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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 21, 2023 In a recent development in the realm of Earth observation technology, Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) has signed a contract to offer their global daily monitoring solution to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Asia. This high-value deal comes with a seven-figure annual contract value, emphasizing the significance of the collaboration. For those unfamiliar with the industry backdrop, Planet Labs stands as one of the frontrunners in delivering daily data and insights about our planet. Their prowess lies no ... read more |
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From rice to quantum gas: China's targets pioneering space researchSydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 21, 2023 China's orbiting Tiangong space station is now fully operational and has embarked on a mission that aims to achieve groundbreaking scientific discoveries, according to the China Manned Space Agency ... 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 
Indian lunar lander splits from propulsion module in key stepNew 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. ... 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 |
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  Israel says US okays 'landmark' missile defence deal with Germany  
Biden says still expects to meet Xi later this yearCamp David (AFP) Aug 18, 2023 US President Joe Biden said Friday he expects to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this year, despite taking a series of shots at the rival power. ... more |
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'Strong enough now': BRICS nations eye global geopolitical shiftJohannesburg (AFP) Aug 20, 2023 Leaders of the BRICS emerging economies, which account for about a quarter of the world's wealth, meet in Johannesburg this week looking to widen the bloc's influence and push for a shift in global geopolitics. ... more  
New method for dynamic drone tracking in GPS-denied environmentsFuzhou, China (SPX) Aug 21, 2023 A study published in Engineering introduces a novel image-based visual servoing (IBVS) method for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to track dynamic targets in GPS-denied environments. Titled "Dynamic ... more 
Scientists tame dreaded aviation phenomenonCochstedt, Germany (SPX) Aug 21, 2023 A team of researchers in Europe has succeeded in overcoming an important challenge in aeroelasticity - the suppression of the phenomenon of flutter in an aircraft structure by means of an active con ... more 
Ukraine receives new air defence systems from BerlinKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Aug 17, 2023 Ukraine said Thursday that it had received new IRIS-T anti-aircraft systems from Germany, as it looks to bolster air defences in the face of increasing Russian missile strikes. ... more |
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 Russia says thwarted Ukraine drone attack on Black Sea warships  
U.S. approves $3B deal for Israel to sell Arrow-3 missile interceptors to GermanyWashington DC (UPI) Aug 17, 2023 The U.S. government has given Israel the go-ahead for a $3 billion deal to sell the Arrow-3 missile defense system to Germany, Israeli officials said Thursday. ... more |
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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 
Jordan says shot down TNT-loaded drone from SyriaAmman (AFP) Aug 16, 2023 Jordan's army said it shot down a drone Wednesday loaded with TNT explosives trying to enter its airspace from Syria, in the latest incident of trafficking of arms or drugs. ... more  
RTX to develop platform agnostic, beyond-line-of-sight, satcomsMcKinney TX (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a $36 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to develop and demonstrate a platform-agnostic, Beyond-Line-Of-Sig ... more  
Daily challenge for Venezuelans: Obtain water, power, cooking fuelCaracas (AFP) Aug 18, 2023 Yusmary spends as much as half her weekly wage for water. Isora must go to the black market to get gas cylinders so she can cook. Rodrigo, weary of blackouts, bought portable generators for his home and business. ... more |
 North Korea's Kim visits typhoon-hit farms amid food shortages  
Alumnus' thermal battery helps industry eliminate fossil fuelsBoston MA (SPX) Aug 21, 2023 The explosion of renewable energy projects around the globe is leading to a saturation problem. As more renewable power contributes to the grid, the value of electricity is plummeting during the tim ... 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 
Japan PM says no decision on Fukushima water release dateTomioka, Japan (AFP) Aug 20, 2023 Japanese premier Fumio Kishida said Sunday his government has not yet decided when to begin releasing treated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. ... more 
'Can't sleep at night': China's youth worry about tough job marketBeijing (AFP) Aug 20, 2023 Freshly graduated psychology major Zhang has failed to find a job in her chosen field of market research despite sending out thousands of CVs to Chinese employers. ... more 
Five things to know about BRICSJohannesburg (AFP) Aug 20, 2023 The BRICS countries, an acronym of the five members Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, meet for three days for a summit in Johannesburg starting Tuesday. ... more |
Stocks drop as investors worry about US rates, China woesLondon (AFP) Aug 18, 2023 Shares fell Friday as investors contemplated the prospect that interest rates could remain higher for longer and on concerns over China's economy. ... more 
US says China, Germany and Canada dumping tin mill steelWashington (AFP) Aug 18, 2023 The US Commerce Department has accused China, Canada and Germany of allowing companies operating there to engage in unfair pricing activities, according to a statement published Friday. ... more 
Japan PM to visit Fukushima plant before water releaseTokyo (AFP) Aug 19, 2023 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he will visit the Fukushima nuclear plant on Sunday, ahead of the discharge of treated water which is scheduled to begin by the end of summer. ... more 
Chinese developer Evergrande files for bankruptcy protectionNew York (AFP) Aug 18, 2023 Embattled Chinese property giant Evergrande Group filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States on Thursday, court documents showed, a measure that protects its US assets while it attempts to restructure. ... more |
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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 
Jeep owner Stellantis invests $100 mn in US lithiumParis (AFP) Aug 17, 2023 US-European auto giant Stellantis, whose brands include Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot, said Thursday that it was investing more than $100 million to buy US lithium, essential for producing electric vehicle batteries. ... more 
Elon Musk arrives in Japan for first visit since 2014Tokyo (AFP) Aug 18, 2023 Elon Musk was in Japan on Friday, prompting social media speculation on the purpose of his first known trip to the country in nine years. ... 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 |
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 
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 |
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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 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 
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
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 |
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