After last week’s launch attempt misfired and a scheduled attempt Thursday was postponed due to weather, visibility is forecast to be “ideal” for a launch Friday evening, according to SpaceX. Other than plans to test the reliability of Starship and its Super Heavy booster rocket, it’s also supposed to test deploying 20 V3 Starlink satellites.
That’s important for former trillionaire Elon Musk, with shares of Tesla and SpaceX declining by 18 and 7 percent this week, respectively.
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That 28-day pause could go a lot longer, now that US District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín approved a deal saying that Paramount Skydance won’t close its transaction until June 1st, 2027, or at least until after legal claims of two lawsuits (one filed by a group of state AGs, and the other by the WGA) are resolved.
Meanwhile, the “ticking fee” Paramount will owe WBD shareholders for any delay starts counting in October, and could add up to $1.7 billion if the delay lasts until next June.
[Link: Order on Stipulation AND Order on Stipulation | https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73606877/170/the-state-of-california-v-paramount-skydance-corporation/ | CourtListener] ]]>
Now that BMW has shown off its M Concept Neue Klasse, M division head Frank van Meel talked to Autocar, saying that the future M3 EV’s “heart of Joy” controlled quad-motor setup could create racing and driving dynamics that the combustion engine M3 doesn’t match:
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As reported earlier by the Washington Post, the CDC has updated its notice about parasite infections linked to now-recalled lettuce from Taylor Farms. The CDC noted it’s investigating other cases nationally “that are unrelated to this outbreak,” and today the FDA disclosed a new cyclospora outbreak with 72 cases, in addition to its three existing active cyclospora outbreak investigations.
]]>…the total case count associated with this multistate outbreak is now 1,947. This includes the addition of 4 states: Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania.
Aside from labeling and filtering AI slop, YouTube says you can directly chat with its Ask Studio bot to build thumbnails that are “tailored to your video’s specific themes and to your specific style.” It’s also added custom thumbnail uploads for Shorts if you’re in the YouTube Partner Program, and suggested thumbnail frames for Shorts.
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If the launch of Halo: Campaign Evolved has you feeling nostalgic, Walmart has the Gel Blaster Halo Plasma Rifle on sale for $59.50 (usually $99.95). This faithful replica of the classic Halo weapon fires harmless, non-toxic gel balls at a range of up to 100 feet that dissolve. Unlike the in-game version, when the battery runs low you can charge it via USB-C, rather than chuck it at an unsuspecting Grunt.
]]>When commenting on the pair of upcoming Tomb Raider titles, Gattis highlighted Legacy of Atlantis’s February 12th launch date, but noted that the company will “follow on in 2028” with Catalyst.
[Link: Tomb Raider: Catalyst Delay to 2028 Confirmed by Amazon Games Boss | https://www.ign.com/articles/tomb-raider-catalyst-delay-to-2028-confirmed-by-amazon-games-boss | IGN] ]]>
There are lots of fun ways to customize a keyboard and accessorize your desk, but these Bob Ross spacebars and desk mats from Apos look like absolute charmers. The mats are fairly large (900mm x 400mm) and 4mm thick, and each spacebar comes with an escape key featuring Ross’s smiling face.
Now my desk can be a happy accident instead of just a messy one.
