By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A spaceplane from Virgin Galactic reached the edge of space on Thursday carrying a crew of six, making its first spaceflight test in nearly two years as the spac[...]
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Blockchain.com CEO says US default would hit crypto initially
By Andrew Mills DOHA (Reuters) – A U.S. government default would trigger an initial pull-back from crypto currencies followed by a “push upward” the CEO of London-based crypto firm B[...]
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Chemical maker Dow signs supply agreement for bio-plastic materials
(Reuters) – U.S. chemical maker Dow Inc said on Thursday it had signed a long-term supply agreement with bio-conversion company New Energy Blue for plastic materials made from corn residue, in a[...]
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Virgin Orbit auctions $36 million in remaining assets as company folds
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Richard Branson’s bankrupt satellite launch firm, Virgin Orbit, on Tuesday revealed that it was closing for good after a $36.4 million asset sale, includin[...]
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White House takes new steps to study AI risks, determine impact on workers
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Tuesday it would ask workers how their employers use artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor them, as it allocates federal investme[...]
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Bezos’ Blue Origin wins NASA contract to build astronaut lunar lander
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A team led by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin won a coveted $3.4 billion NASA contract to build a spacecraft to fly astronauts to and from the moon’s surface[...]
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Apple restricts use of OpenAI’s ChatGPT for employees -WSJ
(Reuters) -Apple Inc has restricted the use of ChatGPT and other external artificial intelligence tools for its employees as Apple develops similar technology, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thur[...]
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First nuclear fusion plants to need $7 billion supply chain -survey
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Companies looking to harness the process that powers the sun and stars to generate electricity expect to spend about $7 billion by the time their first[...]
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Natera wins $19 million US verdict from ArcherDX in cancer-detection patent case
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Genetic testing company Natera Inc convinced a Delaware federal jury on Monday to award it $19.3 million in damages from Invitae Corp’s ArcherDX for infringin[...]
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