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NASA’s infrastructure at Kennedy Space Center, the crown jewel of US spaceports, is aging and approaching its limit due to increased demand from private companies, including SpaceX and Blue Origin, a new report finds. “NASA’s launch infrastructure is vital to providing the agency, other government agencies, and commercial partners access to space for their most complex and expensive missions,” states the report, published by the NASA Office of Inspector General. “Nevertheless, NASA’s launch infrastructure is dated and often does not provide the capacity to meet the growing demands of the agency and its partners.” The report covers NASA’s launch facilities…

The BBC’s UK editor Ed Thomas, travelled via railway to see how far support for newly elected Andy Burnham extended beyond Makerfield. Source link

Amazon Prime and Target Circle 360 are two hyper-popular memberships that can save you money on everyday purchases. Depending on how often you shop with Amazon and Target, either (or both) could be a no-brainer investment.Amazon and Target are each hosting big sale events at the same time this year: Target Circle Deal Days and Amazon Prime Day are both running June 23–26. Each of these memberships is helpful — or, in some cases, mandatory — to take advantage of these upcoming deals. Here’s what you need to know about Amazon Prime vs. Target Circle 360.Amazon Prime vs. Target Circle…

Meta to pause internal mouse-tracking tech while examining data security issues Source link

Elon Musk’s supercomputer Project Colossus, which he’s termed a “gigafactory of compute”, is seen in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. August 22, 2024. Karen Pulfer Focht | ReutersSpaceX has signed a major computing power agreement with Reflection AI, making the open-source artificial intelligence startup the latest outside company to tap Elon Musk’s Colossus infrastructure.  Under the agreement, Reflection will get immediate access to Nvidia GB300s, top-of-the-line AI chips used to train and run advanced models, and has agreed to pay SpaceX $150 million per month beginning July 1, 2026, through 2029, according to materials viewed by CNBC. The payments would total about $6.3 billion…

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) questions U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth as he testifies before the House Armed Services Committee April 29, 2026 in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty ImagesPotential 2028 presidential hopeful Rep. Ro Khanna challenged newly minted trillionaire Elon Musk to a televised debate on the impact of cuts made during Musk’s time atop the Department of Government Efficiency initiative, following an ugly social media spat between the Silicon Valley congressman and tech titan. “I challenge him to a debate … do it on CNN, do it on CNBC, do it…

A food delivery driver drives past the headquarter of China’s travel agency Trip.com Group in Shanghai on January 15, 2026. Jade Gao | Afp | Getty ImagesBeijing has stepped up corporate regulatory enforcement this year, though analysts say it’s unlikely to pursue a repeat of the 2021 crackdown that wiped out more than $1 trillion from Chinese tech stocks. Since January, officials have opened a formal antitrust probe into the country’s largest online travel agency Trip.com and summoned a dozen tech giants — including Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance’s Douyin, Baidu, JD.com and Meituan — over aggressive price competition and promotional claims…

Oracle workforce shrinks by about 21,000 employees amid AI adoption Source link

Dozens of new robot arms have been installed at General Motors’ flagship electric vehicle factory in Detroit—even as 1,300 workers remain out of work following what was supposed to be a temporary layoff. The latest automation push has spurred union pushback over a potentially existential issue for automakers and their workers. General Motors installed approximately 50 robot arms at GM’s Factory Zero plant in Detroit, Michigan, according to reporting by Crain’s Detroit Business. Made by the Japanese robotics company FANUC, the robots are designed to help attach various components to vehicles during the assembly line process. But leaders at United…

Andy Burnham will have to set out his stall to show how he will deliver on his promises, the BBC’s political editor writes. Source link