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The Download: trustworthy humanoid robots, and Anduril’s latest project

Plus: robotaxi riders are experiencing a new form of harassment This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Will we ever trust robots? The world might seem to be on the brink of a humanoid-robot heyday. New breakthroughs in artificial intelligence promise the type of capable, general-purpose robots previously seen only in science fiction—robots that can do things like assemble cars, care for patients, or tidy our homes, all without being given specialized instructions.It’s an idea that has attracted an enormous amount of attention, capital, and optimism. Yet recent progress has arguably been more about style than substance. Advancements in AI have undoubtedly made robots easier to train, but the...
SpaceX launching 2 Maxar Earth-observing satellites to orbit today
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SpaceX launching 2 Maxar Earth-observing satellites to orbit today

SpaceX launched two Earth-imaging satellites today (Feb. 4), further building out Maxar Technologies' sharp-eyed WorldView Legion constellation.A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the WorldView Legion 5 and 6 satellites lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida today at 6:13 p.m. EST (2313 GMT).The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth about eight minutes after launch as planned, touching down at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, which is next door to KSC.The first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket heads back to Earth for a landing on Feb. 4, 2025 (left), while the upper stage (right) carries Maxar Technologies' WorldView Legion 5 and 6 satellites to orbit. (Image credit: SpaceX)It was the fourth launch and landing for this particular booster, according to a SpaceX mission descrip...
SpaceX to launch water-hunting moon probe ‘Lunar Trailblazer’ on Feb. 26
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SpaceX to launch water-hunting moon probe ‘Lunar Trailblazer’ on Feb. 26

Illustration showing the Lunar Trailblazer probe on the prowl to probe the abundance and distribution of water on the moon, as well as the lunar water cycle. (Image credit: Lockheed Martin) LITTLETON, Colorado — A university-led lunar orbiter designed to pinpoint the location of ice or liquid water trapped in rocks on the moon's surface is nearly ready for takeoff.The Lunar Trailblazer is slated to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than Feb. 26 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It will fly as a "rideshare" along with the primary payload — the Athena lunar lander, built by Houston company Intuitive Machines.Here within a Lockheed Martin clean room, where it underwent final grooming ahead of shipping to Cape Canaveral, Lunar Trailblazer utilized the aerospace co...
T-Mobile Is Expanding Its Starlink Beta to iPhones
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T-Mobile Is Expanding Its Starlink Beta to iPhones

Some iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, and now Google Pixel users can now link to Starlink. Credit: VDB Photos/ Shutterstock.com If you have T-Mobile, and either an iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, or Google Pixel gadget, you now have access to Starlink-- possibly. Here's the scoop: Back in December, T-Mobile revealed a collaboration in between itself and SpaceX to bring Starlink service to clients. Previously this month, the business began accepting users into the beta, however just those with particular, current Samsung gadgets. That altered when Apple launched iOS 18.3 this week. It appears the iPhone maker has actually been dealing wi...
Boom Supersonic to break throughout historical test flight today: Watch live
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Boom Supersonic to break throughout historical test flight today: Watch live

XB-1 First Supersonic Flight - YouTube Enjoy On Editor's note: Boom Supersonic effectively broke the with the XB-1 today in a significant turning point. Read our protection hereBoom Supersonic prepares to break the throughout a test flight today (Jan. 28). This would mark the very first time the business attains the accomplishment, and you can view the historical action live.Colorado-based Boom's XB-1 test lorry is set up to take off on its 12th test flight from California's Mojave Air & & Space Port today at around 11:00 a.m. EST (1600 GMT; 8 a.m. regional California time). If all works out, the piloted demonstrator craft will go beyond Mach 1-- the speed of noise-- about 25 minutes later on.The XB-1 is a subscale pathfinder automobile, developed to show innovations and abilities ...
The FAA is grounding SpaceX’s Starship after its newest surge
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The FAA is grounding SpaceX’s Starship after its newest surge

