British billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s rocket company Virgin Orbit says it will cut 85% of its workforce after failing to secure new investment. The firm will also cease operations for…
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Italy: Authorities ban ChatGPT over privacy concerns
Italy has become the first Western country to block advanced chatbot ChatGPT. The Italian data-protection authority said there were privacy concerns relating to the model, which was created by US…
Netherlands: Government moves to restrict some tech exports
The Dutch government is to put restrictions on the country’s “most advanced” microchip technology exports to protect national security, following a similar move by the US. It will include products…
Japan: JAXA forced to destroy flagship H3 rocket in failed launch
Japan was forced to blow up its new rocket during a failed launch on Tuesday, setting back efforts to crack a market led by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Its space agency…
USA: SpaceX tests the most powerful ever rocket system
Elon Musk’s SpaceX company has performed a key test on its huge new rocket system, Starship. Engineers conducted what’s called a “static fire”, simultaneously igniting 31 out of 33 of…
UK: Historic Cornwall rocket launch ends in failure
The first ever satellite mission launched from UK soil has ended in failure. A jumbo jet operated by the American Virgin Orbit company carried a rocket out of Newquay, Cornwall,…
Russia: Space agency may send empty Soyuz to bring ISS crew home
Russia’s space agency says it is considering sending an empty spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) to bring home three crew members ahead of schedule after their Soyuz capsule…
USA: Washington celebrates fusion energy breakthrough
The United States has announced that scientists have made a breakthrough in fusion energy, in what officials called a “milestone” that has the potential to one day become a boundless…
China: Three astronauts launched to Tiangong space station
China has launched the Shenzhou-15 spacecraft carrying three astronauts to its space station, where they will complete the country’s first-ever crew handover in orbit, state news agency Xinhua reported. The…
India: Celebration over successful launch of 1st privately made rocket
India has successfully launched its first privately developed rocket, a milestone in the country’s effort to create a commercial space industry and to compete on cost. Vikram-S lifted off at…