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Feds to spend almost $700M on new RADARSAT Constellation Mission satellite

The Liberal government will spend almost $700 million to build, test and launch a new satellite for Canada's RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM).

Pakistan becomes permanent member of International Olive Council

Pakistan has become a permanent member of the International Olive Council (IOC) for the first time, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Monday. According to the FO, Pakistan assumed its seat during the IOC’s 123rd session held in Lisbon…

Rakuten satellite project to get up to $926m Japanese government grant

Japan has decided it does not want to depend on Elon Musk to keep its phones connected from space. The government is set to provide up to ¥150 billion, roughly $926 million, in subsidies to a consortium led by Rakuten Group to build a…

Operational Context Matters More Than Better AI Agents

\ Capable tasks do not add up to an operation Take a small team preparing a product update. On paper, the workflow looks easy to automate. Review recent changes. Decide what matters to users. Update the website. Write a longer article…

‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Powers Up To Peacock At End Of July

Illumination/Nintendo/Universal’s Super Mario Galaxy Movie will officially premiere on Peacock on July 30, in what is a 120-day theatrical window to streaming. The second installment of The Super Mario franchise is the only movie to date…

NASA plans robotic mission to save ageing space telescope

NASA is set to launch a daring robotic rescue mission, a long-shot bid to prevent one of its ageing telescopes from vanishing into dust. If successful, the effort could pave the way for giving other satellites a second life. The operation…

Billions of mRNA vaccine doses’ review underpins their effectiveness

A review of data covering billions of doses of mRNA vaccines has found "compelling" evidence that the technology is both safe and highly effective against infectious diseases, with researchers arguing that the focus should now shift to…

Are we going to let data centers take all the power, water, and clean air?

It’s clearly the wild, wild west when it comes to the race to build bigger and faster Artificial Intelligence systems. The current backbone is built on Nvidia’s GPU architecture, allowing researchers and labs to build more and more…

‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Sets Peacock Release Date

“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” has made its final lap around the universe and will hit Peacock on July 30. Directed by Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic and Pierre Leduc, the film became the highest-grossing movies of the year so far and…

Japan’s Hayabusa2 prepares for record-close asteroid flyby on July 5

Why Millennium Is Backing Citadel Alum’s Quant Hedge Fund Firm

Millennium Management will back a new quantitative hedge fund firm led by former Citadel researcher Paul Dou, which may oversee more than $1 billion for the giant over time, said people with knowledge of the matter. Nishant Kumar reports…

TETFund challenges scientists to fast-track Nigeria’s first Lassa fever vaccine

TETFund urges Nigerian scientists to accelerate the development of the country’s first Lassa fever vaccine, addressing the urgent public health burden. Dis Read More…