News
Orion carried NASA’s Artemis II astronauts farther from Earth than any humans before, breaking Apollo 13’s record on a historic mission around the Moon.
The Pentagon said Gen. Randy George retired effective immediately as Army chief, ending his tenure and starting a leadership transition at Army headquarters.
NASA launched Artemis II from Florida, sending four astronauts on the first crewed mission around the Moon in more than 50 years aboard Orion.
Travel
Houston Bush Airport warns TSA lines could top four hours as shutdown-driven staffing shortages, limited checkpoints and spring travel snarl security.
A powerful winter storm disrupted US air travel, canceling nearly 5,000 flights and delaying more than 12,000 as snow, wind and storms spread east.
June 2025 U.S. arrivals eased 6.2% from a year earlier, while citizen departures rose 2.5%, highlighting a growing inbound outbound gap, Commerce reported in data.
Technology
Meta launched Muse Spark, the first AI model from Meta Superintelligence Labs, as the company begins rolling the system across Meta AI products.
OpenAI, Anthropic and Google are using the Frontier Model Forum to share security threat data as U.S. AI firms push back on unauthorized model copying.
OpenAI has said goodbye to the Sora app, leaving its Disney partnership and public product pages under fresh scrutiny in the fast-moving AI video market.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AI skills now influence hiring, urging students and workers to use AI tools as the technology spreads across jobs.
Nvidia expanded its physical AI platform with new robot models, simulation software and global deployments spanning factories, warehouses and healthcare.
Luxury
The global luxury market faces a 2% decline in 2024, with 50 million consumers exiting due to high prices and reduced innovation, Bain & Company’s annual report reveals.
Rolex introduces the latest addition to its esteemed collection with the unveiling of the new Oyster Perpetual Rolex Deepsea model. Breaking tradition, this iteration marks the first-ever presentation of the divers’ watch in 18 ct yellow gold. Sporting a distinctive 60-minute graduated Cerachrom bezel insert in blue ceramic and a…