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The Exploration Company nabs $450 million to challenge SpaceX
The Exploration Company (TEC), a European space startup, has raised $450 million in what it calls the largest-ever Series C funding round by a European space firm, as investors bet on rivals to challenge SpaceX’s dominance in reusable spacecraft. The Munich-founded, multi-country company aims to build a reusable European heavy-lift launcher, tapping into growing concerns…
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Also delays TM-B e-bike deliveries amid chip shortages
Rivian’s micromobility spinoff Also has publicly apologised after repeated delays to its high-tech TM-B e-bike, which was originally due to ship to customers in spring 2026 and then summer, but has yet to reach anyone as autumn approaches. Frustrated reservation holders had been venting on Reddit, prompting Also’s product manager, Saul Leiken, to post a…
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Trump strikes Iranian oil tanker near Kharg Island as gas prices skyrocket
US military forces reportedly struck Iranian oil tankers near Kharg Island and the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday night, according to several military sources cited by Fox News. The strikes form part of a wider American economic strategy aimed at weakening Iran’s economy by sinking or disabling crude tankers, cutting off the regime’s ability to…
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Microsoft adds Harry Potter film adverts to Bing Wallpaper
Microsoft has started inserting advertising into its Bing Wallpaper app for Windows, replacing users’ usual rotation of scenic desktop images with a promotion for a Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts film collection. The change, which appeared on Monday, has prompted complaints on Reddit and Microsoft’s own Learn support forum, with users asking why their wallpaper…
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The universal language of space is… Star Trek? Mais oui.
An ESA astronaut aboard the International Space Station has marked Star Trek’s 60th anniversary by wearing a replica Starfleet badge in a video tribute to the franchise’s enduring link with real-world space exploration. Expedition 75 flight engineer Sophie Adenot donned the Delta badge worn by actor Anson Mount, who plays Captain Pike in Star Trek:…
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ChatGPT Sketch turns your bad drawings into detailed AI images
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Images 2.5, introducing a new “Sketch” feature that lets users draw a rough doodle inside ChatGPT and have it transformed into a detailed AI-generated image based on their instructions. The update also allows users to leave comments directly on parts of an image to request specific changes, offering a more precise…
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Meta’s Muse AI agent independently tackles shopping and travel
Meta has released Muse, a personal AI agent it says can carry out tasks such as online shopping, drafting and sending emails, planning trips, and other productivity work on a user’s behalf, with “no technical experience” required to set it up. Unlike Meta’s existing AI assistant, Muse acts more autonomously: once given a goal, it…
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TuneCore Reverses Course on Suno, Now Will Distribute Its AI-Generated Music
Suno, the AI music generation company, has struck a distribution partnership with Believe Music, owner of the TuneCore platform, reversing a prior policy that had blocked AI-generated tracks made on Suno from being distributed via TuneCore. Under the opt-in deal, music from participating Believe and TuneCore artists and labels may be used to train Suno’s…
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Suno Inks ‘Strategic Partnership’ With Believe
Suno, the AI music generation platform, has signed a “strategic partnership” with French music company Believe, marking its third such tie-up with a major music industry player following earlier deals with Warner Music Group and BMG. Under the agreement, music from participating Believe and TuneCore artists and labels will be used to train Suno’s forthcoming…
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Sylvia Hoeks Joins Apple TV’s ‘Disavowed’
Sylvia Hoeks has joined the cast of Apple TV’s forthcoming action thriller “Disavowed” as a series regular, expanding the roster around lead James Marsden. The show, created by Art Marcum and Matt Holloway, follows a disgraced former CIA case officer who pursues a $15 million federal bounty on an assassin after being fired mid-investigation into…