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Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Firefly Aerospace to launch 'Ocula' moon-imaging service as early as 2026
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Firefly Aerospace's lunar ambitions are growing. The Texas-based company, which successfully operated its Blue Ghost lander on the lunar surface earlier this year, announced today (June 18) that it's working on a new moon project: a "lunar imaging service" called Ocula. "Powered by a constellation of Elytra vehicles in lunar orbit, and eventually Mars orbit, Ocula will provide critical data that informs future human and robotic missions and supports national security with intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance," Firefly CEO Jason Kim said in an emailed statement. "This service will fill a void for our nation with advanced lunar imaging capabilities and a sustainable commercial business model." Firefly is developing its Elytra vehicle for a variety of uses in Earth orbit and deep space, including the region around the moon. The Ocula project will equip Elytra probes with high-resolution telescopes developed by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, a U.S. Department of Energy facility in the California Bay Area. These scopes will be able to resolve features as small as 8 inches (20 centimeters) on the lunar surface from an altitude of 31 miles (50 kilometers), according to Firefly. "With ultraviolet and visible spectrum capabilities, the telescopes are designed to support situational awareness of other objects in cislunar space, enable fine-grained lunar surface details and identify concentrations of ilmenite, which indicates the presence of helium-3," Firefly representatives wrote in the emailed statement. (Helium-3, a potential fuel for future nuclear fusion reactors, is thought to be more abundant on the moon than it is on Earth.) Ocula data could also help researchers and planners select landing sites for future robotic or crewed missions, the company added. Firefly aims to license the data to both government and commercial customers. Related Stories: — 'We're on the moon!' Private Blue Ghost moon lander aces historic lunar landing for NASA — Watch sparks fly as Blue Ghost lander drills into the moon (video) — Watch the sun set over the moon in epic video from private Blue Ghost lunar lander If all goes according to plan, Ocula will kick off next year, on the second Blue Ghost lunar landing mission. An Elytra with an LLNL scope will serve as the transfer vehicle for that mission, which will put Blue Ghost down on the moon's far side (and also deliver a European Space Agency probe to lunar orbit). Elytra will serve as a communications relay for Blue Ghost and its payloads for the duration of the lander's roughly two-week-long surface mission. After those duties are done, Elytra will begin its Ocula work, imaging the lunar surface in detail for more than five years. Another scope-equipped Elytra will launch in 2028, on the third Blue Ghost mission. And other spacecraft will follow in the ensuing years, if all goes to plan. "Firefly will expand its constellation of Elytra vehicles in lunar orbit to further enhance the Ocula service and enable faster revisit times for situational awareness, resource detection and mission planning," Firefly wrote in the statement. "Longer term, the service can also be extended to Mars and other planetary bodies."
Cision Canada
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Cision Canada
Goals to bb.q Chicken, Wings to Korea!
Win an All-Inclusive Trip to South Korea with bb.q Chicken's First-Ever bb.q Adventure! TORONTO, June 17, 2025 /CNW/ - This summer, bb.q Chicken Canada is giving fans a true K-Chicken experience, straight from Korea. As a leading brand in K-Food culture, bb.q Chicken Canada proudly launches bb.q Adventure: Goals to bb.q Chicken, Wings to Korea — a chance for four lucky customers (plus one guest each) to win an all-inclusive trip to South Korea, the birthplace of K-Chicken. From June 16 to July 6, 2025, customers who make a purchase at any participating bb.q Chicken locations across Canada can fill out an entry form for a chance to win. This special event is part of a global initiative organized by bb.q Chicken headquarters in South Korea to express gratitude to customers across its network of over 3,800 locations worldwide. Selected winners from various countries will be invited to Korea to celebrate the worldwide love for K-Chicken. The winners will represent bb.q Chicken Canada as official guests at this international event, joining global fans to experience the heart of Korean food culture — including VIP access to a special match featuring FC Barcelona, proudly hosted and sponsored by bb.q Chicken. The grand prize includes: Round-trip flights to Seoul, South Korea Hotel accommodation for 4 nights Tickets to a special match between FC Barcelona and FC Seoul An exclusive tour of BBQ Chicken University Guided Korean cultural experiences Winners will be announced on July 7 th, 2025, through its official Instagram and website. To be eligible, participants must be Canadian residents aged 19 or older. The trip will take place from July 29 th to August 3 rd, 2025, offering a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the vibrant flavors and rich culture of South Korea. "We wanted to do more than just serve the best quality chicken — we wanted to take our fans to where it all began," said Jason Kim, CEO of bb.q Chicken Canada. "This is our way of saying thank you and sharing the soul of Korean culture with the world." The Goals to bb.q Chicken, Wings to Korea campaign is part of bb.q Chicken's broader vision to connect people around the world with the origins of Korean fried chicken. A new theme will be launched each year as part of a growing tradition to bring fresh and exciting cultural experiences.
