Friday, January 17, 2025

Short Takes – 1-17-25

Starship's Seventh Flight Test. SpaceX.com blog post. Pull quote: “Following stage separation, the Starship upper stage successfully lit all six Raptor engines and performed its ascent burn to space. Prior to the burn’s completion, telemetry was lost with the vehicle after approximately eight and a half minutes of flight. Initial data indicates a fire developed in the aft section of the ship, leading to a rapid unscheduled disassembly.”

Chinese Innovations Spawn Wave of Toll Phishing Via SMS. KrebsOnSecurity.com article. Pull quote: “Targeted or not, these phishing websites are dangerous because they are operated dynamically in real-time by criminals. If you receive one of these messages, just ignore it or delete it, but please do not visit the phishing site. The FBI asks that before you bin the missives, consider filing a complaint with the agency’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), including the phone number where the text originated, and the website listed within the text.”

Viral sicknesses rise amid ‘quad-demic’ in US. TheHill.com article. Pull quote: ““COVID predictions for the next two weeks suggest that emergency department visits will remain at a lower level compared to prior winter seasons,” the CDC said. “Influenza predictions suggest that emergency department visits will remain at a high to very high level for the next two weeks.””

Smoke from fire at California lithium battery plant raises concerns about air quality. TheHill.com article.  Pull quote: “It was unclear what caused this latest fire. Vistra said in a statement that after it was detected, everyone at the site was evacuated safely. After the fire is out, an investigation will begin.”

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