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  New Delhi (AFP) Aug 17, 2023 India's latest space mission completed a key step in the country's second attempt at a lunar landing, with its Moon module separating from its propulsion section on Thursday. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) confirmed that the lander module of the Chandrayaan-3, which means "Mooncraft" in Sanskrit, had "successfully separated" from the propulsion module six days ahead of a planned landing slated for August 23. "Thanks for the ride, mate!" ISRO said in a post on the social media pla ... read more |
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Air Force selects Wallaroo.AI for On-Orbit AI advancementsNew York NY (SPX) Aug 16, 2023 Wallaroo.AI, known for their expertise in scaling production machine learning (ML) from the cloud to the edge, has been chosen by AFWERX, the innovation branch of the Department of the Air Force, fo ... more 
DARPA taps RTX to attune AI decisions to human valuesBoston MA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 RTX's BBN division received a contract award to support DARPA's "In The Moment" program. ITM aims to develop the foundations needed for algorithms that are trusted to independently make decisions in ... more  
SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites into spaceWashington DC (UPI) Aug 17, 2023 SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket with a payload of nearly two dozen Starlink satellites into space from Florida's famed Cape Canaveral late Wednesday. The rocket launched at 11:3 ... more 
NASA challenges students to fly Earth and Space experimentsWashington DC (SPX) Aug 17, 2023 NASA is calling on middle and high school students across the country to submit experiment ideas for a high-altitude balloon or rocket-powered lander test flight in the third TechRise Student Challe ... more |
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  RTX to develop platform agnostic, beyond-line-of-sight, satcoms 
Musk says cage fight with Zuckerberg will be in ItalyWashington (AFP) Aug 12, 2023 Elon Musk said Friday that his much-hyped cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg would take place in Italy, as authorities there confirmed talks about hosting a "great charity event." ... more |
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Epson bolsters space robotics through GITAI investmentSydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 15, 2023 In a move emblematic of the burgeoning space industry's trajectory, Epson has announced a fresh investment into GITAI, a startup focused on creating versatile robotic solutions for space-based appli ... more  
Present and future of satellite navigationMadrid, Spain (SPX) Aug 15, 2023 The 14th ESA/JRC International Summer School on GNSS, organized by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC), took place in July in Kiruna, Sweden. The Summer School, spons ... more  
Israel says US okays 'landmark' missile defence deal with GermanyJerusalem (AFP) Aug 17, 2023 Israel said the United States on Thursday approved the "landmark" sale of the Arrow 3 hypersonic missile defence system to Germany, in the country's biggest military deal worth $3.5 billion. ... more  
RTX provides Blue Canyon Satellites for NASA Swarm test launchLafayette CO (SPX) Aug 15, 2023 RTX's (NYSE: RTX) small-satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT), announces successful launch and initial contact with CubeSats for the NASA Starling missi ... more |
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  Jordan says shot down TNT-loaded drone from Syria  
UK scrambles jets to intercept Russian bombers north of ScotlandLondon (AFP) Aug 14, 2023 UK jets were scrambled Monday morning to respond to two Russian bombers flying north of the Shetland Islands in Scotland, Britain's defence ministry said in a statement. ... more |
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RTX and Blue Canyon unveil new high-capacity XB16 CubeSatLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 In response to the ever-growing demand in the satellite industry for greater payload size, weight, and power (SWaP), RTX's satellite manufacturer arm, Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT), has recently un ... more  
A revolution in stand-off jammingWashington DC (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 The U.S. military is entering into an unprecedented era of competitive Electronic Warfare (EW) environments against peer and near-peer adversaries alike. Threats have evolved considerably over the y ... more 
Northrop Grumman boosts B-2 digital communicationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 In an innovative stride, Northrop Grumman Corporation, together with the U.S. Air Force, has successfully carried out an integrated airborne mission transfer (IAMT) demonstration using the B-2 Spiri ... more 
Embracing the future we needBoston MA (SPX) Aug 15, 2023 When you picture MIT doctoral students taking small PhD courses together, you probably don't imagine them going on class field trips. But it does happen, sometimes, and one of those trips changed An ... more |
  Both sides in Colombian peace talks call for humanitarian aid 
Myanmar jade mine landslide toll grows; Georgia landslide claims at least 26Yangon (AFP) Aug 16, 2023 The death toll from a landslide at an unregulated jade mine in a remote part of Myanmar has hit at least 31, with eight people still missing, rescuers said Wednesday. ... more |
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AI models are powerful, but are they biologically plausible?Boston MA (SPX) Aug 17, 2023 Artificial neural networks, ubiquitous machine-learning models that can be trained to complete many tasks, are so called because their architecture is inspired by the way biological neurons process ... more  
