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SpaceX’s NASA Starship contract safe for now as Blue Origin looks to Congress

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Fresh off of a major contract loss during a competition to build NASA’s next crewed Moon lander, Blue Origin has begun aggressively lobbying Congress for the contract NASA didn’t give it. billion contract NASA already awarded SpaceX. SpaceX’s upgraded Starship set for test flight despite sore NASA contract losers.

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UN delegates reach agreement on protecting marine biodiversity in international waters

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Already being referred to as the “High Seas Treaty”, the legal framework would place 30% of the world’s oceans into protected areas, put more money into marine conservation, and covers access to and use of marine genetic resources.

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Open-Source AI Is Good for Us

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However our governments choose to regulate AI, we need to promote a diverse AI ecosystem: from large companies building proprietary superintelligence to everyday tinkerers experimenting with open technology. Congress and U.K. We’re unable to inspect these systems or build competitive alternatives. However, the E.U.

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NASA to retry Artemis I Moon rocket launch on Saturday

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Approximately six years behind schedule and tens of billions of dollars over budget, the combined Orion spacecraft and SLS rocket were originally expected to debut in 2016 when Congress legally required NASA to develop the combined system in 2011. It would be difficult for the stakes to be much higher.

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Worldwide Campaign for Neurorights Notches Its First Win

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constitutional amendment that was passed by the National Congress of Chile and signed by the president, the people of Chile are the first in the world to be granted a new kind of human rights—“neurorights”—which advocates say are made necessary by rapid advances in neurotechnology. Chile’s congress is currently considering.

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SpaceX’s upgraded Starship set for test flight despite sore NASA contract losers

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That means that NASA is now legally unable to use funds or resources related to its Human Lander System (HLS) program or the $2.9 NASA's budget is EXCLUSIVELY determined by Congress every year. billion contract it awarded SpaceX on April 16th to develop a variant of Starship to return humanity to the Moon.

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AlixPartners study finds post-crisis auto industry facing new set of challenges; sales projected below historical levels for foreseeable future

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The good news is that most of the US players now have their costs in line to capitalize on a slow, steady sales recovery. This will put unprecedented pressure on all players to pick the right business models, the right legal and capital structures, and the right partners.