The Polaris Dawn mission crew, from left: Medical officer Anna Menon, pilot Scott Poteet, commander Jared Isaacman, and mission specialist Sarah Gillis. Polaris Program / John Kraus Jared Isaacman, the billionaire founder of payments company Shift4 who flew on the first private SpaceX flight to orbit last year, has purchased […]
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Avoid these 5 types of words and phrases that make you sound ‘immature’ and ‘all over the place,’ says speech expert
Fairly or not, people judge you for how you speak just as much as they do for what you say. Brilliant and hard-working as you may be, if your way of speaking comes across as immature or all over the place, then people — especially your bosses and co-workers — […]
Pfizer director Dr. Scott Gottlieb: Shots for kids under 5 delayed due to low Covid cases in trial
The Food and Drug Administration’s plan to fast-track Pfizer‘s Covid vaccine for children under 5 years old was delayed because of a “low number of cases overall in the clinical trial,” Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Monday. “Most kids are not getting symptomatic Covid,” said the current Pfizer board […]
Fed’s Bullard says the central bank’s ‘credibility is on the line,’ needs to ‘front-load’ rate hikes
St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard made his case for a rapid move higher in interest rates, saying Monday that the central bank needs to react to accelerating inflation. “I do think we need to front-load more of our planned removal of accommodation than we would have previously. We’ve […]
Russia’s Lavrov calls for more talks as Ukraine crisis escalates
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a joint news conference with British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss in Moscow, Russia February 10, 2022. Russian Foreign Ministry | Reuters Russia’s foreign minister has reportedly suggested to President Vladimir Putin that Moscow uses diplomacy to obtain concessions from the West, after U.S. officials […]
NFL sponsors Nike, Pepsi dominate 2022 Super Bowl exposure
Von Miller #40 of the Los Angeles Rams holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy after Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022 in Inglewood, California. The Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20. Rob Carr | Getty Images The Los Angeles Rams won their second Super […]
British authorities just seized NFTs for the first time, in a £1.4 million fraud probe
A CryptoPunk NFT on display at Sotheby’s on June 4, 2021 in New York City. Cindy Ord | Getty Images LONDON — Britain’s tax watchdog has seized three non-fungible tokens, in what is thought to be the first seizure of NFTs by a U.K. law enforcement agency. Officials at Her […]
Ukraine calls for meeting with Russia as U.S. warns of imminent attack
Russian Navy’s diesel-electric submarine Rostov-on-Don sails in Bosphorus, on its way to the Black Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey, on February 13, 2022. Yoruk Isik | Reuters Ukraine has requested a meeting with Russia within 48 hours as U.S. intelligence officials warn that a Russian invasion could begin this week. On […]
No sign that Putin has stopped his ‘march towards war,’ says former U.S. ambassador to Russia
There is no indication that Russian President Vladimir Putin will stop the aggression toward Ukraine despite recent talks with world leaders, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia said. “There’s no indication at all that Putin has stopped his march towards war, his preparedness towards war,” said Michael McFaul, who is […]
‘Very robust growth:’ CEO of Singapore’s largest bank says 2021 was one of the best years
Singapore’s largest lender DBS Group reported a record full-year profit for 2021, and its CEO Piyush Gupta told CNBC last year was “one of the best years” he’s seen. “That has been a solid year, perhaps one of the best years I’ve seen in a long time. And that includes […]