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Elon Musk’s space gig, Trump’s Bitcoin buddies, Boeing’s $1 billion order: The week’s most popular stories


Elon Musk’s space gig, Trump’s Bitcoin buddies, Boeing’s $1 billion order: The week’s most popular stories

Elon Musk’s space gig, Trump’s Bitcoin buddies, Boeing’s $1 billion order: The week’s most popular stories

After the Air Current reported Friday that the Federal Aviation Administration has begun taking key certification flights on the company’s 777x plane, Deutsche Bank thinks a revenue bump could be coming soon for the embattled planemaker.


Sam Altman’s ‘Batcave,’ a flying boat, and a $45 million dinosaur skeleton: Lifestyle news roundup

Sam Altman’s ‘Batcave,’ a flying boat, and a $45 million dinosaur skeleton: Lifestyle news roundup

Despite the old expression stating otherwise, it turns out that money actually can buy happiness – with a new study revealing that extremely high net worth individuals are “substantially and statistically significantly happier” than even those with incomes in excess of $500,000 a year.


‘Today was not a security or cyber incident’, CrowdStrike CEO says of massive tech outage

‘Today was not a security or cyber incident’, CrowdStrike CEO says of massive tech outage

Our customers remain fully protected,” CEO George Kurtz said in his latest statement Friday on the outages, which have affected more than half a dozen global industries.


Amazon’s Prime Day topped $14.2 billion in U.S. online sales

Amazon’s Prime Day topped $14.2 billion in U.S. online sales

“It’s clear now that the Prime Day event has been a catalyst across these major categories, with discounts deep enough for consumers to hit the buy button and upgrade items in their homes,” said Vivek Pandya, lead analyst at Adobe Digital Insights.


American Express is opening one of its fancy Centurion lounges in a new airport

American Express is opening one of its fancy Centurion lounges in a new airport

Facilitating access to fancy amenities and luxury experiences is a big part of how American Express markets itself to its cardholders, which explains why it just spent $400 million to acquire the restaurant reservation management company Tock last month.


J.D. Vance as Donald Trump’s VP pick is a problem for Wall Street, strategist says

J.D. Vance as Donald Trump’s VP pick is a problem for Wall Street, strategist says

Let’s not say, well, you know, gold or infrastructure and international hadn’t worked, so I’m gonna get rid of that and just buy the S&P 500 ‘cause you’re chasing that momentum and maybe this goes for another year and a half or two, but it stops at some point.


Tesla is looking to fill its ranks after Elon Musk laid off thousands of workers

Tesla is looking to fill its ranks after Elon Musk laid off thousands of workers

Musk recently promoted the potential value Tesla’s Optimus robots may have on the stock, describing a hypothetical that could see the product add $20 trillion to the company’s market capitalization.


House committee approves 25% cut to Title I

House committee approves 25% cut to Title I

"With today’s approval by the full Committee, we are one step closer to delivering on our continued commitment to restoring trust with the American people by laying a foundation for transparency and fiscal responsibility in the appropriations process," said Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee, in a statement issued Wednesday.


It looks like Nissan is killing both the Altima and the Versa

It looks like Nissan is killing both the Altima and the Versa

The Versa, on the other hand, doesn’t have as much direct competition but it has beaten the Mitsubishi Mirage this year with a total of 17,812 cars sold versus 9,862.


Summer camp for billionaires, fake Louis Vuitton bags, and expensive dresses: Lifestyle news roundup

Summer camp for billionaires, fake Louis Vuitton bags, and expensive dresses: Lifestyle news roundup

The Washington Post reports that a map of open Whataburger fast food locations in Houston has emerged as a shorthand for the extent of ongoing power outages caused by the storm.


Amazon launched an AI shopping assistant — just in time for Prime Day

Amazon launched an AI shopping assistant — just in time for Prime Day

Anthropic uses AWS as its primary cloud provider, and Amazon said the startup would use its AI chips “to build, train, and deploy its future models.”


26 states now require personal finance course for graduation

26 states now require personal finance course for graduation

"There’s a wealth of data about the benefits of learning these valuable lessons in high school, from improving credit scores and reducing default rates to increasing the likelihood that our future generations will maintain three months of savings for emergencies and have at least one kind of retirement account,” McGuire said.


OpenAI defines five ‘levels’ for AI to reach human intelligence — it’s almost at level 2

OpenAI defines five ‘levels’ for AI to reach human intelligence — it’s almost at level 2

The company shared a five-level system it developed to track its artificial general intelligence, or AGI, progress with employees this week, an OpenAI spokesperson told Bloomberg.


Tesla is replacing Cybertruck motors for free — but don’t call it a recall

Tesla is replacing Cybertruck motors for free — but don’t call it a recall

While the Elon Musk-led manufacturer states the new drive unit is more efficient and reliable, this isn’t a typical upgrade for trucks that have yet to roll out the assembly line.


Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro is more effective at weight loss than Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy, study finds

Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro is more effective at weight loss than Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy, study finds

Skyrocketing sales of these drug have turned Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly into the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world by market cap.


Democratic donors are threatening to stop giving unless Joe Biden drops out

Democratic donors are threatening to stop giving unless Joe Biden drops out

If Biden stays on the ticket, the group said they would give the money to down-ballot candidates, The New York Times reported.


