Tag: AI
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Liang Wenfeng’s Four-Hour Investor Meeting: 52 Key Remarks on AGI, Open Source, and DeepSeek
Last month, Elsewhere reported on DeepSeek’s fundraising story. Among all the discussions it sparked, none attracted more attention than the now-legendary four-hour investor meeting with DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng. Over the past month, fragments of Liang’s comments have circulated widely. We have collected and cross-checked a number of them from various sources. Throughout the conversation,…
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Slingshot Aerospace Lands $70M Space Force AI Contract
Is Slingshot Aerospace Now the Pentagon’s Primary AI Mission Rehearsal Vendor? Nearly $70 million. That is the value of the U.S. Space Force contract Slingshot Aerospace announced on July 15, 2026 — a figure the company describes as the largest single award in its history. The contract expands Slingshot’s AI-driven mission rehearsal capabilities for Space…
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Humans to Titan Summit Asks if Robots Go First
Will Humanoid Robots Reach Titan Before Humans Do? The first-ever Humans to Titan Summit, held June 11–12 in Boulder, Colorado, reached a conclusion that undercuts its own premise: AI-powered humanoid robots may be a more practical vanguard for Saturn’s largest moon than flesh-and-blood astronauts. Pascal Lee — chairman of the Mars Institute, planetary scientist at…
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Firefly Aerospace Acquires Space-ng to Expand Autonomous Spacecraft Capabilities
Firefly Aerospace has acquired AI-powered spacecraft navigation company Space-ng, strengthening its software capabilities for future lunar, orbital and defence missions. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Space-ng will be fully integrated into Firefly, with Space-ng co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Ethan Rublee assuming the newly created role of Chief Engineer of Software, where…
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Loft Orbital and NASA JPL Partner to Demonstrate AI Software in Orbit
Loft Orbital has entered into an agreement with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to host and operate artificial intelligence software demonstrations in orbit as part of a NASA-funded Earth science technology program. The collaboration supports the Federated Autonomous MEasurement (FAME) project, which is funded by NASA’s Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) and focuses on advancing…
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PiLogic Expands AI Satellite Monitoring Technology Through AFRL Partnership
PiLogic is advancing its artificial intelligence-powered satellite monitoring technology through a new partnership with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), aiming to enhance the resilience and operational reliability of military spacecraft. The Los Angeles-based space technology company is working with AFRL under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), which allows the two organizations…
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NRO Nominee Says Commercial Space Needs Clear Demand Signals
How is the NRO adapting to commercial space dominance? Roger Mason, nominated to lead the National Reconnaissance Office, told senators that clear government demand signals are essential as private investment fundamentally transforms the space intelligence market. During his confirmation hearing, Mason emphasized that the NRO must better communicate its requirements to commercial providers while adapting…
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BlackSky CEO Details AI Strategy for Earth Observation Market
How is BlackSky integrating AI into satellite imagery analysis? BlackSky Technology CEO Lyn Chassagne outlined the company’s AI-driven approach to Earth observation during a recent SpaceNews interview, emphasizing how artificial intelligence is transforming raw satellite data into actionable intelligence for government and commercial customers. The Seattle-based company operates a satellite constellation of high-resolution imaging satellites…
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GEOINT 2026 Draws 4000+ for AI-Driven Earth Intelligence Push
How is AI reshaping geospatial intelligence at scale? The 2026 GEOINT Symposium in Aurora, Colorado is drawing more than 4,000 analysts, engineers, mission commanders, and policy leaders focused on three critical imperatives: artificial intelligence integration, massive data processing capabilities, and operational scale requirements that now define modern geospatial intelligence. This year’s gathering represents a pivotal…
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Orbital Robotics reaches out with a plan to build robotic arms that use AI
An artist’s conception shows a spacecraft with robotic arms preparing to grapple the Hubble Space Telescope. (Orbital Robotics Illustration) A space startup founded by veterans of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is recruiting partners in its quest to build robotic arms powered by artificial intelligence. Founded in late 2024, Puyallup, Wash.-based Orbital Robotics is…