For some reason, NASA is treating Orion’s heat shield problems as a secret

For some reason, NASA is treating Orion’s heat shield problems as a secret

This capability makes the arc jet test facility unique in the world, but it still can’t fully replicate the stresses a spacecraft’s heat shield undergoes during reentry. There are some things that are just unknowable until you fly, said Victor Glover, pilot of the Artemis II mission, in an interview with Ars earlier this year….

Donald Trump Vows to Let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ‘Go Wild on Health’ If Elected

Donald Trump Vows to Let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ‘Go Wild on Health’ If Elected

At his rally on Sunday at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, former president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said that if elected he would allow wellness conspiracist and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to “go wild on health.” Kennedy, a former Democrat and scion of the famous political family, initially ran as…

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 28: (L-R) Connie Loizos, Editor-in-Chief & GM of TechCrunch, and Vinod Khosla, Founder of Khosla Ventures, speak onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 Day 1 at Moscone Center on October 28, 2024 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for TechCrunch)

Despite risks, Vinod Khosla is optimistic about AI

Vinod Khosla has no doubts that humanity’s future with AI is bright. The Sun Microsystems co-founder turned prominent investor predicts that “the need to work will go away” almost entirely thanks to AI.   “Almost all expertise, it doesn’t matter whether you’re talking about primary care physicians, mental health therapists, oncologists, structural engineers or accountants…

Jarrod Goentzel receives 2024 Humanitarian Logistics Award | MIT News

Jarrod Goentzel receives 2024 Humanitarian Logistics Award | MIT News

In recognition of his leadership and contributions to global disaster response efforts, Jarrod Goentzel, founder and director of the MIT Humanitarian Supply Chain Lab (HSCL), has been awarded the 2024 Humanitarian Logistics Award by the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN). This honor underscores the vital work of the lab, particularly during times of crisis, including…

Industrial Automatic Digital Fabric Cutter Machine for Sale

Industrial Automatic Digital Fabric Cutter Machine for Sale

Digital fabric cutting machine is an automatic industrial CNC cutting system for fabric, textiles, leather, carpets, foot mats, leather seats, lining, tail box pads, car seat cushions, wire ring pads, and automotive interiors, it can also cut sponge, EVA, soft glass, silicone, rubber and more. Digital precision fabric-cutting machines are widely used in the industries…

This AI system makes human tutors better at teaching children math

This AI system makes human tutors better at teaching children math

Researchers from Stanford University developed an AI system calledTutor CoPilot on top of OpenAI’s GPT-4 and integrated it into a platform called FEV Tutor, which connects students with tutors virtually. Tutors and students type messages to one another through a chat interface, and a tutor who needs help explaining how and why a student went…

Have we found all the major Maya cities? Not even close, new research suggests

Have we found all the major Maya cities? Not even close, new research suggests

Ancient buildings and landscape modifications—including public plazas, agricultural terraces, and field walls—blanket uplands. Credit: Archaeologists have analyzed lidar data from a completely unstudied corner of the Maya world in Campeche, Mexico, revealing 6,674 undiscovered Maya structures, including pyramids like those at the famous sites of Chichén Itzá or Tikal. “For the longest time, our sample…

Google accused of shadow campaigns redirecting antitrust scrutiny to Microsoft

Google accused of shadow campaigns redirecting antitrust scrutiny to Microsoft

On Monday, Microsoft came out guns blazing, posting a blog accusing Google of “dishonestly” funding groups conducting allegedly biased studies to discredit Microsoft and mislead antitrust enforcers and the public. In the blog, Microsoft lawyer Rima Alaily alleged that an astroturf group called the Open Cloud Coalition will launch this week and will appear to…

A Running List of the Tech CEOs Donald Trump Claims Are Calling Him to Suck Up

A Running List of the Tech CEOs Donald Trump Claims Are Calling Him to Suck Up

Trump’s relationship with Apple CEO Tim Cook is one of the most congenial the former president has shared with a Silicon Valley leader. Cook maintained a relationship with Trump during his time in office, often meeting with the president and serving on advisory panels influencing policy decisions that affect Apple’s business, such as tariffs and…

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Microsoft accuses Google of ‘shadow campaign’ to influence cloud regulation in Europe

The European cloud wars are heating up. Microsoft has accused its old foe Google of waging a clandestine war against the Azure cloud company, to curry favor with policymakers and antitrust authorities in Europe. In a blog post today, Microsoft deputy general counsel Rima Alaily pre-empted the imminent launch of a new lobby group called…