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Could astronauts travel to Mars on nuclear-powered rockets? These scientists want to make it happen

The team's design uses fission reactions involving uranium to heat propellant.

Space

Martin Shkreli Amplifies Critique Calling D-Wave's Quantum Tech 'Dead-End:' It Would Take Until 2054 To Match Current Classical Solvers

A critique of D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE:QBTS), amplified by ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli, is challenging the company’s viability, alleging its technology is a potential “dead-end.”

Benzinga

'A game changer': Space shuttle astronaut Pam Melroy joins Venus Aerospace after revolutionary rocket engine breakthrough

Former NASA deputy chief and shuttle commander Pam Melroy has joined Venus Aerospace's board after its groundbreaking RDRE flight, bringing her decades of experience to help scale the startup's propulsion technology.

Space

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Is another 'AI winter' coming? Here's what past AI slumps can tell us about what the future might hold

Academic skepticism and business frustration have triggered past AI winters. This time, both factors are present. But there are key differences too.

Fortune

From hacker to bodyguard to target—AI pulled triple duty at the year’s biggest security events

At Black Hat and DEF CON, AI was on all sides of the security fight—breaking into systems, defending them, and getting breached itself.

Fortune

Rigetti Just Hit a New Quantum Computing Milestone. Should You Buy RGTI Stock Now?

Rigetti Computing continues to expand its quantum computing capabilities in 2025. However, it remains a high-risk investment for shareholders at present.

Barchart

DARPA smashes wireless power record, beaming energy more than 5 miles away — and uses it to make popcorn

The feat has significant applications for military purposes and space-based solar power.

LiveScience

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An entrepreneur wants to build a giant net to catch spacecraft landing on the moon, but can it be done?

This novel idea could become an important piece of a future moon economy.

Space

Can AI be used to control safety critical systems? A U.K.-funded research program aims to find out

The U.K.'s ARIA wants to create a 'production facility' where AI will design and test new control algorithms for power grids, biopharmaceutical manufacturing, and other safety critical systems.

Fortune

Can we actually build a thriving economy on and around the moon?

Building a sustainable economy on the moon won't be easy, but we at least have some ideas about how to get started.

Space

DARPA wants a spacecraft to search for water on the moon

DARPA (the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is looking for a private company to build spacecraft to orbit the moon and search for water.

Space

No More £500/Hr Consultants: Pentagon Pulls Plug on £3.87b in Contracts to Fund Soldiers' Healthcare

DoD stated that the Pentagon cuts are aimed at restoring accountability in the department and halting any form of 'wasteful spending'.

International Business Times UK

IONQ & RGTI Join DARPA Quantum Initiative: High Stakes Are Ahead

IonQ and Rigetti Computing are joining a quantum imitative created by a pioneering government agency. The stakes for these stocks just got raised.

MarketBeat

DARPA Just Picked IonQ in a Major Win for the Quantum Computing Company. Is That Enough to Buy IONQ Stock on the Dip?

As IonQ secures a key role in DARPA’s quantum push, is the current market crash the perfect entry point into this otherwise high-flying quantum computing player?

Barchart

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DARPA accidentally detects SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket reentry by listening to Earth's atmosphere

Researchers with the U.S. military's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have successfully used Earth's atmosphere as a sensor to detect a distant disturbance.

LiveScience

Flat, razor-thin telescope lens could change the game in deep space imaging — and production could start soon

Scientists have developed an impossibly thin telescope lens that addresses a key astronomical challenge in a new study funded by NASA and DARPA.

The Guardian - US

Trump pick to head CDC sparks Maga backlash among conspiracy theorists

Firestorm from science deniers of anti-vaccine set shows splits in Trump world and forced RFK Jr to defend hire

The Independent UK

Mysterious unmanned warship spotted off of Washington state coast

The Defiant may have a role in the U.S. Navy’s drone ‘hellscape’ to help defend Taiwan from Chinese aggression

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Federal budget cuts threaten to decimate America’s AI superiority—and other countries are watching

America’s future economic growth depends on federal research investment in AI and computing.

Barchart

Dear Rigetti Computing Stock Fans, a MAJOR Military Catalyst Is Just Around the Corner

Rigetti’s quantum advancements, supported by DARPA, could prove to be a major catalyst for the company.

The Independent UK

Trump demands ‘Radical Left Reuters’ return a $9 million government contract. He’s the one who paid it out in the first place

After Elon Musk first pushed a misleading claim about Reuters, the president raged about the global news agency returning a contract that was awarded under his first administration

Space

NASA and General Atomics test nuclear fuel for future moon and Mars missions

General Atomics and NASA achieved an important milestone on the road to using nuclear-powered rockets by testing a new fuel and finding it can withstand extreme conditions.

The Conversation

How Britain got its first internet connection – by the late pioneer who created the first password on the internet

British computer scientist and Internet Hall of Fame inductee Peter Kirstein died in January 2020 at the age of 86, after a nearly 50-year career at UCL. A few years before he died, he was commissioned by then Conversation technology editor Michael Parker (now director of operations) to write an…

RideApart

Mazda's Suitcase Car Isn't a Car, It's a Motorcycle

Japan is a place I need to visit at some point in my life. It's full of excellent food, wild electronics, beautiful scenery, supposedly amazing roads, and some of the most interesting creations outside of DARPA. There are also supposedly Godzillas and Gundams running around, so that's a plus. But Japan is also…

The Conversation

Do we need a European DARPA to cope with technological challenges in Europe?

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is often held as a model for driving technology advances. For decades, it has contributed to military and economic dominance by bridging the gap between military and civilian applications. European policymakers frequently reference DARPA in discussions, as outlined in the 2024 Draghi…

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