- 3d ago
Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Florida Test, Threatening NASA's Moon Plans and Bezos' Space Ambitions
A massive New Glenn rocket from Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin erupted into a fireball during a ground test at Cape Canaveral on Thursday night, dealing a severe blow to the company's commercial satellite plans and NASA's lunar return ambitions.
- 5d ago
SpaceX demanded a 5× price hike for Starlink on US kamikaze drones during the Iran war — and the Pentagon paid it
Weeks into the US bombing campaign against Iran, SpaceX executives told the Pentagon it was underpaying for Starlink connectivity on LUCAS suicide drones and demanded nearly $25,000 per terminal — a fivefold increase the military ultimately accepted.
- 6d ago
Pope Leo XIV calls for AI to be 'disarmed' in first encyclical, drawing praise from US Vice President JD Vance
Pope Leo XIV has issued a sweeping call to 'disarm' artificial intelligence in his first papal encyclical, warning against its concentration of power and use in warfare, while US Vice President JD Vance praised the document as 'profound'.
