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May tours Europe in desperate bid to save Brexit deal
Embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May was met with sympathy but firm refusals on a desperate tour of European capitals on Tuesday, with EU leaders ruling out any renegotiation of the Brexit deal. A day after she postponed a crucial vote on the deal in the British parliament, May said she was meeting EU counterparts
Europe funds inflatable satellite drag sail demonstration
Spaceo plans to launch its drag sail demonstrator in 2027 ahead of a de-orbit mission the following year. Credit: Spaceo TAMPA, Fla. — A group of European companies has secured government funds to test an inflatable drag sail in space by 2028, designed to swiftly deorbit its host satellite after mission completion. Two-year-old Portuguese startup
Radio Free Europe sues Kari Lake and the Trump administration over funds termination
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is suing the Trump administration, Kari Lake, the U.S. Agency for Global Media and USAGM acting CEO Victor Morales over moves to terminate the news organization's federal funding.The big picture: The lawsuit that was filed Tuesday says "Congress has appropriated funds specifically for RFE/RL" and "expressly directed" the USAGM to make
Europe awards $900 million contract for Argonaut lunar lander development
Europe is looking to Argonaut to ensure autonomous access to the Moon's surface. Credit: Thales Alenia Space / E.Briot ORLANDO, Fla. — Thales Alenia Space announced a contract worth nearly $900 million Jan. 30 to develop and deliver the Lunar Descent Element (LDE) for Argonaut, the European Space Agency’s cargo lander slated for missions to
How Igbo Council Of Europe: Transforming Igboland Through Provision Of Potable Water
Water is very important in the lives of community members, and the availability of clean water contributes to the health of any society. However, many communities in the Southeast do not have access to clean, potable, and safe water. This is why the Igbo Council of Europe (ICE) has mapped a plan to provide water
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Embracer Will Spin-Off ‘Fellowship Entertainment’ Into Its Own Company
"this approach represents the most effective long-term solution" by Ollie Reynolds 40 mins ago Image: Amazon Game Studios Embracer has announced its intention to spin-off Fellowship Entertainment into its own company in 2027. In the press release, founder Lars Wingefors states that the approach "represents the most effective long-term solution" for Embracer, with the intention
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2027 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Mikey D’Amato, LB, Cal Poly
2027 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Mikey D’Amato, LB, Cal Poly Name: Mikey D’Amato Position: LB College: Cal Poly Height: 6′ 0″ Weight: 235 lbs X: @mikeydamato2 Instagram: @mikey_damato_ What made you decide you wanted to be a football player? It’s kind of in my blood, my pops he actually played in the NFL so honestly
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These Types Of Vehicles Typically Depreciate Faster Than Others
Every gearhead has been in this situation. You're surfing through eBay Motors or Facebook Marketplace looking for cars, either just for fun or because you want a new project, and you see it: a European luxury car like a Mercedes S-Class, a BMW 7 Series, or something wild like a Maserati. The price is really
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Roundtables: Inside the Musk v. Altman Trial
Watch subscriber-only discussion going behind the scenes of the trial and the implications for the AI race. Available only for MIT Alumni and subscribers. Listen to the session or watch below Elon Musk lost his suit against OpenAI, in which he alleged CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman had deceived him over the company’s
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Interview: How Volvo built software for a two-and-a-half-tonne moving object
Anders Bell points to his grey hair and laughs. “Three years ago, it was still blond and curly,” says Volvo’s chief engineering and technology officer. The remark is more than self-deprecating. It captures what Volvo has been through: five years of building a software-defined vehicle (SDV) from scratch, as a traditional carmaker, with no blueprint