How Much Is $TSLA’s Elon Musk Worth? Tesla’s Stock Continues To Soar
TweetIt’s no secret that Elon Musk is a successful businessman. His multiple businesses including Tesla and SpaceX distinguished him as a leader in the electric car and private space exploration industries. He started SpaceX in 2002 and Tesla a year later, his third and fourth business ventures. SpaceX gained recognition in ...
A bitcoin startup called #Blockchain just raised $40 million from Google Ventures
TweetA bitcoin startup called Blockchain just raised $40 million from Google Ventures, billionaire Richard Branson and venture capital firms like Lakestar. Combined with earlier investments from the startup’s A round, Blockchain has raised around $70 million and become one of the best-funded cryptocurrency startups of 2017, behind power players like Ripple ...
Pentagon: Electronic Warfare ‘Growing’; Joint Airborne electronic warfare Study Underway
TweetThe Air Force retired its last dedicated electronic warfare aircraft, the EF-111A Raven, in 1998. ARLINGTON: After two decades of neglect, electronic warfare is — slowly — on the mend, the Pentagon’s Deputy Director for EW said yesterday. That includes a growing budget, a new (classified) strategy from the Office of ...
Finland basic income trial decides, participants enjoy lower stress and higher incentive to work
TweetFor the past five months, Finland has been conducting an experiment which could change the way society works. They’ve been giving out free money to 2,000 people, and it worked out just fine. The concept is called basic income. Basic income? Why? The idea of basic income, sometimes called unconditional income, ...
Will the Supreme Court end partisan #gerrymandering of congressional districts
TweetWASHINGTON, June 23, 2017 – The Supreme Court is being asked to uphold a lower court’s finding that Wisconsin’s redistricting effort was unconstitutional with the states attorney general telling the U.S. Supreme Court in a legal filing filed March 24, 2017 that a ruling striking down GOP-drawn legislative boundaries in the ...
Off-duty ICE officer pulls couple, dog from overturned car
TweetHAZLET — An off-duty U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officer helped pull a family from their overturned car following a crash in Monmouth County last week, officials said. James LaForge was stopped at traffic light at the intersection of Bethany Road and Route 35 in Hazlet when a car unable to ...
We Believe Russia’s Military Threats Mainly Bluffing, but Risk Rising
TweetA series of close encounters this month over the Baltic Sea and U.S. shoot-downs of Russian allies’ aircraft in Syria have triggered concerns among defense analysts that any direct incident between Russia and the United States, even if accidental, could quickly spiral out of control. Reports say a Russian fighter jet ...
The IMF completes first Jordan review, cites below-potential economic growth
TweetBy JT – Jun 23,2017 – Last updated at Jun 23,2017 AMMAN — The Jordanian economy has performed favourably under a difficult external environment, as [macroeconomic stability and external viability have been maintained, thanks to a prudent monetary policy and progress in reducing the fiscal deficit, an international agency said. However, ...
Dennis Rodman takes credit for Otto Warmbier’s release from North Korea
TweetFormer NBA star Dennis Rodman made an appearance on Friday’s “Good Morning America” and essentially took credit for North Korea’s release of Otto Warmbier, an American college student imprisoned in the country for 18 months. Warmbier returned home to Ohio on June 13 with severe neurological injuries. He died Monday. Chris ...
Semi-Funnyman John Oliver Sued For Defamation By Coal Baron
TweetOliver pretty much dared Murray to sue his show on Sunday night, and the hapless coal baron all too happily obliged. Source: Business Insider Coal magnate Robert Murray has filed a lawsuit against John Oliver, HBO, Time Warner, and the writers of Oliver’s show over the most recent episode of “Last ...