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Watch SpaceX launch 3 huge BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites from Florida early on June 17

June 17, 2026
Webcast: AST SpaceMobile BlueBird 8-10 Mission Live Launch – YouTube Watch On SpaceX will launch three giant direct-to-cell satellites early Wednesday morning (June 17), and you can watch the action live. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with three of AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Wednesday, during a 96-minute…
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AI & RoboticsNews

ChatGPT’s market share slips below 50% for first time

June 17, 2026
More than three and a half years after ChatGPT’s initial release, AI assistants are now used by millions of people worldwide, and the competitive landscape is changing fast. While OpenAI’s chatbot is still the most popular assistant globally, its market share has dipped below 50% for the first time as users are migrating between different assistants like Google’s Gemini, Anthropic’s…
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The day a 25-year-old photographer convinced Marilyn Monroe to go nude in a swimming pool: Lawrence Schiller's remarkable memoir of a movie icon

June 17, 2026
In May 1962, Lawrence Schiller was 25 and on assignment for Paris Match when Marilyn Monroe, wearing only a flesh-coloured two-piece that amounted to a bra and panties, climbed into a pool on the set of her last film, Something’s Got to Give, and proceeded to remove it. Schiller had two motorized Nikon SLR cameras around his neck. One sporting a 180mm lens and loaded with Tri-X black and white…
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Ford has a 'secret' website for its $30,000 EV pickup, revealing a closer look

June 17, 2026
That low-cost electric Ford pickup we’re all waiting for now has a dedicated website that offers a sneak peek at the upcoming EV. Ford’s $30,000 EV pickup now has its own website No, it’s not the next-gen F-150 Lightning. With its debut just around the corner, Ford is now testing the midsize electric pickup on public roads. After CFO Sherry House confirmed earlier this month that Ford was…
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