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SpaceX undercut ULA rocket launch pricing by 40 percent
Posted in Hardware on 30th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
The Air Force awarded SpaceX an $83 million contract, breaking the monopoly that Lockheed Martin and Boeing had held on military space launches for more than a decade.
Google, Uber and others form self-driving car lobby to shape US policy
Posted in Business on 27th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
Google, Uber, Lyft, Ford and Volvo, all developing self-driving car technology, have formed a lobbying group to take on regulation of autonomous vehicles.
Alphabet is plotting a digital city full of Google cars, high-speed Internet and more
Posted in Business on 17th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
The idea under consideration is for Sidewalk to create an area in the U.S. that serves as a testbed for new technologies.
Paris Treaty: 'Significant step' as US and China agree to sign
Posted in Featured, Science on 3rd Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
The US and China have issued a joint statement confirming that both countries will sign the Paris Climate Agreement next month.
Ocean temperatures can predict US heat waves 50 days out, study finds
Posted in Science on 30th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
Summertime heat waves are among the deadliest weather events, and can have big impacts on farming and energy use.