DefenseNews

Defense Innovation Unit seeks proposals to ship cargo using rockets

WASHINGTON — The Defense Innovation Unit is seeking pitches from commercial space companies to provide “novel” launch capabilities for delivering cargo around the globe, into space and within space, from one orbit to another. The Pentagon’s commercial innovation hub released a solicitation June 30 for a Novel Responsive Space Delivery effort, which aims to work with companies to prototype…
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NewsPhotography

Wait, Fujifilm's app is good now?

Fujifilm’s new app is functional and feature-rich. Most remote shooting/viewing camera apps from major camera manufacturers are, well, crappy. And Fujifilm’s old Camera Remote app is no exception. Functional at best, clunky and unreliable at worst, in the two…
AI & RoboticsNews

How new AI tools like ChatGPT can transform human productivity in the enterprise

Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a revolutionary force, reshaping industries and unlocking unprecedented opportunities for business growth. In today’s fiercely competitive landscape, enterprise decision-makers must recognize and harness the power of AI to enhance human productivity and achieve sustainable success. By effectively using AI technologies, businesses can streamline…
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NewsSpace

ESA’s Euclid Mission Launches to Explore ‘Dark Universe’

The ESA (European Space Agency) Euclid spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 11:12 a.m. EDT on Saturday, July 1, beginning its mission to study why the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. Astronomers use the term “dark…
AI & RoboticsNews

How businesses can break through the ChatGPT hype with ‘workable AI’

New products like ChatGPT have captivated the public, but what will the actual money-making applications be? Will they offer sporadic business success stories lost in a sea of noise, or are we at the start of a true paradigm shift? What will it take to develop AI systems that are actually workable? To chart AI’s future, we can draw valuable lessons from the preceding step-change advance in…
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NewsSpace

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Phones Home

The 52nd flight of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is now in the official mission logbook as a success. The flight took place back on April 26, but mission controllers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California lost contact with the helicopter as it…
DefenseNews

US State Dept. clears $5.6 billion sale of F-35s for Czech Republic

WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department approved a possible sale to the Czech Republic of F-35 aircraft, munitions and related equipment worth up to $5.62 billion, according to a June 29 announcement. The sale, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, would include 24 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters. The principal contractors will be Lockheed Martin, RTX and Boeing. “The proposed sale…
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