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Optimizely raises $50M Series D round for its experimentation platform

Optimizely, a platform that offers tools for A/B testing and personalization on the web and in mobile apps, today announced that it has raised a total of $105 million. This includes a $50 million Series D round led by Goldman Sachs Private Captial, with the p

Alpine: You won't beat Red Bull F1 team by copying it

Harman believes that Alpine has a good appreciation of what made Red Bull’s car so competitive in 2023 and also understands what made other cars fast.However, he insists that such knowledge should only provide inspiration for the team’s own direction, as

What's behind Alonso's test in an Aston Martin DTM car?

The Vantage DTM, one of the five chassis ever built by R-Motorsport with a license from Aston Martin, was bought for an undisclosed amount by Alonso from engine builder HWA.At Alonso’s request, a passenger seat was installed by HWA before the car was sold t

The reunited Formula E partnership that could finally flourish

The opening round of the 2023-24 Formula E campaign only gets underway next week in Mexico City and already the season has produced its first ‘winner’ – sort of.For many at the Valencia pre-season test last October, the simulation race on the final morn

F1 tech review: Aston Martin starts strong, then stumbles

This left it with the responsibility of nipping at the heels of Red Bull during the first few races but, as the order re-established itself, Aston Martin slid back down the standings.But it did finish two places above its 2022 position. Let’s have a look a

Shane van Gisbergen adds Daytona ARCA race to 2024 schedule

Trackhouse Racing announced on Tuesday that van Gisbergen, who is running a full Xfinity and partial Cup schedule in 2024, will also compete in the season-opening ARCA race at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 17.Van Gisbergen, 34, will drive an entry pr

Planes collide and catch fire at Japan's busy Haneda Airport, killing 5. Hundreds evacuated safely

A passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday and burst into flames, with five people on the smaller plane killed, officials said.

Thai prime minister says visa-free policy for Chinese visitors to be made permanent in March

Thailand and China will soon implement visa-free entry for each other's citizens, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said Tuesday.

Finland and Sweden set this winter's cold records as temperature plummets below minus 40

Finland and Sweden recorded the coldest temperatures of the winter Tuesday as thermometers plummeted to minus 40 degrees Celsius (minus 40 Fahrenheit) as a result of a cold spell prevailing in the Nordic region.

Train derails and catches fire near San Francisco, causing minor injuries and service disruptions

Several people suffered minor injuries and service was disrupted when a commuter train derailed and caught fire on New Year's Day in the San Francisco Bay Area, officials said.

135th Rose Parade boasts floral floats, sunny skies as California tradition kicks off the new year

Floral floats, marching bands and equestrian units took to the streets under a sunny California sky as the 135th Rose Parade drew hundreds of thousands of spectators on New Year's Day.

January’s Night Sky Notes: Connecting the ‘Dots’ with Asterisms

Have you ever noticed how some stars, when arranged, can form shapes in the night sky? Trace asterisms along with us during this month’s Night Sky Notes!

Payroll

The NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) Payroll Office (NPO) reviews, validates, and delivers time and attendance data to the Department of the Interior (DOI) Interior Business Center (IBC) for NASA Centers.  NPO acts as liaison between Centers, employee

Crescent Moon Over NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

The crescent moon, along with Jupiter (top right of Moon) and Venus (below Moon) appeared over the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida Feb. 22, 2023, as preparations continued for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission. NASA astronau

Paula Abdul sues former “American Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe for sexual assault: report

Lythgoe denied the allegations in a TMZ statement, calling them “false” and “deeply offensive”

Switching to plant-based diets means cleaner air — and it could save more than 200,000 lives

«[Food] choices not only impact your own health, they affect the health of the planet too»

“They're saying it out loud”: Israeli minister backs mass eviction of Gazans

«This is a correct, just, moral, and humane solution,» said Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Monday

“This is unacceptable”: Maine’s secretary of state stands defiant in the face of doxxing, “non-stop threats” from Trump

“My decision was based exclusively on the facts presented to me at the hearing and my obligations under the law"

#TradWives are not real housewives. «Fargo» shows us the heroic difference between the two

Dorothy Lyon is a stay-at-home mom who takes resourcefulness to heroic extremes. A tradwife would never do that

The 10 best stargazing events of 2024

The 2024 stargazing guide includes a rare total solar eclipse, two bright comet flybys and three supermoons. Here are all the dates you need to know.

Full moons of 2024: Names, dates and everything you need to know

Find out exactly when to see the full moons of 2024, including dates for supermoons and a two lunar eclipses.

