$415 million settlement in tech wage case Over 64,000 technology workers will receive about $5,800 apiece San Francisco, September 4 A federal judge has approved a $415 million settlement that ends a lengthy legal saga revolving around allegations that Apple, Google and several... 05 Sep, 2015
Tesla burns cash, loses more than $4,000 on every car sold It's crunch time for Tesla Motors. The Silicon Valley automaker is losing more than $4,000 on every Model S electric sedan it sells, using its reckoning of operating losses, and it burned $359 million in cash last quarter in a bull market for... 10 Aug, 2015
US Air Force closely following SpaceX blast probe: general WASHINGTON: The US Air Force is involved in and closely following a SpaceX-led investigation into the explosion that destroyed an unmanned Falcon 9 rocket minutes after liftoff from Florida on June 28, a top general said on Friday. His comments came... Mobile & Apps 01 Aug, 2015
Faulty metal brace likely doomed SpaceX Falcon rocket, Musk says CAPE CANAVERAL: A faulty metal brace in an unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket likely triggered the explosion that destroyed the booster minutes after liftoff from Florida last month, company chief Elon Musk said on Monday. The June 28 accident,... Mobile & Apps 21 Jul, 2015
Spanish airport bid MADRID: One of Spain’s ‘ghost airports’ — expensive projects that were virtually unused — received just one bid in a bankruptcy auction after costing some 1.1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) to build. The buyer’s offer: 10,000 euros. Ciudad... 19 Jul, 2015
Air Force says rocket accident won�t bump SpaceX from competition CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla./WASHINGTON: SpaceX can compete to launch a U.S. Global Positioning System satellite despite a Falcon 9 rocket accident this weekend, the Air Force said on Wednesday. “SpaceX remains certified and can compete for the... Mobile & Apps 02 Jul, 2015
Falcon rocket explosion leaves SpaceX launch schedule in tatters CAPE CANAVERAL: SpaceX on Monday was searching for what destroyed its Falcon 9 rocket after liftoff over the weekend, leaving customers still loyal but unsure when their satellites might fly. The privately-held company, owned and operated... Mobile & Apps 30 Jun, 2015
Female dancer jailed CAIRO: A Cairo court on Sunday sentenced to one year in jail an Egyptian female dancer who featured in a controversial music video, accusing her of inciting debauchery, a judicial official said. Reda El-Fouly was arrested in May after she appeared... Women 29 Jun, 2015
SpaceX rocket supplying space station explodes after Florida launch Cause of accident not yet clear Second successive botched mission to supply space station Failure not considered a danger to three-man station crew CAPE CANAVERAL: An unmanned Space Exploration Technologies rocket... Mobile & Apps 29 Jun, 2015
NASA chief says SpaceX explosion will not deter human space flight programme NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said Sunday's explosion shortly after liftoff of unmanned SpaceX rocket carrying supplies to the International Space Station will not deter the agency's human spaceflight programme. He said the commercial cargo... Mobile & Apps 28 Jun, 2015
NASA's 7 new space pioneers are companies WASHINGTON: A half century ago the Mercury Seven embodied America's space future. Now it's the merchant seven — space companies for hire. Mimicking a scene 51 years ago when the Mercury astronauts were revealed, NASA's boss beamed Tuesday as he...
