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By cray74
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By TRT
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By TReko
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open BOFH: Printer's festive bips herald a merry mystery for the Boss's budget 58
By Joe W
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open Axiom Space shuffles space station assembly sequence – to get it standalone sooner 21
open Stranded in space: Starliner crew to remain in orbit even longer as SpaceX faces delays 97
open Watchdog deep-sixes job ad that was actually pay-to-play training course 16
open Supreme Court to hear TikTok's appeal against law that would force it to shut, or sell 40
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open SpaceX rocketeers get fresh FAA license for next Starship launch 58
open When old Microsoft codenames crop up in curious places 69
open Silent NASA lander gives boffins insight into Martian dust 8
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By JoeCool
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open Aliens, spy balloons, or drones? SUV-sized mystery objects spotted in US skies 75
open Australia lays fiendish tax trap for Meta – with an expensive escape hatch 71
open China preps another rocket that Beijing hopes will become its workhorse 6
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open A decade on from maiden flight, NASA's Orion is still waiting for its Moon moment 6
open Blue Origin's New Glenn will launch any day now – but it better hurry up 28
open Doctor Who theme added to national sound archive to honor innovation, longevity 50
By TRT
open Tesla sued over alleged Autopilot fail in yet another fatal accident 132
open TikTok appeals to have Trump – or Supreme Court – decide its fate later 22
open Alibaba exec trashes his own staff and customers, quickly apologizes 18
By nijam
open Neuraspace adds a second telescope to track objects in orbit 2
open Mysterious outbreak with high fatality rate in the DRC could imperil tech supply chains 48
open India launches two ESA sun-spotters that will fly in incredibly precise formation 14
open You're so bad at recycling, this biz built an AI to handle it for you 42
open British boffins build diamond battery capable of working for a millennium or five 49
open Digital Isle of Man: For all your connected tax haven needs? 33
By 'bluey
open Vega-C finally launches ESA's next Sentinel satellite 7
open NASA finds Orion heatshield cracks won't cook Artemis II crew 39
open Arianespace's Vega C delayed after gantry throws a tantrum 17
open Temporary printable tattoos could be the future of EEGs 24
open Trump wants SpaceX customer Jared Isaacman as next NASA boss 41
open Europe's Vega C rocket cleared for launch tonight, first since 2022 18
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open Microsoft learned of fresh antitrust probe from the news 2