China's property sector crisis fuels fears of contagionBeijing (AFP) Aug 17, 2023 Troubled Chinese property giant Country Garden risks defaulting on its bond payments next month, which could have disastrous consequences for the world's second-largest economy. ... more 
China snubs Canada as restrictions on tourism travel liftedOttawa (AFP) Aug 16, 2023 China - a major source of outbound tourists - has left Canada off a list of countries now approved for travel by tour groups, its embassy in Ottawa said Wednesday, due to anti-Beijing rattling by Ottawa. ... more 
China's Country Garden says 'major uncertainties' over bond paymentsBeijing (AFP) Aug 16, 2023 China's troubled property giant Country Garden said Wednesday there were "major uncertainties" over payments on its bonds, with fears swirling about the health of the country's heavily indebted real estate sector. ... more |
Most markets drop as US rate, China fears dent global optimismHong Kong (AFP) Aug 17, 2023 Most Asian markets joined a global sell-off Thursday on fresh worries that the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates again, while China's economic woes continued to shred traders' nerves. ... more 
WTO rules against China retaliatory tariffs on US importsGeneva (AFP) Aug 16, 2023 World Trade Organization experts ruled Wednesday that tariffs imposed by China on billions' worth of US imports in retaliation for Washington's steel and aluminium tariffs violated international trade rules. ... more 
NASA software developers take autonomy from simulation to flightEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Aug 16, 2023 Self-flying air taxis may create a new era of transportation opportunities for passengers and cargo, shortening travel time using autonomous software that provide safe and reliable flight paths. Fro ... more
China says economic recovery 'tortuous' but Western critics will be 'proven wrong'Beijing (AFP) Aug 16, 2023 China said on Wednesday that its economic recovery "will be a bumpy and tortuous process", but insisted Western critics "will for sure be proven wrong". ... more |
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'Very worried': Youth unemployment cause for concern in ChinaBeijing (AFP) Aug 15, 2023 China's government will no longer release youth unemployment statistics, it said Tuesday, but the mood among young people online and on the streets of Beijing left no doubt the situation was dire. ... more 
China stops releasing youth jobs data as economic figures disappointBeijing (AFP) Aug 15, 2023 China stopped publishing data on its rising youth unemployment rate on Tuesday, as it released a raft of disappointing figures that stoked concerns over the state of the world's second largest economy. ... more  
DoE announces $112 million for research on computational projects in fusion energy sciencesWashington DC (SPX) Aug 15, 2023 Today, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science (SC), announced $112 million in funding for 12 projects that focus on collaborations among fusion scientists, applied mathematicians, a ... more 
Asian markets mixed on US tech rally, weak China dataHong Kong (AFP) Aug 15, 2023 Asian markets were mixed Tuesday as a US tech rally buoyed sentiment while a batch of disappointing data from China stoked concerns over the state of the world's second-largest economy. ... more |
China's Kuaizhou-1A rocket launches five new satellitesBeijing (XNA) Aug 16, 2023 China launched a Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket on Monday afternoon at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, placing five communication satellites in space, according to the China Aer ... more
Communications achieved for NASA's 4 Starling CubeSatsMoffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2023 Mission managers have established command communications with all four of NASA's Starling CubeSats! The spacecraft are progressing through payload and propulsion tests, the final stage of a pre-oper ... more 
Ralph Lauren probed in Canada over Uyghur forced labour claimsOttawa (AFP) Aug 15, 2023 Canada's corporate watchdog on Tuesday launched an investigation of Ralph Lauren's Canadian unit over allegations the fashion giant used forced labor from China's Uyghur minority. ... more 
At least 25 missing after Myanmar jade mine landslideYangon (AFP) Aug 14, 2023 At least 25 people are missing after a landslide at an unregulated jade mine in a remote region of Myanmar, rescue workers said Monday. ... more |
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Argentina devalues peso after shock primary election resultBuenos Aires (AFP) Aug 14, 2023 Argentine monetary authorities on Monday devalued the peso by around 20 percent as the country reeled from the strong showing of far-right politician Javier Milei in a presidential primary election. ... more 
Cambodia's next leader, Chinese FM pledge to boost tiesPhnom Penh (AFP) Aug 13, 2023 Cambodia's next leader Hun Manet said he met China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in the capital Phnom Penh on Sunday and they pledged to boost ties between the two countries. ... more 
Chinese property giant Country Garden's shares sink on default fearsBeijing (AFP) Aug 14, 2023 Shares in Chinese property giant Country Garden plunged on Monday after it missed bond payments and warned of billions of dollars in losses, deepening fears about the country's heavily indebted real estate sector. ... more
Markets drop again as US inflation fails to soothe rate fearsHong Kong (AFP) Aug 11, 2023 Equity markets mostly fell Friday as a below-forecast US inflation reading boosted hopes the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates next month but did little to dispel fears it could hike later in the year. ... more |
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