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SpaceX Starship Flight 12 live launch updates: 1st Starship V3 launch scrubbed, may fly May 22

May 22, 2026
SCRUB: SpaceX calls off 1st Starship V3 launch, may fly May 22 SpaceX just called off today’s launch attempt of its first-ever upgraded Starship V3 rocket due to a technical issue in the last minute before liftoff. You can read our full story on today’s Starship Flight 12 launch scrub here, Nicki Minaj cameo and all. “New rocket, new pad, we’re learning a lot about these new systems as we…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Google is pitching an AI agent ecosystem to consumers who may not buy it

May 22, 2026
One of the most promising introductions at Google’s I/O developer conference on Tuesday was a new way for consumers to use the web: AI agents. Unfortunately, it was also the most confusing. Google took the wraps off information agents, a reinvention of the aging Google Alerts service, now infused with AI. These AI agents are designed to operate in the background 24/7, helping users stay up to…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Tesla launches FSD in second European country

May 22, 2026
Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” (Supervised) driver assistance software is now rolling out in Lithuania, making it the second European country to allow the system on public roads. The Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration confirmed it has recognized the Dutch RDW…
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Americans can now use healthcare funds to buy e-bikes at a huge discount

May 22, 2026
For many Americans, the idea of buying an electric bike with healthcare funds probably sounds somewhere between confusing and too good to be true. But increasingly, that’s becoming a real option. And believe it or not, it may be easier than you think. For example, Austin-based e-bike company MOD BIKES announced this week that eligible customers can now use HSA and FSA funds toward qualifying…
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DefenseNews

The US Navy is full speed ahead on building a laser fleet

May 22, 2026
Operation Epic Fury may have strengthened the case for directed energy weapons, but the U.S. Navy’s dream of putting “a laser on every ship” may take significantly longer than expected to realize. In a posture statement delivered to the House Armed Services Committee on May 14, Chief of Naval Operations (and noted directed energy champion) Adm. Daryl Caudle delivered a forceful argument for…
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