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June 16, 2025
Aethero Secures $8.4M to Build the Next Generation of Space-Based Computing and Autonomous Spacecraft

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 11, 2025
Aethero, a defense-focused startup building space-grade computers and autonomous satellite platforms, has announced $8.4M in seed funding. The company's seed round is led by Kindred Ventures with participation from Neo, Giant Step, O'Shaughnessy Ventures, and Alumni Ventures. Aethero's computing technology is unlocking a new era of on-orbit autonomy and connectivity, empowering the US and its partners to operate more effectively in space environments and respond decisively to emerging space-borne ... read more
Reflect Orbital Selected for SBIR Phase II Contract by AFWERX to Advance Satellite-Based Sunlight Redirection Technology
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 04, 2025
Reflect Orbital announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a Phase II SBIR contract in the amount of $1.25 million focused on its sunlight on demand satellite reflector technology to address the m ... more
Look Up secures major capital boost to expand radar network and space traffic services
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 12, 2025
Three years after its founding, European space surveillance firm Look Up has secured EUR 50 million in funding to accelerate the global deployment of its radar network and strengthen its suite of sp ... more
Rare earths: China's trump card in trade war with US
Beijing (AFP) June 11, 2025
China is counting on one crucial advantage as it seeks to grind out a deal to ease its high-stakes trade war with the United States - dominance in rare earths. ... more
Trump pocketed over $57 mn from crypto coin sales
New York (AFP) June 14, 2025
US President Donald Trump pocketed more than $57 million from token sales by the crypto venture he and his sons helped launch last year, according to federal financial disclosure forms released by the White House. ... more
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AI analysis says Dead Sea Scrolls are older than thought
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 7, 2025
The ancient Dead Sea Scrolls likely are much older than originally thought, a new artificial intelligence analysis suggests. ... more
Decarbonizing steel is as tough as steel
Boston MA (SPX) Jun 16, 2025
The long-term aspirational goal of the Paris Agreement on climate change is to cap global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels, and thereby reduce the frequency and severity of ... more
China says approved 'certain number' of rare-earth export licences as Trump touts 'done' deal
Beijing (AFP) June 12, 2025
China said Thursday it had issued a "certain number" of licences to export rare earths after US President Donald Trump hailed this week's deal that would see the country provide the vital elements "up front". ... more
Google turns internet queries into conversations
San Francisco, United States (AFP) June 13, 2025
Google on Friday began letting people turn online searches into conversations, with generative artificial intelligence providing spoken summaries of query results. ... more
New laser smaller than a penny can measure objects at ultrafast rates
Rochester NY (SPX (SPX) Jun 04, 2025
Researchers from the University of Rochester and University of California, Santa Barbara, engineered a laser device smaller than a penny that they say could power everything from the LiDAR systems u ... more
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Beijing proposes easing export of rare earths to EU
Beijing (AFP) June 7, 2025
China has proposed establishing a "green channel" to ease the export of rare earths to the European Union, the commerce ministry said Saturday, after Beijing restricted their sale abroad. ... more
Laser technique revolutionizes ultra-high temperature ceramic manufacturing for space, defense applications
Raleigh NC (SPX) Jun 02, 2025
Researchers have demonstrated a new technique that uses lasers to create ceramics that can withstand ultra-high temperatures, with applications ranging from nuclear power technologies to spacecraft ... more
Reddit sues AI giant Anthropic over content use
San Francisco, United States (AFP) June 4, 2025
Social media outlet Reddit filed a lawsuit Wednesday against artificial intelligence company Anthropic, accusing the startup of illegally scraping millions of user comments to train its Claude chatbot without permission or compensation. ... more
Virtual reality beneficial for remote instruction - but there's a time limit
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 04, 2025
Slowly but surely virtual reality, or VR, headsets are becoming a part of classrooms in colleges, high schools and even middle schools. Meanwhile, large companies such as Apple and Meta continue to ... more
ITRI partners with MediaTek and Chunghwa Telecom to revolutionize B5G satellite connectivity
Tokyo Japan (SPX) Jun 02, 2025
At the 2025 COMPUTEX MOEA TECH HUB, the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) unveiled its latest advancements in collaboration with MediaTek and Chunghwa Telecom. Together, they introduce ... more
NASA Langley Pioneers Vertical Testing of Long Composite Booms

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2025
Researchers at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, have devised a way to leverage gravity to their advantage when testing long, flexible composite booms intended for space applications. In a recent campaign inside a 100-foot tower at NASA Langley, they suspended a 94-foot triangular, rollable, and collapsible boom built by Redwire, a Florida-based aerospace firm. By applying various forces, they examined the boom's behavior under real-world conditions. Conducting these tests vertica ... read more
Hey chatbot, is this true? AI 'factchecks' sow misinformation
Washington (AFP) June 2, 2025
As misinformation exploded during India's four-day conflict with Pakistan, social media users turned to an AI chatbot for verification - only to encounter more falsehoods, underscoring its unreliability as a fact-checking tool. ... more

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Virtual Reality Could Revolutionize Recycling Workforce Training
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2025
Working with robots is increasingly essential in recycling, but training workers to handle these systems effectively remains a challenge. Researchers at the University of Georgia have developed a vi ... more
NYT signs AI deal with Amazon; Generative AI's most prominent skeptic doubles down
New York (AFP) May 29, 2025
The New York Times has agreed a deal for Amazon to use its content to train artificial intelligence models, the leading US newspaper announced Thursday in its first generative AI licensing deal. ... more
Camouflage strategy developed for stealth and thermal control of satellites in infrared spectrum
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 28, 2025
In response to the sharp rise in satellite deployments-now exceeding 9,850 globally-scientists are racing to protect these valuable assets from ground-based detection, particularly in the infrared s ... more
Nickel rush for stainless steel, EVs guts Indonesia tribe's forest home
Lelilef Sawai (AFP) May 28, 2025
Sitting deep in east Indonesia's lush jungle, Bokum, one of the country's last isolated hunter-gatherers, has a simple message for the nickel miners threatening his home: "This is our land." ... more
World first 3D printed soft robots walk off the printer fully formed
Edinburgh UK (SPX) May 28, 2025
Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have developed the world's first soft robots capable of walking immediately after being created by a 3D printer. This breakthrough system allows robots to b ... more
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