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SpaceX fuels up Starship V3 megarocket for 1st time ahead of crucial test flight (photos)

May 13, 2026
SpaceX has fueled up the new variant of its Starship megarocket for the first time ever, preparing for a crucial test flight that could launch in less than a week. The company assembled a Starship Version 3 (V3) vehicle for the first time over the weekend, stacking a Ship upper stage atop a Super Heavy first-stage booster at its Starbase site in South Texas. That set a new record for the world’s…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Dessn raises $6M for its production-focused design tool

May 13, 2026
New types of design tools, such as Perplexity-owned Visual Electric, Figma-owned Weavy, Flora, and Krea, have risen in popularity in the last few years, thanks to AI. These tools bank on the promise that, with AI, a product team with designers can iterate through variations quickly. A new design startup, Dessn, now backed by $6 million in funding, believes that design tools that don’t let you…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

BYD's cheapest EV now has a roof-mounted LiDAR, and it still starts at just $13,000

May 13, 2026
The Seagull is now the first A00-class EV with a roof-mounted LiDAR. BYD upgraded the entry-level EV, bringing its smart driving tech to the masses for under 100,000 yuan ($14,700). BYD’s cheapest Seagull EV upgraded with LiDAR Starting at just 69,900 yuan ($10,300), the Seagull was BYD’s best-selling purely electric vehicle last year. Sold as the Dolphin Surf in Europe, and Dolphin Mini in…
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DefenseNews

NATO to cultivate vetted counter-drone vendor pool for nations to pick and choose

May 13, 2026
RIGA, Latvia — NATO is setting up a marketplace where alliance members can shop for counter-drone systems — a pilot project within a broader push by the organization to speed up procurement and help countries adopt new technology more quickly. The alliance has invited companies to pitch counter-unmanned aerial systems, or C-UAS, by mid-May, and will pick 18 systems in the next one to two…
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