More devices are blowing up in Lebanon a day after fatal Hezbollah-pager explosions
Sidon, Lebanon, on Wednesday. Handheld radios exploded across Lebanon on Wednesday, according to multiple reports, signaling a second wave of coordinated attacks targeting personal devices in the Middle Eastern country. The official broadcaster of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group, Al-Manar, reported a wave of explosions from wireless devices across Lebanon, according to local and international…
Ukraine says it wiped a key Russian missile and artillery arsenal ‘off the face of the earth’ in long-range strikes
Satellite imagery of a Russian weapons storage facility in Toropets on September 7. Ukraine hit it overnight. Ukrainian forces used long-range drones to strike a key Russian ammunition depot overnight, destroying missiles, bombs, and artillery. A source in the Security Service of Ukraine told B-17 on Wednesday that the attack targeted a large warehouse in…
US Marines just added a new long-range missile to their arsenal that will keep their fighter jets out of reach of enemy air defenses during strikes
Marines at Air Station Miramar in California became the first of the branch to conduct ordnance with the new weapon. The US Marine Corps has a new long-range weapon in its arsenal, the AGM-158A joint air-to-surface standoff missile (JASSM). The addition is a boost in firepower, the Marines said, as the weapon’s long range allows…
Putin is embarking on an aggressive hiring drive to rejuvenate Russia’s army. But he can’t sustain it, experts say.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his country’s army to be increased by 180,000 troops on Monday. Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to grow his country’s armed forces, but experts say his ambitions could come at the expense of Russia’s economy. On Monday, Putin ordered the army to increase its troops by 180,000, per a decree…
Netflix’s co-CEO was asked why the company changed its mind after saying it would never introduce ads or live sports. Here’s how he responded.
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos at the 2024 Fast Company Innovation Festival. Netflix has drawn some pretty clear lines in the sand in the past about what it wouldn’t do — and then jumped past those lines with both feet. The streaming giant once said it would never introduce ads and dismissed the idea of livestreaming…
When interest-rate cuts will hit credit cards, car loans, and mortgages
Americans might not quickly feel the effects of the Fed’s first rate cut in over four years. The nation’s central bank has finally cut interest rates for the first time in over four years. But Americans might not feel that relief just yet. On Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee announced an interest-rate cut of…
Snap threw shade at Apple and Meta’s bulky headsets, but its new Spectacles are cartoonish
Snap’s fifth generation of its Spectacles glasses is here, and they’re big. They may not hide your eyes, but Snap’s new Spectacles won’t pass as regular glasses. At the end of Tuesday’s Snap Partner Summit keynote, CEO Evan Spiegel introduced a major upgrade to the company’s augmented reality glasses. He also didn’t miss the opportunity…
Stock market today: Stocks close mixed as investors gear up for major Fed rate decision
Indexes were mixed on Tuesday with investors still split on the potential size of an interest rate cut, with less than 24-hours to go before the Federal Reserve announces its policy decision. Unanticipated strength in Tuesday’s retail sales data convinced investors that the economy remains robust, and the S&P 500 briefly hit a record high…
It’s a tough time to be a manager in tech
Middle managers may just have the toughest job in tech right now. Managers may just have the toughest job in tech right now. In the latest blow to middle managers, Amazon announced it planned to reduce the number of supervisors within its organization. In a message to employees posted online, CEO Andy Jassy said the…
