WASHINGTON – The US Space Force has selected Blue Origin, SpaceX and United Launch Alliance for the National Security Space Launch Services Phase 3 program. The three companies won contracts worth $5.6 billion over five years, the Pentagon announced June 13. The three companies will compete for orders during the contract period running from fiscal … Read more
Managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory through the launch, the Webb Medium Infrared Instrument also detected jets of gas streaming into space from the twin stars. Scientists recently got a big surprise from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope when they turned the observatory toward a cluster of young stars called WL 20. The region has … Read more
OpenAI is building an international team of lobbyists as it seeks to influence politicians and regulators who are increasing their control over powerful artificial intelligence. The San Francisco-based start-up told the Financial Times that it has expanded the number of staff in its global affairs team from three in early 2023 to 35. The company … Read more
Eight former SpaceX employees have sued the company and its CEO, Elon Musk, alleging they were wrongfully terminated for raising concerns about rampant sexual harassment and gender discrimination. “Musk’s conduct in interjecting into the workplace this juvenile, grotesque sexual banter had the entirely foreseeable and intentional result of encouraging other employees to engage in similar … Read more
Astronomers observed a giant asteroid impact in Beta Pictoris, using data from the Webb and Spitzer telescopes. The event, which occurred 20 years ago, provides new insights into early planetary formation in this young star system. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: NASA The new observations shed light on the unstable processes that form star systems like our … Read more
Luma Labs, the artificial intelligence company that previously released the 3D model generator Genie, has entered the world of AI video with the Dream Machine — and it’s impressive. Demand to try Dream Machine overwhelmed Luma’s servers so much that they had to introduce a queuing system. I waited all night for my requests to … Read more
Larger / Brad Smith, vice chairman and president of Microsoft, is sworn in before testifying about Microsoft’s cybersecurity work during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 13, 2024. Microsoft is driving its company culture to make security a top priority, President Brad Smith testified to Congress on … Read more
Summary: Researchers discovered that a specific area of the brain, the mediodorsal thalamus, can provoke feelings of paranoia. Comparing data from monkey and human studies, they found that lesions in this brain region led to disordered behavior and increased perceptions of environmental instability. The study provides a new framework for understanding human cognition through cross-species … Read more
The ROG Ally is celebrating its 1-year anniversary today, June 13, 2024. Below, we look at how it overcame launch issues to become a viable Steam Deck competitor and a sign of how open the market can be of portable computers. Considering how much the market for portable gaming PCs has exploded since Valve launched … Read more
As of Wednesday, X users are no longer able to see which posts others have liked, with a few exceptions. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images hide title change the subtitles Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images X, the app formerly known as Twitter, is implementing another controversial change. Starting this week, users won’t be able to … Read more