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German startup sends first commercial rocket into space from Europe
A German startup has launched the first commercial rocket to reach orbit from continental Europe, a milestone for Europe's efforts to secure independent access to space. Isar Aerospace said on Sunday that it would rapidly expand satellite…
India's drone startups have money to build, not enough to scale
India's drone-tech sector is attracting money at a pace that suggests investors are betting heavily on the industry's future. But the funding numbers hide a problem: the deeper startups get into commercialisation, the harder it becomes to find…
German startup makes European space history with first successful orbital launch
We made history. On just our second flight, we became the first commercial space company from Europe to deliver satellites into orbit. Mission 'Onward and Upward' successfully lifted off and deployed payloads into orbit. A new chapter for European…
Atlantica Ventures Has Backed Four African AI Infrastructure Startups in 18 Months. None of Them Build Models
In eighteen months, Atlantica Ventures has led or co-led rounds for four African or Africa-linked startups building the underlying layers of AI infrastructure — semiconductor design talent, vector search, DevOps automation and compliance…
'Model fatigue' sets in as AI labs race to roll out new versions at frenetic pace
Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta and Google all released model updates this week as the pace of new releases continues to accelerate. 'We are in an environment where there's just so much frothiness that you have to make noise,' said Zhen Lu, CEO of AI…
German company becomes first in Europe to launch fully commercial orbital rocket
Isar Aerospace, founded in 2018 by three students at a German university, successfully launched a privately-developed rocket into low-Earth orbit Saturday from a Norwegian spaceport inside the Arctic Circle. The two-stage rocket, named Spectrum…
German rocket reaches space as Europe enters satellite launch race
German startup Isar Aerospace on Saturday launched its first rocket into space from a site in Arctic Norway, bringing Europe closer to offering satellite flights from its own soil. The uncrewed Spectrum rocket was the first commercial flight to…
OpenAI's controversial ChatGPT-6 Astra advert paints a sad vision of the future
Chat-GPT‑6 Astra is OpenAI's newest agentic AI model, designed to handle complex tasks like game development, 3D design and ordering takeout all by itself. Anything that can be done on a computer, Astra can do it, and fast. The model's…
An Infamous New York Neighborhood Has Entered a Bizarre New Phase
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. There is a place in New York City that many insist does not exist. It is primarily composed of concrete streets, old…
Do this before you follow a successful person's advice
Successful people love to share their stories—as they should. Their paths to conventional success involve overcoming challenges and persevering through hardships, reading like a modern-day hero's journey. These epic stories are naturally…
Right Choice | MBA in marketing vs finance: Which specialisation wins in an AI-driven economy?
AI is likely to disrupt the two functions differently. Finance is arguably more directly exposed at the task level. Financial modelling, forecasting, research, reporting and data analysis are highly structured activities, and AI is increasingly…
LeBron James teases partnership with Polymarket
LeBron James teased an upcoming partnership with the prediction markets platform Polymarket in a social media post. James is the latest major sports figure to align with a prediction market platform, as companies including Polymarket and Kalshi…
Toyota recalls 508,000 Camry Hybrids in the US over blank instrument cluster defect
Toyota is recalling 508,354 model-year 2025 and 2026 Camry Hybrids after a digital instrument cluster fault can leave the display blank and hide critical safety information. The defect stems from a software error, and dealers will update the…
German space rocket reaches orbit in Europe's 1st commercial launch
OSLO — German startup Isar Aerospace on Sunday said it would rapidly expand satellite deployments after the first orbital launch of its Spectrum rocket from Arctic Norway, a milestone for Europe's efforts to secure independent access to…
Invesco Mortgage Capital Remains A High-Yield REIT Idea, As MBS Portfolio Grows (NYSE:IVR)
Albert Anthony is the pen name of a business author on Amazon and his newest book is 'How To Pick Stocks: 8 Steps For Long-Term Investing with Fundamental & Technical Analysis,' now available as a 2026 edition paperback and Kindle ebook in several…
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