack on phone and internet provider Optus. The data breach, which Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described as a “huge wake-up call,” exposed the personal information of up to 9.8 million Australians, including details such as driver’s licence and passport numbers….


US Spy Satellite Launched Into Orbit From California

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif.—A classified satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office launched into orbit aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta 4 Heavy rocket on Saturday. The NROL-91 spy satellite lifted off at 3:25 p.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California’s Santa Barbara County. It was the last launch of a Delta 4…


Musk Says Activating Starlink, in Response to Blinken on Internet Freedom in Iran

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Friday that he would activate the firm’s satellite internet service, Starlink, in response to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s tweet that the United States took action “to advance internet freedom and the free flow of information” to Iranians. The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday issued guidance expanding internet…


Elon Musk Says Starlink Satellites Now Connecting Schools in World’s Biggest Rainforest

Tesla Inc and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said Thursday that his space company’s Starlink service is connecting schools in the Amazon region. What Happened Musk’s comments were made on Twitter in response to a tweet from Fábio Faria, Brazil’s Minister of Communications. The Brazilian official, belonging to President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration, had showcased a school…


Raytheon $985 Million Hypersonic Award Puts Them Far Ahead in Contracting Race

WASHINGTON—The Pentagon on Thursday said it awarded Raytheon Technologies a $985 million dollar contract to develop prototypes for a hypersonic attack cruise missile, putting the firm well ahead of rivals in the race to become lead developer of the strategic weapons. Raytheon beat out Boeing and Lockheed Martin to continue its development of the weapon….


GM to Invest $760 Million to Shift Ohio Plant to EV-part Production

TOLEDO, Ohio/WASHINGTON—General Motors Co. said on Friday it will invest $760 million at its Toledo, Ohio factory to build drive units for electric trucks, the automaker’s first U.S. powertrain facility repurposed for EV-related production. Th largest U.S. automaker currently builds GM’s six-speed, eight-speed, and 10-speed rear-wheel drive and nine-speed front-wheel drive transmissions in a variety…


Musk Says Starlink Will Seek Exemption From Iranian Sanctions

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Monday that the company will ask for an exemption from sanctions against Iran to provide the firm’s Starlink satellite broadband service in the country. Musk made the statement on Twitter at a time of widespread protests in Iran over the death of a woman in police custody. Some people…


Revamped Detroit Auto Show Now Also Features New Flying Tech

DETROIT—The Detroit auto show has returned after a three-year absence with a roar. And a soar. Visitors to the prestigious North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), which kicked off last week, can lay eyes on the latest offerings from some of the world’s biggest automakers, as they’ve been able to in years past. But this…


Tesla Countersues State Agency for Slapping It With Workplace Racism Complaint

Tesla, the world’s most valuable carmaker, filed a countersuit against the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) after the agency alleged that the company’s Fremont plant fostered racial bias. In its February complaint, the CRD called the plant a “racially segregated’ workplace. The agency reported about a black worker at Fremont having heard racial slurs up…


Master Microsoft Excel With This Excel Wizard Bundle

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