Europe has the worst imaginable idea to counter SpaceX’s launch dominance
It is not difficult to understand the unease on the European continent about the rise…
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$42B broadband grant program may scrap Biden admin’s preference for fiber
Republicans and ISPs have objected to the NTIA's enforcement of the legal mandate that Internet…
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Irony alert: Anthropic says applicants shouldn’t use LLMs
Please do not use our magic writing button when applying for a job with our…
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Why it makes perfect sense for this bike to have two gears and two chains
Credit: World Bicycle Relief The S2 model aimed to give riders an uphill climbing gear…
The Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E Performance is quite a name, quite a car
The powertrain has been tuned for power delivery, not maximum efficiency—that isn't the job of…
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Gecko feet inspire anti-slip shoe soles
Just add zirconia nanoparticles... Credit: V. Richhariya et al., 2025 It's the "hydrophilic capillary-enhanced adhesion"of…
Sick right now? Flu is resurging to yet a higher peak this season.
While H5N1 bird flu ratchets up anxiety and egg prices, seasonal influenza viruses are rallying…
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Marvel’s first family faces Galactus in Fantastic Four: First Steps teaser
There is also a rumored post-credits scene featuring Robert Downey, Jr. as Victor von Doom/Doctor…
China responds to tariffs with antitrust investigations of Google, Nvidia
Given new urgency to launch the probe, SAMR regulators visited Google’s Beijing office in January…
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Boeing has now lost $2B on Starliner, but still silent on future plans
NASA plans to retire the International Space Station around 2030, so the opportunities are dwindling…