Stoxx 600, FTSE, DAX, CAC, Nestle earnings

Nestle Coffee-Mate is sold on a store’s shelves on February 18, 2016 in New York City. Andrew Burton | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks are expected to open in mixed territory on Thursday as investors await further earnings reports. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening 0.15% higher, Germany’s DAX…

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Stoxx 600, FTSE 100, MSC, defense

European markets traded higher on Monday, as investors digest the key points from this year’s Munich Security Conference. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up 0.2% at 10:25 a.m. in London (5:25 a.m. ET), with major bourses and most sectors in the region in positive territory. Geopolitics and defense returned to the spotlight as investors focused…

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Space data center cooling problem still needs solution

Voyager Technologies‘ CEO Dylan Taylor said two years would be an “aggressive” timeframe for space data centers and cooling remains a problem for the developing technology. While SpaceX has the heavy lift rockets to bring components to space, Taylor told CNBC’s Morgan Brennan that the lack of a cooling solution to transfer the heat remains…

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How black boxes became key to solving airplane crashes

After the search for survivors and recovery of victims in tragic aviation accidents — like that of a UPS cargo plane shortly after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky last month — comes the search for flight data and a cockpit voice recorder often called the “black box.” Every commercial plane has them. Aerospace giants…

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Qantas releases images of ultra long-range Airbus aircraft

These specially configured A350-1000ULRs are expected to enable the world’s longest commercial flights. Qantas Australia’s Qantas on Friday revealed the first images of the specially configured Airbus aircraft set to enable the world’s longest commercial flights. The A350-1000ULR (Ultra Long Range) aircraft was depicted on the assembly line in Toulouse, France, with its fuselage sections,…

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Meta says it won’t sign Europe AI agreement

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Meta Platforms declined to sign the European Union’s artificial intelligence code of practice because it is an overreach that will “stunt” companies, according to global affairs chief Joel Kaplan. “Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI,” Kaplan wrote in a post on LinkedIn Friday. “This code…

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