Opinion | Where US jealously guards tech, China offers a collaborative ecosystem

Opinion | Where US jealously guards tech, China offers a collaborative ecosystem

Windsurf was a rising artificial intelligence (AI) start-up – until it wasn’t. Days after OpenAI’s US$3 billion acquisition deal collapsed, Windsurf’s founders and top researchers joined Google DeepMind under a non-exclusive licensing agreement. What remained was sold to another company. Windsurf, as an independent innovator, ceased to exist. This is how many AI start-ups today…

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China’s Shijian satellite pair appears to dock in orbit for historic refuelling mission

China’s Shijian satellite pair appears to dock in orbit for historic refuelling mission

Two Chinese satellites may have docked in geostationary orbit for a historic refuelling mission, an autonomous satellite servicing feat the United States has yet to achieve. China’s Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 “appeared visually merged in optical sensor data” between July 2 and July 6, US-based space situational awareness software provider COMSPOC said on Saturday in a…

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Astronaut Anne McClain joins all-female spacewalk — 6 years after missing out over suit sizing issue

Astronaut Anne McClain joins all-female spacewalk — 6 years after missing out over suit sizing issue

An astronaut who missed out on the first all-female spacewalk because of a spacesuit sizing issue got her chance six years later on Thursday.   NASA’s Anne McClain emerged from the International Space Station alongside Nichole Ayers. Both military officers and pilots, they launched to the orbiting lab in March to replace NASA’s two stuck…

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