California allows Chinese robotaxi firm WeRide to test with passengers
By Sourasis Bose (Reuters) – China-based autonomous driving startup WeRide has received approval from California to test its driverless vehicles with passengers, according to a permit from the state’s utility…
Five US states push Musk to fix AI chatbot over election misinformation
By Kanishka Singh and Chandni Shah WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretaries of state from five U.S. states urged billionaire Elon Musk on Monday to fix social media platform X‘s AI chatbot,…
ISS station will drop into the Pacific by 2031
The International Space Station (ISS) will finish its work by 2030, and then it will be deorbited and dropped into the Pacific Ocean by the following year. NASA made the…
Analysis – Taiwanese rocket startup may be early test of Japan’s space hub plans
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – A Taiwanese startup aims to become the first foreign firm to launch a rocket from Japan by early next year, part of a plan…
NASA astronauts voice confidence that Boeing Starliner will bring them home
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The first two astronauts to fly Boeing’s Starliner capsule said from the International Space Station on Wednesday they were confident in the spacecraft‘s ability…
Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket set for maiden flight after data glitch
By Tim Hepher and Joey Roulette PARIS (Reuters) – Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket was set to blast off for the first time on Tuesday, ending a year-long hiatus in the…
Musk suggests late Twitter disclosure was a mistake, seeks to end lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Elon Musk wants to dismiss a lawsuit by former Twitter shareholders who said he waited too long in early 2022 to reveal his…
Reaching Mars in record time: Japan plans space elevator by 2050
Imagine a world where travelling to space is as simple as taking an elevator. This isn’t science fiction—it’s the vision behind Japan’s ambitious plan to build a space elevator. With…
Explainer – How Boeing’s Starliner can bring its astronauts back to Earth
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Problems with Boeing’s Starliner capsule, still docked at the International Space Station (ISS), have upended the original plans for its return of its two…
Musk’s outrageous salary forces thinking on how to curb the gold rush
Musk’s outrageous salary forces: Tesla shareholders voted in favour of Elon Musk‘s compensation package, which originally amounted to $56 billion. A monstrous figure that caused tension and complications inside and…