Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket is ‘ready to rumble’ following full dress rehearsal

The European Space Agency’s next-generation heavy-lift rocket Ariane 6 successfully completed a full dress rehearsal on Thursday, in preparation for its maiden flight next year. The so-called hot-fire test at…

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He quit a GenAI leader in protest. Now he wants to create fairer systems for artists

Ed Newton-Rex had reached a breaking point. As the vice president of audio at Stability AI, the 36-year-old was at the vanguard of a revolution in computational creativity. But there…

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UK’s quantum plans could ‘unlock billions — and a geopolitical advantage’

The UK’s new quantum computing missions have been praised as “visionary” and “exciting” plans that can reap financial and geopolitical benefits. The five long-term moonshots were launched today by the…

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