The Federal Aviation Administration is purchasing SpaceX to carry out an incident examination into what triggered the business's Starship rocket to take off mid-flight on January 16. Till the FAA authorizes SpaceX's examination reported, the business will not be enabled to continue with future Starship objectives.SpaceX's launch appeared to be going as prepared prior to the surge. Starship effectively made it off the launch pad and SpaceX was even able to capture the ship's boosters. Then, just 8 and a half minutes after taking off, the Starship spacecraft blew up, according to SpaceX's post-launch blog site post. In reaction to the unexpected surge, the FAA triggered a "Debris Response Area" and slowed or diverted neighboring flights to avoid more mishaps, seriously postponing flights fro...
Tesla financiers desire Elon Musk to address concerns about ‘salute,’ function in Trump White House
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Tesla financiers desire Elon Musk to address concerns about ‘salute,’ function in Trump White House

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gestures throughout a rally on the inauguration day of U.S. President Donald Trump's 2nd Presidential term, inside Capital One, in Washington, U.S. Jan. 20, 2025.Mike Segar|ReutersTesla's fourth-quarter incomes report lands simply over a week after President Donald Trump started his 2nd term in the White House, with Elon Musk right by his side.Now that the Tesla CEO is strongly planted in Washington, D.C., in a prominent advisory function, investors in the electrical lorry maker have some concerns.On the online forum Tesla utilizes to obtain financier questions in advance of its incomes calls, more than 100 gathered from investors about Musk's politics, including his main function at Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and his recommendation of reactiona...
Trump Announces Mission to Send Astronauts to Mars
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Trump Announces Mission to Send Astronauts to Mars

Home" Military" Trump Announces Mission to Send Astronauts to Mars Trump stated "We will pursue our manifest fate into the stars by releasing American astronauts to plant destiny and Stripes on earth Mars". Elon Musk's response to Trump stating today: "We will pursue our manifest fate into the stars by releasing American astronauts to plant destiny and Stripes in the world Mars." pic.twitter.com/XMLQC2OTuu -- Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) January 20, 2025 This is the creator of SpaceX. It's clear that this guy is really major to safeguard the little light of awareness of people and extended it to other worlds. He likewise informed me that I would get to Mars one day. The objective will be finished. His name is Elon Musk! pic.twitter.com/LTcKLHIqcE -- Teslaconomics (@Teslacon...
SpaceX Starship Roadmap Lower Launch Costs by 100 Times
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SpaceX Starship Roadmap Lower Launch Costs by 100 Times

Falcon Heavy by SpaceX has an expense per kg to LEO of around $1,400 per kg. This figure shows the cost-effectiveness attained through partial reusability and high payload capability. A single usage Super Heavy Starship and booster will have the ability to bring complete payloads to orbit for about $250-600 per kg. This is with expenses of about $90 million and multiple-use payloads of 200 heaps and non-reusable payloads of 300-400 lots. Preliminary expense of Super Heavy booster and Starship: $90 million Fuel and upkeep expense per flight: $2 million Variety of multiple-use flights: 6 Overall expense for 6 flights: 90,000,000+(2,000,000 × 6)=102,000,000 Payload Capacity Starship payload to orbit: 200 loads per launch Overall payload for 6 launches: 200 heaps × 6 = 1,200 load The expense...
See SpaceX rocket take off over Grand Turk island in significant stream of fire and smoke
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See SpaceX rocket take off over Grand Turk island in significant stream of fire and smoke

Household catches particles falling from damaged SpaceX Starship rocket - YouTube See On Spectacular video has actually recorded the minute Thursday's stopped working SpaceX rocket launch illuminated the skies above the Turks and Caicos islands. The outstanding screen, which saw lots of burning pieces of the huge spacecraft smear a vibrant streak of smoke over the Atlantic, was captured on electronic camera by a household vacationing on Grand Turk island, Associated Press reports.SpaceX released Starship's seventh test flight from Starbase in Texas at 4:37 p.m. CT on Jan. 16. After the rocket booster effectively separated, the business lost touch with the spacecraft and a fire established in the rocket's back area, triggering it to take off above the Atlantic Ocean around 8 minutes...