Keysight Technologies (KEYS) said Wednesday it has been selected by the European Space Agency to lead a three-year development program aimed at creating secure, blockchain-enabled anomaly detection for 5G non-terrestrial networks.
Financial details weren't disclosed.
Keysight said it will serve as the prime contractor on the project and will collaborate with Sateliot on technical development and satellite mission integration.
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Rio Tinto Group (ASX:RIO) reported second quarter production exceeding expectations for Pilbara iron ore production and shipments, while performance across its other major operating assets was also broadly in line with market forecasts, according to a Wednesday Jefferies note.The investment firm added that the company has reduced unit cost guidance in copper to $0.30 to $0.50 per pound from $0.65 to $0.75 per pound due to higher gold prices and operational improvement initiatives."While mostly an uneventful report from Rio, the [quarter-on-quarter] rebound in volumes at certain assets in 2Q is encouraging," the investment firm said.Jefferies kept a hold rating on Rio Tinto with a price target of AU$187.The company's shares rose past 1% in recent Wednesday trade.
Copa Holdings (CPA) said its preliminary June passenger capacity, measured as available seat miles, increased 16% from a year earlier.Passenger traffic, measured as revenue passenger miles, rose 13%, the company said Tuesday in a statement.Copa shares gained 3.1% in after-hours trading.
Phoenix Education Partners (PXED) reported fiscal Q3 adjusted earnings late Tuesday of $1.43 per diluted share, down from $1.57 a year earlier.Analysts polled by FactSet expected $1.32.Revenue in the three months ended May 31 rose to $271.8 million from $271.7 million a year earlier. Analysts expected $271.2 million.Phoenix expects full-year net revenue of $1.02 billion to $1.025 billion. Analysts expect $1.026 billion.The company's shares fell 11% in after-hours trading.