TECHNOLOGY

Thursday was an eventful day for America's space industry. 

• Intuitive Machines' six-legged Athena lander failed to land upright, marking its second unsuccessful landing.

• Meanwhile, SpaceX's Starship mega-rocket ended in a fiery demise (Test Flight 8) over the Caribbean. However, there were some bright spots —Starship's Super Heavy first-stage booster returned to Earth as planned and was successfully caught mid-air by massive (more…)

Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times,

Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Fisker Inc. is under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and faces formal objections from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. The company filed for bankruptcy earlier this year after halting production in (more…)

The Global Innovation Index (GII) 2024, published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), ranks 133 economies based on their innovation capabilities and performance. This year’s report highlights shifts in global innovation leadership, with a focus on emerging economies challenging traditional leaders.

To summarize the results of this year’s GII, Visual Capitalist's Marcus Lu visualized each economy’s score using a global heatmap. Lower scores are shown as darker (more…)