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Mercado Libre announces a US $4.6B investment in Mexico this year

The e-commerce and financial services platform Mercado Libre announced plans on Monday to invest US $4.6 billion in Mexico this year, demonstrating the firm’s commitment to its second-biggest Latin American market. The company’s investment…

NASA's Artemis III crew: a test pilot, an Italian, a record-holder and a first-timer

June 9 - NASA on Tuesday named three U.S. astronauts and an Italian astronaut as the crew for its next Artemis mission, a docking demonstration involving three spacecraft in Earth's orbit and planned for next year.

Scientists find woolly mammoth DNA while digging through squirrel faeces

A huge treasure trove of ancient DNA from animals including extinct woolly mammoths has been discovered in frozen squirrel faeces in Canada’s remote Yukon territory, scientists said on Tuesday. The DNA found deep inside sealed-off burrows…

SpaceX aims to launch orbital AI computing tests by end of next year, sources say

Leonardo’s New CEO Sees Green Light for Space Venture Next Year

Leonardo SpA’s new chief executive officer expects European regulatory approval for its satellite venture with Airbus SE and Thales SA by the end of next year, clearing the way for one of Europe’s most ambitious defense and space projects.

Mississippi residents sue Musk’s xAI and SpaceX over data centre ‘nuisance’

Three residents filed the case on behalf of a class estimated at more than 10,000 members.

IBM CEO: AI Won’t Necessarily Lead To Smaller Headcount

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna discusses IBM's significant $10 billion investment in quantum computing, a faster form of AI. Krishna also noted a $1 billion federal government commitment to build a chip fabrication facility in Albany, New York…

NASA announces Artemis III crew

NASA has revealed the crew for its Artemis III mission, the next step in the US space agency's plan to eventually land astronauts on the moon.

Starlink charges $10 monthly hardware fee in move away from one-time purchases

Starlink has started charging a $10 monthly rental fee for hardware in a shift away from its longtime practice of selling hardware to customers for a one-time charge. Starlink residential ordering pages now show an upfront hardware cost of…

Musk’s xAI, SpaceX hit with class action over data center ‘nuisance’

Locked in heated rivalry with researcher, Microsoft fixes 0-day they disclosed

Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for two high-severity zero-days that were disclosed by a researcher who has been locked in a testy beef with the software giant. Nightmare Eclipse, the pseudonym the researcher goes by, released a…

Morning Mail: Trump vows to retaliate as Iran ‘downs US helicopter’, Australia joins sanctions of ‘extremist settlers’…

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here , and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter Morning everyone. The Middle East is on a knife-edge again this morning after Donald Trump blamed…