Lander ‘alive and well’ after company scores first U.S. moon landing since Apollo era
Intuitive Machines reported Friday that it’s communicating with its lander, Odysseus, and sending commands to acquire science data.
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Cellphone outage makes it clear: Landlines are disappearing
In an increasingly digital United States, landlines are more and more a remnant of a time gone by, an anachronism of a now-unfathomable era when leaving your house meant being unavailable to callers.
EA Sports College Football 25 to block gamers from adding players who reject NIL opt-in
EA Sports said players who opt in to the game will receive a minimum of $600 and a copy of EA Sports College Football 25. There will also be opportunities for them to earn money by promoting the game.
AT&T says outage to its U.S. cellphone network was not caused by cyberattack
The outage knocked out cellphone service for thousands of its users across the United States starting early Thursday before it was restored.
Private company makes first U.S. moon landing in more than 50 years
The landing put the U.S. back on the surface for the first time since NASA’s famed Apollo moonwalkers.
UPDATE: Americans report nationwide cellular outages
Thousands of Americans are dealing with cellular outages on AT&T, Cricket Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile and other service providers, according to data from Downdetector.
Indiana lawmakers join GOP-led states trying to target college tenure
Legislators in Indiana advanced a bill Wednesday that would limit tenure at public colleges and universities, joining conservative lawmakers across the country creating state laws to influence operations on campuses they view as unfriendly or hostile to conservative students and professors.
IRS to go after executives who use business jets for personal travel in new round of audits
The audits will focus on aircraft used by large corporations and high-income taxpayers and whether the tax purpose of the jet use is being properly allocated, the IRS says.
Biden’s latest student-loan plan cancels $1.2B in federal loans for 153,000
The administration began sending email notifications on Wednesday to some of the borrowers who will benefit from what the White House has called the SAVE, or Saving on a Valuable Education, program.
FDA warns against smartwatches, rings that claim to measure blood sugar without needles
About 37 million American have diabetes, which requires close monitoring of blood sugar levels. A doctor said using the unapproved devices could result in inaccurate blood sugar measurements, with potentially devastating consequences.
Federal Reserve officials worried that progress on inflation could stall
In minutes from the Jan. 30-31 meeting released Wednesday, most Fed officials said they were worried about moving too fast to cut their benchmark interest rate before it was clear that inflation was sustainably returning to their 2% target.
Ford, UAW reach local contract agreement at Kentucky Truck plant
The union said last week said that nearly 9,000 workers at the massive plant in Louisville would walk picket lines starting Friday if the contract dispute was not resolved.
Indiana lawmakers vote to lift state ban on happy hours
State Sen. Kyle Walker, the bill’s sponsor, told lawmakers Tuesday that the tourism and restaurant industries want the legislation in order to attract more patrons and increase food sales.
American Airlines raising bag fees, changing frequent-flyer program
American easily led the industry by bringing in $1.4 billion in bag fees in 2022, the last year for which U.S. Transportation Department figures are available.
U.S. casinos won $66.5B in 2023, their best year ever as gamblers showed no economic fear
Indiana saw gambling revenue slip last year, but the state remains among the top 10 gambling markets.
Capital One to buy Discover in $35B deal that combines major credit card companies
Both companies have benefitted from Americans’ increased use of credit cards. In the fourth quarter of 2023, Americans held $1.13 trillion on their credit cards, and aggregate household debt balances increased by $212 billion, up 1.2%, according to the latest data.
East beats West 211-186 in highest-scoring NBA All-Star Game
The Indiana Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton had five 3-pointers in a 1:32 span in the first quarter and finished with 32 points on 11-of-15 shooting.
Auto workers threaten to strike again at Ford’s huge Louisville plant
The United Auto Workers said nearly 9,000 workers at the Kentucky Truck Plant will strike Friday if the local contract dispute is not resolved.
Bird, Catchings, Rose, Miller among honorees at Legends Brunch
The brunch—held on Sunday before the All-Star Game and one of the tougher tickets to get over the course of the weekend—brought together more than 150 former NBA and WNBA players and some of the greatest ever, including Julius Erving, Dominique Wilkins and Oscar Robertson.
Silver says the NBA’s 65-game policy for awards is leading to players playing more
For example, Indiana guard Tyrese Haliburton’s next contract might be worth more than $50 million less than he hoped if he doesn’t play enough games to qualify for a supermax—and at his current pace, he’d come up a bit short.