ATLANT 3D founder Maksym Plakhotnyuk launched NANOFABRICATOR PRO on August 17, a system the Copenhagen-based manufacturer claims is the world's first physical platform for AI-driven materials discover…
NASA has developed a machine learning module called COFFIES (Consequence Of Fields and Flows in the Interior and Exterior of the Sun) that predicts sunspot formation up to 12 hours before visible appe…
NASA reported on August 14 that researchers in its COFFIES center developed a sliding-window Transformer to forecast solar active-region emergence from Solar Dynamics Observatory measurements, with th…
Cognition is in talks to raise a new funding round at a valuation of at least $40 billion, a 54% jump from its $26 billion valuation three months ago, with revenue approaching $1 billion annualized. T…
A study published in Science Advances found that 1,000 AI agents can spontaneously reach consensus without instructions, rewards, or leadership, suggesting large groups of AI agents may coordinate wit…
NASA astronauts Anil Menon and European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot will perform a spacewalk on August 18, 2026, to replace a failed high-speed antenna on the International Space Station's Z1…
The Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK) said Friday that at least 10 major overseas institutions, including the U.S. Department of State and NASA, use exclusively the name 'Sea of Japan' for the …
Levent Alpöge and colleagues used Claude AI to discover a new Hadamard matrix, prompting a series of posts by John D. Cook on Hadamard matrices and their applications, including NASA's use of a Hadama…
The OneGov program has saved the federal government about $1.62 billion, including about $1.4 billion through limited-time discounts on artificial intelligence, since its inception, according to Birgi…
General Services Administration director Birgit Smeltzer said Thursday that some OneGov artificial intelligence deals will be extended and some companies will offer new deals, as three popular offers …
The Pentagon's missile buildup is driving startups like Machina, Hadrian, and Freeform to apply AI, robotics, and automated production to aerospace and defense manufacturing, challenging traditional f…
Cognition, maker of the AI coding agent Devin, is in talks to raise a new funding round at a $40 billion valuation, according to Bloomberg, just three months after raising $1 billion at a $26 billion …
Firefly Aerospace reported record second-quarter 2026 revenue of $117.7 million, up 45.5% sequentially and beating estimates by 34%, while maintaining full-year guidance of $420 million to $450 millio…
The Justice Department unbanned TikTok on government devices last month, allowing federal agencies to use the app after an Oracle-led group took over U.S. operations, but experts warn of significant s…
Margarita Howard's HX5, a defense and aerospace services firm founded in 2004, has operationalized Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) compliance ahead of forthcoming AI regulations, sup…
NASA's decision to pause the Gateway lunar-orbit station is redirecting Northrop Grumman's HALO module and Canada's Canadarm3 robotic system toward potential lunar-surface base roles. NASA issued a st…
A SpaceX Falcon rocket's upper stage slammed into the moon on Wednesday as predicted, after drifting off course for a year, scientists reported. A telescope in Chile spotted the debris plume, and Bost…
SpaceX reported a smaller-than-expected loss of $541 million, or 9 cents per share, for the second quarter, with revenue surging 90% to $7.8 billion, driven by its Starlink connectivity business, whic…
SpaceX reported a loss of $541 million, or 9 cents per share, in its first quarterly report as a public company, less than half what analysts expected, while revenue jumped to $7.8 billion, up more th…
A Fast Company article argues that the AI conversation must shift from debate to dialogue to prevent failures, citing the 1986 Challenger launch decision as an example where debate led to tragedy. The…