Highflying

Michigan-based EV battery startup ONE, Our Next Energy – considered one of the most valuable privately held companies in the US and Biden’s darling for homegrown batteries – is once again cutting its workforce after months of problems. Crain’s Detroit Business reports that the company has cut another 37 jobs, with 24 located in Michigan. The majority of those jobs are administrative roles, the company stated.ONE is among the many players in the race to develop an LFP battery pack on North American soil.…

December 22, 20233 min readScientists accidentally discovered a new way of monitoring the Earth’s planetary boundary layer: high-flying great frigate birdsBy Chelsea Harvey & E&E News CLIMATEWIRE | Great frigatebirds are among nature’s most effortless fliers, routinely soaring more than a mile above the ground and sometimes staying aloft for weeks at a time.Now scientists have a new reason to be impressed with their skills. Researchers have recently discovered — by chance — that great frigatebirds can collect…

Just a few feet away from a 70mm camera onboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, the Russian-built control module and the U.S.-built Unity connecting module are mated in the shuttle’s cargo bay. Using Endeavour’s 50-ft. long Canadian-built Remote Manipulator System (RMS) robot arm, astronaut Nancy J. Currie working from the aft flight deck, plucked Zarya out of orbit on December 6, 1998. The craft had been orbiting Earth for a little over 16 days prior to grapple and subsequent docking to Unity. Credit: NASA Marking 25 years…

In the glitzy world of Hollywood, where larger-than-life stars dominate the silver screen, two iconic figures, Harrison Ford and Tom Cruise, share more than just their status as Tinseltown titans. Known for headlining some of the biggest film franchises, from Star Wars to Mission Impossible, these action heroes also have a passion for aviation that unites them. n the glitzy world of Hollywood, where larger-than-life stars dominate the silver screen, two iconic figures, Harrison Ford and Tom Cruise, share more…

Image via Marvel Studios The lead-up to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has been textbook poetry in motion — with the world preparing for an imminent good-bye to the MCU’s darling space explorers and James Gunn’s final filmmaking hurrah in the franchise, to say nothing of Marvel Studios being in need of a win after all the turmoil that’s plagued it for months. Indeed, there’s no way the final outing of Star-Lord and company could have been anything other than triumphant. And, as prophesized by all of these…

Many banks have blamed so-called rogue traders for big holes in their books. A once-highflying tech firm is blaming a rogue salesperson.  WANdisco PLC, a U.S. and U.K.-based data firm and a rising star of Britain’s tech scene, said Thursday that a single, senior sales employee was responsible for what it described as “significant, sophisticated and potentially fraudulent irregularities” related to purchase orders and their related revenue…

The Gimmick #1 Writer: Joanne StarerArtist: Elena GogouColorist: Andy TroyLetterer: Rob SteenMain cover artist: Erica HendersonPublisher: Ahoy Comics In wrestling, a gimmick is a wrestler’s in-ring persona, what informs their behavior. It determines whether they lean good or bad, whether they’ll dress in bright or dark colors, and whether the crowd will want to trust them or hate them. Visibly spectacular though they may be, gimmicks also hint at the things a wrestler hides. They can harbor delicate secrets within and…

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan earlier this year pointed to the organization’s prudent financial management as it raced to meet the challenge from Saudi-funded LIV Golf. He repeatedly said the Tour was efficient in the way it is operated and would dip into reserves to help finance larger purses to compete with LIV.Four days after he made those remarks in June, a PGA Tour-owned Citation X jet flew from the Tour’s headquarters in Florida to California and then on to an airport near…

Companies that help businesses battle hackers and comply with privacy regulations now face a potentially more formidable adversary: market turmoil.About 1,400 workers have been laid off since late May from cyber and privacy firms, many of which raised hundreds of millions of dollars in recent years. OneTrust LLC laid off about 950 people last month after touting a $5.3 billion valuation in 2020. IronNet Inc., led by a former head of the National Security Agency, laid off 55 workers in June…