‘We have liftoff’: 3 ways upcoming lunar missions can engage students

‘We have liftoff’: 3 ways upcoming lunar missions can engage students

Alongside the science behind traveling into space, experts suggest the impending 55th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the moon on July 20, 1969, is also an opportunity to help students gain media literacy skills by examining the misconceptions around past lunar missions and how to assess and debunk those claims.


Ozempic could make low- or even alcohol-free beer and wine a lot more popular

Ozempic could make low- or even alcohol-free beer and wine a lot more popular

More recently in June, investigators from the University of North Carolina presented results from a small study at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence’s annual meeting.


Volvo’s disastrous new EV software is now leading to returns and full refunds

Volvo’s disastrous new EV software is now leading to returns and full refunds

Owners have also shared stories and images online of bricked infotainment touchscreens, incorrect information displayed (such as time and range), profiles reverting back to factory settings and driver aids failing.


Rising gas prices could impact Americans’ Fourth of July plans

Rising gas prices could impact Americans’ Fourth of July plans

“Since Gulf Coast refiners are already operating at 90% to 95% of their capacity, there is no slack in the system to make up for lost production when a major hurricane shuts down a significant number of refineries for any length of time.”


Stellantis’ American brands aren’t selling well — but its Italian ones are

Stellantis’ American brands aren’t selling well — but its Italian ones are

If you’re wondering what gives with the big percentage increases but small sales numbers, remember the 500 was discontinued in 2019, and apparently there were leftovers as just a single 500 was reported as being sold in 2023.


The 10 biggest new AI tools of 2024 — so far

The 10 biggest new AI tools of 2024 — so far

Among them was GenStudio, an app that lets users create content with generative AI, manage brand assets like logos, track campaign performance, and streamline workflows all in one place — instead of jumping between multiple software tools.


People are shooting down Walmart delivery drones

People are shooting down Walmart delivery drones

Shooting at any aircraft is charged as a felony with up to 20 years in prison as the recommended penalty.


DC high school immerses students in rigorous, hands-on career education

DC high school immerses students in rigorous, hands-on career education

What's been more rewarding, he and a handful of other rising seniors said, is how their lessons and projects have expanded their awareness of how their modern career and technical education studies relate to family members' well-honed and more traditional professions.


Space junk is falling to Earth — and it’s only getting worse

Space junk is falling to Earth — and it’s only getting worse

As government agencies such as NASA and private companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin race to send more and more tech into orbit, a new report from Ars Technica warns that more must be done to understand space junk.


Boeing’s 737 Max mess is also a mess for these 10 companies — and they’re not airlines

Boeing’s 737 Max mess is also a mess for these 10 companies — and they’re not airlines

Reuters reported this week that the Italian company, which manufactures fuselages for the 787 Dreamliner, will close one of its factories for four months this year as it “aligns” its production levels with lower demand from its key customer.


The 10 most turbulent plane routes in the world

The 10 most turbulent plane routes in the world

The site ranked the flight paths based on their average eddy dissipation rates (EDR), a measure of how quickly air disturbances work themselves out of the atmosphere.


10 major restaurant chains that have closed locations in 2024

10 major restaurant chains that have closed locations in 2024

Gunther Plosch, chief financial officer at Wendy’s, told investors during the company’s earnings call in early May that the fast casual chain plans to close “a little bit more” than 100 restaurants in 2024.


Tesla stock pops because Elon Musk’s EV maker sold more cars than expected

Tesla stock pops because Elon Musk’s EV maker sold more cars than expected

“In a nutshell, the worst is in the rear view mirror for Tesla as we believe the EV demand story is starting to return to the disruptive tech stalwart ahead of a historical Robotaxi Day on August 8th,” Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives said in a Tuesday note.


How did Supreme Court’s race-conscious admissions decision impact college applications?

How did Supreme Court’s race-conscious admissions decision impact college applications?

The percentage of Asian, Black, Latinx and White students referencing at least one race or ethnicity-related phrase in their Common Application essays decreased in 2023-24, the first full college application cycle since the Supreme Court decision last year barring race-conscious admissions, according to a study released in June by Common App.


First Apple and Microsoft. Now Meta is in Europe’s antitrust hot seat

First Apple and Microsoft. Now Meta is in Europe’s antitrust hot seat

“Our investigation aims to ensure contestability in markets where gatekeepers like Meta have been accumulating personal data of millions of EU citizens over many years,” Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President in charge of competition policy, said in a statement.


Oklahoma schools required to teach Bible starting in 2024-25

Oklahoma schools required to teach Bible starting in 2024-25

Louisiana public school families and other plaintiffs represented by civil rights groups filed a lawsuit this week against the new law.


Disney World will let guests reserve ride spots a week in advance

Disney World will let guests reserve ride spots a week in advance

Guests will also be able to purchase up to two daily Lightning Lane Single Passes for the parks’ “most in-demand attractions,” including Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind.


Amazon is launching a Shein and Temu competitor

Amazon is launching a Shein and Temu competitor

Amazon’s strategy has been focused on fast deliveries and variety, but its foray into low-priced goods is its most blatant effort to compete with Shein and Temu, two Chinese-origin e-retailers that have upset competitors thanks to their rock-bottom prices.


How 4 Pittsburgh-area districts are upgrading career curriculum

How 4 Pittsburgh-area districts are upgrading career curriculum

To help students roleplay and have hands-on experiences in these careers, the school districts have created spaces in classrooms and other areas to model forensic labs and farmers markets and construction workbenches.