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SpaceX targeting Oct. 13 for next Starship megarocket launch

SpaceX’s Starship megarocket will fly again less than two weeks from now, if all goes according to plan. SpaceX announced on Monday (Sept. 29) that it’s targeting Oct. 13 for Starship Flight 11, which will be the final launch of the vehicle’s current “Version 2” iteration. Liftoff will occur from SpaceX’s Starbase site in South Texas. The window on Oct. 13 will…
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Opera launches its AI-centric Neon browser

Browser maker Opera launched its AI-centric browser Neon Tuesday, with the ability to create apps through AI prompts and create repeatable prompts through a feature called “Cards.” With this Opera joins a growing number of companies like Perplexity and The Browser Company that are trying to make agentic browsers happen. The company first announced that it was working on Neon in May…
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Leica smashes sales record as centenary celebrations continue as camera company records €596m revenue

Leica Camera has announced record revenues for the fourth year running, marking a milestone in its centenary year of the original Leica I. For the 2024/25 financial year, the German optics brand achieved the highest revenue in its history, with sales climbing 7.6% to around €596 million ($699m) compared with €554 million ($649m) the previous year. (Image credit: James Artaius) Growth was…
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The oil shill running the Energy Dept. just banned the words 'climate change'

In its mission to destroy American energy independence, the Energy Department has now banned any discussion of any of the technologies that might get America off of foreign oil, or of the problem that those technologies might solve – and all at the behest of the former oil executive who wants to raise your fuel prices in order to steal more of your money for his industry. To begin this article…
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