A widespread San Francisco power outage left more than forty thousand customers without electricity Saturday morning, disrupting daily routines, public transit and traffic across large sections of the city’s west side. The outages, reported as unplanned by Pacific Gas and Electric Co., affected residential and commercial areas from the Inner Sunset to the Presidio, according … Read more
Elon Musk has become the first person in history to amass a fortune exceeding $700 billion after a Delaware Supreme Court ruling restored a massive Tesla compensation package that had been voided last year. According to Forbes’ real time billionaires index, Musk’s net worth surged to an estimated $749 billion late Friday, cementing his position … Read more
An escalating military standoff between the United States and Venezuela has led both sides to jam satellite navigation signals across parts of the Caribbean, according to satellite data and defense officials, increasing the risk of accidents for civilian aircraft and maritime traffic that rely on GPS technology. The surge in Caribbean GPS jamming reflects parallel … Read more
Several James Bond movies Netflix viewers have long associated with Amazon platforms are headed to a rival service, underscoring shifting strategies in the streaming wars. Beginning Jan. fifteen, Netflix subscribers in the United States and multiple international markets will be able to stream a slate of James Bond films under a limited licensing agreement with … Read more
New York — Representative Elise Stefanik, a prominent conservative Republican from New York with close ties to former President Donald Trump, announced Friday that she is suspending her campaign for governor and will not seek re-election to Congress next year. “While spending precious time with my family this Christmas season, I have made the decision … Read more
Bowen Yang, a prominent performer on Saturday Night Live, will leave the long running NBC sketch show after the Christmas episode airing this weekend. His departure occurs midway through Season 51, marking the end of a seven year tenure that included multiple Emmy nominations and numerous memorable performances. Yang joined SNL in 2018 as a … Read more
WASHINGTON — Nine of the largest US and European based pharmaceutical companies agreed Friday to voluntarily lower the cost of certain prescription medications in the United States, as the Trump administration seeks to tie domestic drug prices to lower prices abroad. The deal includes Merck, Bristol Myers Squibb, Amgen, Gilead, GSK, Sanofi, Roche’s Genentech, privately … Read more
The Nasdaq rises one percent on Friday as US stocks posted broad gains, buoyed by strength in artificial intelligence linked shares and a sharp rebound in Oracle. The rally offered a measure of relief to investors after a choppy period that tested confidence in the AI trade, which has driven much of the market’s momentum … Read more
A Target system outage disrupted the retailer’s app and website during the final week of the holiday shopping rush, complicating online orders at one of the busiest moments of the retail calendar. The disruption affected customers’ ability to place, track and in some cases view orders, according to company statements and customer reports Friday. Target … Read more
LONDON — British officials confirmed Friday that the UK government hack detected in October affected systems at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), prompting an ongoing investigation into the incident and the security of sensitive data. Trade Department Minister Chris Bryant acknowledged the breach during an interview on Times Radio, partially validating media reports … Read more
