Daily Archives: 01/08/2020


Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Aerosmith to Perform at Grammy Awards

Billie Eilish and Lizzo, both nominated for the top four prizes at the Grammy Awards, are slated to perform at the live show later this month.The Recording Academy announced Wednesday that couple Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton will hit the …


Hollywood-Backed Quibi Thinks You’ll Pay for its Video Bites

A startup heavily backed  by Hollywood is wagering that you’re ready to set aside YouTube and TikTok to watch star-studded short videos on your phone — for a price.The company behind this billion-dollar bet is Quibi, which is preparing to …


California Could Mandate Backup Power at Cell Phone Towers

When the nation’s largest electric utility preemptively shut off power last fall to prevent wildfires in California, customers lost more than just their lights — some lost their phones, too.Data from the Federal Communications Commission shows 874 cellphone towers were offline …


Virgin Galactic’s Next Spaceship Reaches Milestone

Virgin Galactic’s next passenger spaceship has reached a major construction milestone, the company said Wednesday.All major structural elements have been assembled and the rocket plane is standing on its own landing gear at Mojave Air & Space Port in California, …


Australians Should Brace for Protracted Summer of Catastrophic Fires

The World Meteorological Organization warns Australians should brace for a protracted summer of catastrophic bush fires, blaming climate change for record-breaking heat waves and persistent drought.Australia’s summer fire season usually begins in late January or early February, but got off …


Banned Sudanese Musicians Celebrate New Year & New Sudan

Sudanese musicians who were banned by the government of ousted president Omar al-Bashir have returned to Sudan to play at a series of New Year concerts — in a move seen as symbolic of the changes that have taken place in …


Space-Baked Cookies, ‘Mighty’ Mice Back on Earth via SpaceX

The first batch of space-baked cookies is back on Earth, along with muscle-bound “mighty” mice and other space station experiments.SpaceX provided the ride home Tuesday, a month after its Dragon capsule arrived at the International Space Station. The capsule parachuted …


Invitation to Ivanka Trump Draws Backlash at Big Tech Show

The nation’s largest consumer electronics show on Tuesday hosts Ivanka Trump as a keynote speaker — a choice that drew scorn from many women in technology.The annual CES tech gathering in Las Vegas has long taken criticism over diversity issues. …