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Elon Musk said he canceled a Ukrainian military strike on Russia by refusing to use Starlink. The billionaire claims the decision was made to avoid being “complicit in a major act of war,” but it raises serious questions about oligarchs’ military roles. CNN reported it, citing Walter Isaacson’s upcoming Musk …

Today, Relativity Space announced it would lease a historic first-stage test stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center to advance Terran R launch vehicle development. NASA will lease the A-2 Test Stand to Relativity for seven years for $2.76 million. The company can renew the lease for 10 years. The investment …

With its Pragyan rover analyzing the Moon’s surface composition near the south pole, India’s Chandrayan-3 lunar mission is a scientific and technical success. Because the area being studied is near future bases, the data returned is more valuable than from previous crewed and robotic missions. However, the mission has not …

Nvidia’s second-quarter earnings, released Wednesday after markets closed, show that selling generative AI boom picks and shovels can be lucrative. A new computing era has begun. Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang said companies worldwide are moving from general-purpose to accelerated computing and generative AI. Huang is right. Nvidia dominates …

True Anomaly, a defense-focused space technology startup, received regulatory permits to demonstrate imaging and rendezvous on-orbit for the first time. The NOAA and FCC authorizations allow the company to perform non-Earth imaging and demonstrate in-space rendezvous proximity operations. In a mission early next year, True Anomaly will use two Jackals …

The Biden administration launched its long-awaited Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity labeling program to protect Americans from internet-connected device security risks. The “U.S. Cyber Trust Mark” helps Americans buy internet-connected devices with strong cyberattack protections. Fitness trackers, routers, baby monitors, and smart refrigerators make up the Internet of Things, a …

Broadcom’s $61 billion bid for VMware has been approved by the European Commission (EC) if Broadcom meets access and interoperability commitments. When announced in May 2018, the megabucks deal, one of the largest tech acquisitions ever, was bound to draw regulatory scrutiny. In December, Europe announced an in-depth probe for …

As low Earth orbit crowds, Starlink satellites are making thousands of avoidance maneuvers, raising concerns of a catastrophic impact. SpaceX told the FCC in a recent filing that its orbital communication satellites maneuvered over 25,000 times between December 1, 2022, and May 21, 2023. The company said its maneuvering threshold …

Update: The vessel landed safely after a successful launch. Updated headline and images; original story follows. .@VirginGalactic has completed its inaugural commercial spaceflight from Spaceport America, carrying 13 research payloads and 3 crew from the Italian Air Force & the National Research Council of Italy to space. Ben fatto #Galactic01 https://t.co/7Yh56FGpIU …

Creating and documenting APIs takes time, but most developers want to help other companies connect to their services. Early-stage startup Speakeasy wants to automate that. The company exited stealth today with a $7.6 million seed investment. As a developer, Speakeasy co-founder and CEO Sagar Batchu sees his startup as an …