5 blockbuster archaeology discoveries that may come in 2024

From AI deciphering lost texts to a secret about our human relatives, here are some of the new breakthroughs in archaeology we may see in 2024.

Why is it called 'morning sickness' if it can happen any time of day?

Pregnancy sickness can happen at any time of day or night, but its symptoms can often be worse in the morning.

'Eyes coming straight for me': Huge crocodile launches itself into boat with jaws wide open in strange attack

Queensland authorities are on the lookout for a crocodile reported to have leapt into a fisher's boat at Jane Creek before losing its balance and tumbling back into the water.

2024 NCAA Tournament projections: UConn makes big jump; FAU, Arizona tumble

As the calendar flips to 2024, FOX Sports bracket forecaster Mike DeCourcy offers up his updated NCAA Tournament projections.

Give Jim Harbaugh his props after Michigan wins Rose Bowl | The Herd

Colin Cowherd says this Michigan Wolverines win should officially give college football fans permission to give Jim Harbaugh his props. After all of the controversy of this season for the Wolverines coach, with the sign-stealing allegations and the game suspe

Michael Penix Jr draws Joe Burrow comparisons in Sugar Bowl win | The Herd

Colin Cowherd talks the excitement of the Washington Huskies upsetting the Texas Longhorns in the Sugar Bowl, advancing to face Michigan in the College Football Championships. Michael Penix Jr was a lightning rod, and leads Colin to make some comparisons to t

Cowboys to host former OL La'el Collins, LB Damien Wilson for workouts

The Cowboys could be adding reinforcements — and a pair of familiar faces — ahead of their playoff run.

2023-24 Women's College Basketball odds: South Carolina remains favorite

Can South Carolina stay the course and win it all this year? Or can defending champ LSU repeat? Check out the latest odds for the national title and player of the year.

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Federal appeals court temporarily delays new state-run court in Mississippi's majority-Black capital

A federal appeals court has temporarily delayed Mississippi officials from creating a state-run court in part of the majority-Black capital city of Jackson starting on Monday. The ruling came just before U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate dismissed

Judge rules former clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses must pay $260K

Former county clerk Kim Davis, who refused to issue marriage licenses in Kentucky to same-sex couples, must pay a total of $260,104 in fees and expenses to attorneys who represented one couple, according to a federal judge's ruling. That's in addition to $10

Republican primaries are coming. So are Trump’s trials

Donald Trump’s trial on conspiracy and obstruction charges in the 2020 election is slated to begin in Washington, D.C., on Mar. 4. That’s a Monday. The next day is “Super Tuesday,” when 16 states and territories are set to hold their Republican presid

Real-life 'Ratatouille:' Tour d'Argent reopens, overlooking Paris 2024 Olympics and Notre Dame

The Tour d'Argent already boasts a 320,000-bottle wine cellar, a world-famous duck recipe and a storied 441-year history. Now, the legendary Paris restaurant is about to serve up its «plat de resistance»: a front-row view of two of the biggest eve

Olympic host country France sees less New Year's Eve disorder as it celebrates 2024's arrival

France saw fewer of the car burnings that usually blight the arrival of a new year as the Olympic host country celebrated the start of 2024, the interior minister said Monday.

Ex-cycling world champion Dennis reportedly charged after Olympian wife killed by vehicle

Former world champion cyclist Rohan Dennis was reported to have been charged in connection with the death of his wife, Olympic cyclist Melissa Hoskins, who died after being struck by a vehicle while riding in Adelaide.

Biden's election was illegitimate, say 36% of voters in new poll

One-third of voters say President Biden's election was illegitimate, according to a new poll released Tuesday marking an increase from the same poll in 2021.

U.S. women are stocking up on abortion pills, especially when there is news about restrictions

Thousands of women stocked up on abortion pills just in case they needed them, new research shows, with demand peaking in the past couple years at times when it looked like the medications might become harder to get.

Steve Scalise, No. 2 House Republican, endorses Trump

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise officially threw his support behind Donald Trump for president Tuesday, making the Louisiana Republican one of the highest-ranking members to endorse the former president.

10-year-old uses dad's stolen gun to fatally shoot another California boy

Police in Northern California arrested a 10-year-old boy and his ex-con father over the weekend after authorities said the young suspect shot and killed another 10-year-old boy with his dad's stolen firearm.

Vivek Ramaswamy accuses CNN of trying to prop up Nikki Haley by barring him from debate

Vivek Ramaswamy is planning to go the counterprogramming route as a way to deal with likely failing to meet the criteria to participate in a CNN Republican presidential debate next week in Iowa.
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