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Europe plans Sentinel satellite expansion
Posted in Science on 29th Sep, 2017
by Alex Muller
Europe has begun the process of scoping an expansion to its Sentinel Earth observation network.
Elon Musk pencils in 2024 for first Mars mission
Posted in Science on 29th Sep, 2017
by Alex Muller
The entrepreneur told an audience in Adelaide, Australia, that he would begin building the necessary spaceships to support the mission next year.
How Close Is The Dream of Conversational Machines?
Posted in Science on 28th Sep, 2017
by Alex Muller
The gauntlet was thrown down in 1950 and, so far, no computer program has managed to pass the Turing test.
Bill Gates and Satya Nadella disagree with Elon Musk about an imminent AI threat
Posted in Software on 26th Sep, 2017
by Alex Muller
The so-called control problem that Elon Musk is worried about isnt something that people should feel is imminent.
Australia joins UK space radar mission
Posted in Science on 26th Sep, 2017
by Alex Muller
Australia is to be a launch partner on the UK's innovative new small radar satellite, NovaSAR.