SpaceX secures $1.6bn Space Force contract for 18 launches

Photo by Bergen Davis via Pexels UN Climate Change is encouraging governments around the world to learn from Jamaica’s climate resilience and adaptation plans as the country works to protect itself from future shocks.   In a case study published on 7 July, UN Climate Change set out Jamaica’s ‘2050 Long-Term Emission Reduction and Climate-Resilient Strategy’…

How does a person’s own learning experience affect their ability to learn from others? We conduct a field experiment on chlorination in Pakistan, where randomized “learning-arm” households use a tool to track their children’s diarrhea before and after chlorine distribution. Learning-arm households with learning-arm neighbors chlorinate significantly more one year after the withdrawal of the…

A handful of tech oligarchs have figured out how to tap public markets without submitting to shareholder oversight. The recent SpaceX IPO represents the culmination of this process, granting Elon Musk near-total authority and revealing how thoroughly the mechanisms meant to hold corporate leaders accountable have been weakened. CAMBRIDGE—One of the most impressive feats of…

Imagine AT&T joined a coalition building an alternative to Verizon‘s network. Then Verizon invested $2 billion in AT&T. After that, Verizon asked AT&T to make its devices and network infrastructure compatible with Verizon’s network, too. That sounds strange. Why invest in a company helping build an alternative to your own network? A version of that…

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A new Jeep Wrangler 4-Door Sahara 4×4 vehicle displayed for sale at a Stellantis NV dealership in Miami, Florida, US, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images Auto giant Stellantis on Thursday swung to profit in the second quarter, boosted by rising demand in North America as the company…