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World’s first wooden satellite launched to space | Tech Reader

Japan has just launched the first-ever wooden satellite to space. The LignoSat cubesat was sent skyward by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida...

Ukraine Could Never Afford to Bet on Starlink

The recent row over SpaceX’s Starlink and its role in helping Ukraine defend itself from a rapacious Russian invasion seems to grow only more urgent, especially as the...

Hurricane Ian Destroyed Their Homes. Algorithms Sent Them Money

When Hurricane Ian churned over Florida in late September, it left a trail of destruction from high winds and flooding. But a week after the storm passed, some...

Spotting Objects From Space Is Easy. This Challenge Is Harder

This spring, when the teams submitted their results to IARPA, evaluator teams graded how well each one did. In June, the teams learned who was moving on to...

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Oil prices ‘expected to surge’ as Iran’s Parliament approves closing Strait of Hormuz – London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Following the US attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities overnight Tehran’s Parliament has approved to close the Strait of Hormuz. The final decision rests with...

If Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz the global ‘economic shock’ of Ukraine war ‘will ‘seem like small change’ – London Business News |...

Iran has been threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz which sees between 20% and 30% of the world’s oil and gas transit...

Get three months of Audible for only $3 ahead of Prime Day

The bumper 2025 edition of Amazon's Prime Day is fast approaching and the deals are starting to emerge. While we've seen this offer...

UN chief warns US attack on Iran risks conflict ‘could rapidly get out of control’ – London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

The United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has said he is “gravely alarmed” at America’s attack on Iran’s three nuclear sites. Guterres warned this is...

Moscow ‘strongly condemns’ Trump’s ‘irresponsible’ attack on Iran calling for Russians to ‘take up arms’ – London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

The Russian Foreign ministry has hit out at Donald Trump over the attack on three nuclear sites in Iran. US B-2 stealth bombers “obliterated”...