Yahoo
4 days ago
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- Yahoo
Goals to bb.q Chicken, Wings to Korea!
Win an All-Inclusive Trip to South Korea with bb.q Chicken's First-Ever bb.q Adventure! TORONTO, June 17, 2025 /CNW/ - This summer, bb.q Chicken Canada is giving fans a true K-Chicken experience, straight from Korea. As a leading brand in K-Food culture, bb.q Chicken Canada proudly launches bb.q Adventure: Goals to bb.q Chicken, Wings to Korea — a chance for four lucky customers (plus one guest each) to win an all-inclusive trip to South Korea, the birthplace of K-Chicken. From June 16 to July 6, 2025, customers who make a purchase at any participating bb.q Chicken locations across Canada can fill out an entry form for a chance to win. This special event is part of a global initiative organized by bb.q Chicken headquarters in South Korea to express gratitude to customers across its network of over 3,800 locations worldwide. Selected winners from various countries will be invited to Korea to celebrate the worldwide love for K-Chicken. The winners will represent bb.q Chicken Canada as official guests at this international event, joining global fans to experience the heart of Korean food culture — including VIP access to a special match featuring FC Barcelona, proudly hosted and sponsored by bb.q Chicken. The grand prize includes: Round-trip flights to Seoul, South Korea Hotel accommodation for 4 nights Tickets to a special match between FC Barcelona and FC Seoul An exclusive tour of BBQ Chicken University Guided Korean cultural experiences Winners will be announced on July 7th, 2025, through its official Instagram and website. To be eligible, participants must be Canadian residents aged 19 or older. The trip will take place from July 29th to August 3rd, 2025, offering a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the vibrant flavors and rich culture of South Korea. "We wanted to do more than just serve the best quality chicken — we wanted to take our fans to where it all began," said Jason Kim, CEO of bb.q Chicken Canada. "This is our way of saying thank you and sharing the soul of Korean culture with the world." The Goals to bb.q Chicken, Wings to Korea campaign is part of bb.q Chicken's broader vision to connect people around the world with the origins of Korean fried chicken. A new theme will be launched each year as part of a growing tradition to bring fresh and exciting cultural experiences. For more information and full contest details, visit SOURCE bb.q Chicken View original content to download multimedia: Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Forbes
11-06-2025
- Business
- Forbes
How AI Agents Will Change The Digital Assets Industry Forever
Jason Kim is the co-founder and CEO of Big Whale Labs —a company at the intersection of cryptography and AI. getty Digital assets have always been about control. Own your keys, own your assets, own your future. But let's be real: Most people don't want to manage 20 wallets, approve a dozen gas fees a week or track macro trends across five chains. That's where AI agents come in—not as a novelty, but as a new default. We're not just talking about bots that ping you with price alerts. We're entering an era where software doesn't just inform your next move; rather, it makes it for you. And if you're building in crypto or leading tech in any capacity, you should start thinking about what that means right now. Digital assets have a user experience problem. Everyone knows it. Even power users admit it's overwhelming. Agents like Griffian AI are quietly fixing that, starting with the boring stuff: auto-claiming airdrops, optimizing swap routes and reminding you when a stablecoin is drifting off peg. You can simply ask Griffian to do these tedious tasks instead of manually doing them yourself. They're learning your habits, scanning mempools and watching your social graph. Pretty soon, they'll be better at being 'you' than you are. This isn't sci-fi. If you use Moralis Copilot, you can instantly realize how much easier it is to trudge through complicated blockchain data and derive insights for any token, wallet or protocol. With ElizaOS-enabled agents, you can completely change how you interact with your wallet or portfolio. You could set up a wallet to follow an "ETH-heavy with low risk" strategy and not touch it for months. The agent will rebalance, exit underperforming protocols and adapt based on what's happening across chains. Most people don't want to become DeFi strategists—they just want results. Why This Only Works On Open Networks These agents need access to do their job. That means fast, permissionless interaction across protocols and platforms. Closed systems get in the way. Open networks give agents what they need: composability, transparency and context. This includes social context too. Farcaster is a good example. It is not just decentralized. It also makes social data open and programmable. Agents can track who you follow, what trends you engage with and which voices are trusted by your circle. This adds a whole new dimension to decision-making. Electric Capital's 2024 Developer Report showed an annual increase of 39% in