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AI Leaders Warn Of ‘Extinction’ Risk To Humans

AI poses human extinction risk on par with a nuclear war, AI leaders and academics warn in joint statement

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China ‘To Put Humans On Moon’ By 2030

China confirms objective to put humans on Moon by 2030 as it presents increasingly direct competition to US space programme

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Elon Musk’s Neuralink Brain Chip Approved For Human Testing

US FDA approves human testing for Elon Musk's Neuralink brain-implant system, after years of animal testing

2 years ago

Virgin Galactic Spaceplane Lands Safely After Test Flight

Spaceplane from Virgin Galactic makes first return to edge of space in nearly two years, to restart Richard Branson's space…

2 years ago

Virgin Orbit Shuts Down After Chapter 11 Filing

Sir Richard Branson ends Virgin Orbit operations going forward, with assets being sold off to rivals in space launch sector

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DoJ Charges Ex Apple Engineer With Stealing Trade Secrets

Former Apple staffer Weibao Wang accused of stealing autonomous system data from the tech giant, and then fleeing to China

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Microsoft Signs Nuclear Fusion Power Deal

Clean energy development. Helion Energy signs deal to provide clean nuclear fusion energy to Microsoft by 2028

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Mystery China Space Vehicle Returns To Earth

Experimental Chinese reusable space vehicle returns to Earth after 276-day mission for vehicle thought similar to US Space Force's X-37B

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Japan’s ispace Admits Moon Lander Likely Crashed

First-ever lunar landing by a private company ends, after Japanese start-up ispace admits moon lander likely crashed

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Japan Start-Up iSpace Prepares First Commercial Moon Landing

Japanese start-up ispace prepares to attempt first-ever commercial lunar landing on Tuesday with M1 mission

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China To Explore 3D Printing For Moon Base

Upcoming China lunar probe to investigate use of 3D printing to build manned habitations on lunar surface from moon soil…

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Alphabet To Merge AI Units Deepmind And Google Brain

One better than two? Alphabet doubles down on artificial intelligence, by merging two of its key AI divisions

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Microsoft To Remove Twitter From Advertising Platform, Musk Threatens Lawsuit

Elon Musk threatens to sue Microsoft after it announced plan to remove Twitter from its corporate advertising platform

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SpaceX Starship Rocket Explodes After Launch

First launch of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket ends in mid-flight explosion, which it labelled as a “rapid unscheduled disassembly”

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Tesla Likely To Launch Full Self-Drive ‘This Year’, Says Elon Musk

Not again. Tesla boss Elon Musk touts arrival of its full self-drive technology this year, despite many missed predictions

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SpaceX Postpones Starship Launch, Citing Technical Glitch

SpaceX cancels test-launch of massive Starship vehicle after identifying malfunctioning pressurant valve, may retry this week

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SpaceX Prepares To Launch Most Powerful Rocket Ever Made

SpaceX prepares to test-launch Starship rocket with Super Heavy booster, delivering nearly twice the power of NASA's SLS

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Tesla Staff Shared Sensitive Customer Images – Report

Former Tesla workers in the US admit they often shared sensitive videos and images taken by customer's car cameras

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Virgin Orbit Lays Off 85 Percent Of Staff

Nearly 700 jobs to go at Sir Richard Branson’s rocket company Virgin Orbit Holdings, amid reports it will cease operations

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Amazon Opens Sidewalk Mesh Network To Third-Party Devices

Amazon opens its long-range, low-bandwidth mesh network known as Sidewalk, to any IoT device in the United States

2 years ago

Advanced AI Poses Risk To Humanity, Open Letter Warns

Big names including Steve Wozniak and Elon Musk warn race to develop AI systems is out of control, urges six…

2 years ago

Government Sets Out ‘Adaptable’ AI Plan

White paper sets out UK government's approach to artificial intelligence (AI) and seeks feedback from AI professionals

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Musk’s Neuralink ‘Approached Partner’ For Human Trials

Elon Musk brain implant company Neuralink reportedly approached major US neurosurgery centre for potential human trials

2 years ago

Government Launches NHS Cyber Security Strategy

NHS commitment. Government launches seven year cyber security strategy for the health and adult social care sectors

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Virgin Orbit Nears Deal For Emergency Funding, After UK Launch Failure

Days after Virgin Orbit halted operations and furloughed staff, comes a report it is close to securing emergency funding

2 years ago

Google Glass Ends For Business Users

End of the road. Business successor to Google Glass known as Glass Enterprise, is to halt enterprise sales and stop…

2 years ago

Amazon Sets 2024 For Launch Of Project Kuiper’s Satellite Service

Prototype Amazon satellites to be launched this year, with commercial satellite internet service set for 2024

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