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Google is firing the first salvo in a brewing race to deploy AI data centres in orbit

CTV News - 1 day ago

As rural communities across the United States wage intensifying battles to keep AI-computing data centers out of their backyards, some tech giants are mulling methods that could sidestep such local resentment — by sending the facilities to space.

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Los Angeles Times

SpaceX’s supersized Starship launches into orbit for the first time but flight ends early

Los Angeles Times - 5 days ago

SpaceX's massive Starship launched into orbit for the first time, aiming for six full laps around Earth to prove its readiness for NASA's Artemis moon program.

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Ars Technica

The 2008 economic crisis changed the US's relationship with energy

Ars Technica - 1 day ago

It wasn't obvious at the time, but the US uncoupled carbon emissions and GDP growth.

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Daily Mail

Scientists discover that Earth’s crust has repeatedly rolled over—and it’s still happening

Scientific American - 2 days ago

An analysis of ancient sea-level changes reveals that the whole solid Earth has shifted multiple times

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Daily Mail

Scottish space company hails successful ‘hot fire’ test of rocket engine

Independent UK - 3 days ago

Skyrora’s successful test at Machrihanish, Argyll and Bute, produced a column of fire and billowing smoke.

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Los Angeles Times

$7.5-billion mini-NIH plan goes to California voters under bill signed by Newsom

Los Angeles Times - 2 days ago

California voters will decide whether to create a $7.5 billion state scientific research arm similar to the National Institutes of Health. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that puts the issue before voters in March 2028.

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Live Science

How El Nino is shaping tropical storms worldwide

Deutsche Welle - 3 days ago

From drought to major floods and extreme heat, El Nino will have a huge impact on the world's weather. In the Atlantic, it could mean a season without hurricanes.

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