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SpaceX Could Launch Massive Rocket from Texas on March 14; Hawaii No Longer In The Plans – Weatherboy

Posted: Published on March 7th, 2024

The SpaceX Starship sits on its launchpad in Texas on March 4 during a fueling test ahead of its next launch. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is preparing to launch their new giant Starship rocket on an orbital test from its south Texas Starbase; after completing its orbital test, the giant rocket is now due to splash down in the Indian Ocean; earlier plans had it coming down just north of the State of Hawaii. Pending FAA approval, the launch could happen as early as 8am Eastern Time on March 14 Continue reading

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Some McGregor residents are frustrated with increased testing at SpaceX – 25 News KXXV and KRHD

Posted: Published on February 28th, 2024

MCGREGOR, Texas Explosions, shakes, and rattling, its something neighbors in McGregor feel they cant escape. SpaceX has been testing rockets in McGregor since 2003. While some welcome being a part of innovation I am a pilot, I fly planes and to be able to have more satellites and more knowledge about the atmosphere and space in general is really great, McGregor resident Lizzie Saunders said Continue reading

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There’s AI, and Then There’s AGI: What You Need to Know to Tell the Difference – CNET

Posted: Published on February 20th, 2024

Imagine an AI that doesn't just answer questions like ChatGPT, but can make your morning coffee, do the dishes and care for your elderly parent while you're at work. Continue reading

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Russia is using SpaceX’s Starlink satellite devices in Ukraine, sources say – Defense One

Posted: Published on February 12th, 2024

Russian forces appear to be using SpaceXs Starlink communications service inside Ukraine, suggesting that a company celebrated for helping the defenders is now also aiding the invaders. Continue reading

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Texas Billionaire’s Push for Land Swap With Elon’s SpaceX Is Total Crap – Gizmodo

Posted: Published on February 12th, 2024

Details about SpaceXs proposed land swap deal with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission (TPWC) keep getting uglier. After an overwhelming majority voted against the land exchange, the decision was delayed to March. Continue reading

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The Biden administration now requires large cryptocurrency miners to report their energy use – Engadget

Posted: Published on February 12th, 2024

The Biden administration recently announced that it would be requiring large cryptocurrency mining operations to report electricity usage, via a press release from The Energy Information Administration. This follows concerns that the industry could pose a threat to the nations electricity grids and hasten the impacts of climate change. To that end, the EIA has targeted 137 identified commercial cryptocurrency miners working in the US Continue reading

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AI creates what Europeans think Americans from every state look like and it may hurt your feelings – UNILAD

Posted: Published on February 4th, 2024

It's now been over a year since the launch of freaky AI chatbot ChatGPT and image generator Midjourney - and it's fair to say the world hasn't been the same since. One thing AI is very good at is making people's blood boil by throwing popular stereotypes right back at us Continue reading

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Surgical LAA Closure Rises to the Top in STS Guideline for Afib – Medpage Today

Posted: Published on February 4th, 2024

SAN ANTONIO -- The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) made a big push for left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion in updated guidelines for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation (Afib). In this document, concomitant LAA occlusion jumped to the highest-level recommendation (class I-A) during all first-time non-emergent cardiac surgery. This procedure had previously sat at a weaker class IIa-C endorsement in the 2017 guideline, according to co-author Moritz Wyler von Ballmoos, MD, PhD, of Texas Health Fort Worth, who introduced the new 2023 recommendations to a packed room here at the STS annual meeting Continue reading

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SpaceX Appears To Be Flying This Slick Looking 737 – The War Zone

Posted: Published on January 27th, 2024

SpaceX appears to have quietly acquired a new aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 airliner, and has been painted it in an eye-catching two-tone gray and black paint job. How the company might be planning to employ this aircraft is unknown, but possibilities include use as a corporate shuttle, a testbed of some kind, or both. Continue reading

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TPWD Commission withdraws SpaceX land swap item from meeting – MyRGV

Posted: Published on January 27th, 2024

Only have a minute? Listen instead A resolution to approve a land swap between SpaceX and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in Cameron County was withdrawn from the agenda of the TPWD Commissions Jan. Continue reading

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