French Luxury Group’s Sales Growth Slows, Causing LVMH to Fall

The French luxury giant LVMH announced reduced third-quarter sales growth on Wednesday, showing hints that inflation and economic unrest are slowing a post-pandemic buying frenzy. LVMH’s shares plunged to their lowest level... Read more »

Mahmoud Abbas and Antony Blinken had a meeting in Amman.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority, on Friday in Amman to talk about the aftermath of the terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel,... Read more »

NASA’s Psyche Mission Is Off to Test a Space Laser (for Communications)

The Psyche probe is heading to its namesake metal-rich asteroid. Along the way, it will demonstrate a near-infrared laser system to send high-rate data hundreds of millions of miles home. Read more »

US House Republicans Had Their Phones Confiscated to Stop Leaks

In an attempt to wrest control from raucous far-right hardliners amid the fight for a new House speaker, Republican Party leaders are instituting phone bans to keep backroom deals secret. Read more »

How to Watch Saturday’s Solar Eclipse

On the morning of October 14, an annular solar eclipse will be visible to people in the Americas, creating a fiery halo of light around a darkened sun. Read more »

HTTP/2 Rapid Reset: A New Protocol Vulnerability Will Haunt the Web for Years

Dubbed “HTTP/2 Rapid Reset,” the flaw requires issuing patches to virtually every web server around the world before the problem can be eradicated. Read more »