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Suborbital space tourism finally arrives | FCC prepares to run public C-band auction | The big four in the U.S. launch industry — United Launch Alliance, SpaceX, Blue Origin and Northrop Grumman — hope to be one of two providers that will receive five-year contracts later this year to launch national security payloads starting in 2022. | China’s launch rate stays high | The International Space Station is the largest ever crewed object in space.

ESCAPADE on its way to Mars after...

WASHINGTON — Two NASA smallsats are headed toward Mars after completing flybys of Earth nearly a year after their launch. The second of two Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, or ESCAPADE, spacecraft, nicknamed Gold, flew by Earth at about 6 a.m. Eastern Nov. 9, coming within about 1,050 kilometers of Earth. That took place a little more than 48 hours after the first ESCAPADE spacecraft, Blue, made a similar flyby at an altitude of about 1,600 kilometers…….

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Security Flaws Across UK Government Sites Exposed...

A security researcher has found more than 100 serious vulnerabilities in publicly available UK government code, putting sensitive data at risk as a result of poor cyber hygiene. The UK government has defaulted to openly publishing code it produces with public money for around a decade because it’s transparent, and making it easier for code to be reused is cost-efficient. This includes within the Department of Health and Social Care, and the Home Office, as well as local authorities…….

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A New AI Tool From Google DeepMind...

Google DeepMind researchers used agentic AI to mathematically prove, or “formally verify,” a number of the Signal protocol’s key cryptographic guarantees—a landmark development for the widely used cryptography and AI itself. Conducted as a sort of proof-of-concept project in just four weeks, the work is significant in two ways. It serves as further independent validation of the cryptography that protects massive quantities of the world’s communications on platforms like the Signal app, Google Messages, and WhatsApp. And it demonstrates……

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In postcolonial Ghana, a fresh start but...

It was a landmark in history: In 1957, Ghana became the first sub-Saharan African state to achieve independence from colonial rule, having previously been under the control of Great Britain.  But gaining political independence does not mean the past is left behind, and there has long been public debate about the many long-term effects of the colonial period on state and society in subsequent decades.   Now, an empirically rich study explores one aspect of the Ghanaian state, the composition……

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Streamlining metal parts production to revitalize American...

The United States used to be the world leader in metal casting, a process where liquid hot metal is poured into a mold to solidify into a desired shape. But more than 70 percent of American metal casting facilities have closed since the industry’s peak in the 1950s. Today, China and India dominate global metal casting production, which is critical for making the components of jet engines, nuclear and gas turbines, medical devices, and more. Fabri is trying to revitalize……

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“Somebody’s got to do it. Why not...

When Andrew Voelsing was 8 years old, he decided he was going to MIT. He was fascinated by space and dreamed of building spaceships. The Institute, and its well-known aerospace engineering program, seemed like the obvious destination.  Years later, as a senior studying climate system science and engineering, Voelsing is preparing for a different kind of career: serving as a Navy officer, using his technical training to help the armed forces understand the ocean and atmosphere.  Even during childhood,……

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Jensen Huang’s Troubles Leave the AI Industry...

No executive has pulled the strings in the artificial intelligence era quite like Nvidia’s CEO, Jensen Huang. He parlayed the boom into incredible wealth, became a close confidant of President Donald Trump, and emerged as a prominent voice in US–China relations. That now all stands in the balance. Over the past few days, Huang’s status as an AI titan has come under scrutiny amid an admission that he had an affair with Alice Huang, an executive at a Singapore-based……

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The backlash about data centers might really...

This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. As voters went to the polls across the US last week, I was in Ashburn, Virginia, part of what’s known as Data Center Alley—the world’s largest data center hub. It’s also where the backlash now sweeping the country arguably first began taking shape. Driving through it is surreal. Concrete monolithic buildings loom along every major road,……

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Nancy Pelosi’s replacement is ready to regulate...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As a California state senator, Scott Wiener authored legislation aimed at curbing the risks of advanced AI. Now, after winning a tight congressional race for former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s open San Francisco seat, he could play a key role in setting federal AI policy.  I spoke with Wiener on Friday, only a few hours after he had been declared the victor. But he was already thinking about AI risk. The previous day, the AI……

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Jensen Huang Hired a PR Firm Known...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang began working with a crisis communications firm known for handling public scandals a year before he admitted to having an extramarital affair with a woman suspected by US intelligence of being a Chinese spy. The firm, Heller, has handled Huang’s behind-the-scenes communications since at least October 2025, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Risa Heller, the firm’s founder, has built a reputation as a fixer for powerful men facing allegations of sexual misconduct……

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CCIA Report Highlights Satellite Connectivity’s Potential to...

Washington — The Computer & Communications Industry Association today released Connecting the World: Unlocking the Potential of Satellite Connectivity, a new report examining how satellite technology can expand internet access, strengthen emergency communications, and drive economic growth. The report examines how the post-pandemic shift to digital services and economic opportunities exposed connectivity gaps across the world, and how next-generation satellite networks can complement terrestrial infrastructure to connect underserved communities and support applications across agriculture, transportation, and other industries. CCIA……

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The Download: empty AI climate claims, and...

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Opinion: The climate case for AI has not been made  —By Mary Nichols, distinguished counsel at the UCLA School of Law and the former chair of the California Air Resources Board, and Jeremy Tamanini, the founder of Dual Citizen, a sustainability research and advisory firm This week, as countries meet in Antalya, Turkey for the……

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Innovating with AI in the special chemicals...

In partnership withInfosys As companies look to accelerate innovation with artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and advanced modeling, the primary challenge is connecting new technologies to reliable data, scientific expertise, and the practical realities of bringing products to market. For specialty chemicals manufacturer Lubrizol, digital transformation is all about giving researchers the tools to test ideas faster, make better-informed decisions, and develop more sustainable materials without compromising performance. Girish Rao, vice president of information technology at Lubrizol, says……

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