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Jeff Bezos could sideline Elon Musk for $175 billion Golden Dome project: Why Donald Trump is looking for alternatives to SpaceX |

The Trump administration is actively seeking alternatives to Elon Musk‘s SpaceX for the ambitious Golden Dome missile defence system, a project envisioned to cost around $175 billion. This shift is largely driven by a deteriorating relationship between former President Trump and Musk, culminating in a public fallout in June. While SpaceX was initially a top…

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China’s bug-inspired tech to detect missiles 20,000x faster than US

Cs news3 months ago05 mins

Chinese scientists have developed a high-speed infrared sensor inspired by the fire beetle. This breakthrough could one day power a new generation of surveillance systems, potentially outmatching the US military’s planned “Golden Dome” missile defense shield. Researchers from the Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, working with Tongji University, say…