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DARPA Will Launch Its First Upgrade-and-Repair Satellite in 2026

Brand new robotic arm technology could finally allow simple repairs and upgrades in space.Credit: DARPA/US Naval Research Laboratory

All the way back in 2013, we wrote about the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA's) Phoenix program, aimed at launching a spacebound service robot capable of scavenging or even resurrecting dead satellites floating in the graveyard orbit.

While that program hasn't directly led to a satellite that can shear off and reattach solar panels, it has motivated real research and development. DARPA has announced that a sort of spiritual successor, the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellite (RSGS) project, will get its first test launch in the summer of 2026. Rather than reusing components from old satellites, this new space robot will perform upgrades and fix simple malfunctions on satellites in the geosynchronous orbit range.

The project targets geosynchronous satellites because they are generally more expensive and have a much longer projected...

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Meta’s AI Workers Are Revolting, Peter Thiel’s Secret Society, and SBF’s Plea to Trump

This week on Uncanny Valley, our hosts discuss the meltdown that has been recently unfolding at Meta and what it says about the company’s relentless ambitions in the AI race. They also dive into the leaked messages and names of an invite-only group cofounded by billionaire tech founder Peter

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Ford pivots its Kentucky battery plant from EVs to AI data centre storage in a $2 billion bet

TL;DR Ford has launched Ford Energy, a $2 billion subsidiary that will manufacture grid-scale battery storage systems for data centres and utilities using CATL-licensed LFP technology at a repurposed Kentucky plant. It has already signed a five-year deal with EDF Power Solutions for up to 20 GWh. Ford has

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BMW slashes profit forecast as China’s EV makers squeeze European carmakers on two fronts

TL;DR BMW cut its car division’s expected operating margin to 1-3 per cent, down from 4-6 per cent, citing an accelerating decline in China and Middle East fallout. The warning highlights a two-front squeeze as Chinese carmakers erode European automakers’ profits in China while gaining nearly 10 per

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Meta’s AI Workers Are Revolting, Peter Thiel’s Secret Society, and SBF’s Plea to Trump

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Ford pivots its Kentucky battery plant from EVs to AI data centre storage in a $2 billion bet

BMW slashes profit forecast as China’s EV makers squeeze European carmakers on two fronts