developer activity since 2015. That is not a small signal. It points to a future where social reputation becomes part of the agent's tool kit. Enterprises Aren't Ready For This—They Need To Be Most CIOs still see digital assets as a niche or experimental space. But that view is becoming outdated. AI agents are not going to stay in trading apps. They are going to show up in enterprise workflows, supply chain finance, digital licensing and global payments. Picture an agent that automates treasury allocations, validates invoices through on-chain data or unlocks content access based on cryptographic signatures. These things already exist in parts. Agents will tie them together and run them end to end. According to Deloitte, 80% of executives said AI would reshape their business model in the next three years. Combine that with tokenized infrastructure and transparent ledgers, and you get something even bigger. You get programmable, global business coordination. McKinsey's 2023 AI report also found that 40% of companies will increase their investment in AI. Agents are the next layer. They do not just analyze or advise. They act. This Needs Guardrails With great autonomy comes the need for clear boundaries. Granting read access is one thing. Letting an agent move assets is another. There need to be signing limits, activity alerts, pause buttons and simulations before execution. The best systems will make these controls feel intuitive, not technical. Responsibility is also going to get murky. If an agent mishandles a large transaction, who is accountable? This will push developers, platforms and regulators to rethink digital agency and financial liability. The Real Shift: From Self-Custody To Self-Delegation Crypto taught us that we could hold our own assets. The next lesson is that we can delegate intelligently. Agents give us the ability to participate without micromanaging, to benefit without constantly monitoring. This shift is not just about convenience. It is about scalability and accessibility. It is how we move from the top 1 million users to the next 100 million. Digital assets changed who gets to play the game. AI is now changing how the game is played. Forbes Technology Council is an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs and technology executives. Do I qualify?
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Northrop Grumman Raises $1 Billion Via Debt
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), in an exchange filing, said that on May 29, it had issued $1 billion in new senior notes, split evenly between two tranches maturing in 2030 and 2035. The notes, carrying interest rates of 4.650% and 5.250% respectively, were issued on May 29 under an amended and restated indenture. The securities were sold through an underwriting agreement involving Mizuho Securities USA, Goldman Sachs & Co., and Morgan Stanley & Co. as lead company intends to use the net proceeds for various activities, including repayment of existing debt, share repurchases, and working capital. For debt repayment, the company release specifically mentioned the 7.875% and 7.750% senior notes due in 2026. This suggests a strategy to refinance higher-interest debt with the new, lower-interest notes, potentially reducing future interest expenses. As of March 31, 2025, the company held long-term debt (net of current portion) of $14.17 billion. In a separate announcement, the company revealed a $50 million equity investment in Firefly Aerospace, further solidifying its partnership to develop a next-generation medium-lift launch vehicle named Eclipse. This collaborative spacecraft blends the engineering strengths of Northrop Grumman's Antares and Firefly's Alpha rockets. The Eclipse system will offer the capacity to deliver approximately 16 metric tons to low Earth orbit and over three metric tons to geosynchronous transfer orbit. Its modular design integrates heritage components from the Antares line alongside enhanced avionics, a larger 5.4-meter fairing, and upgraded propulsion systems including Firefly's Miranda engines. To date, over 60 hot fire tests have been completed on the Miranda engines, with critical qualification hardware already in fabrication. The vehicle is slated for its first launch as early as 2026 from Wallops Island, Virginia. Executives from both firms praised the alliance. Jason Kim, CEO of Firefly Aerospace, called the partnership 'first-of-its-kind,' emphasizing its potential to transform the launch market. Wendy Williams, VP and GM of Northrop's launch systems unit, highlighted Eclipse's affordability and scalability for civil and security applications. Price Action: NOC shares are trading lower by 0.40% to $477.45 at last check Friday. Read Next:Photo via Shutterstock Up Next: Transform your trading with Benzinga Edge's one-of-a-kind market trade ideas and tools. Click now to access unique insights that can set you ahead in today's competitive market. Get the latest stock analysis from Benzinga? NORTHROP GRUMMAN (NOC): Free Stock Analysis Report This article Northrop Grumman Raises $1 Billion Via Debt originally appeared on © 2025 Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
