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Rocket Falls in Icy Wasteland, Explodes in Epic Fireball

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As Reuters reports , the rocket, dubbed Spectrum, was meant to kick off Europe's efforts to keep up with steep international competition when it comes to launching satellites into orbit. Fortunately, while the spaceport's "crisis management" was triggered, nobody was hurt. Elon Musk's Starlink is not without alternatives nor should it be."

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Google workers across the globe announce international union alliance to hold Alphabet accountable

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In 2020, UNI Global Union helped to organize the Make Amazon Pay campaign , an international Black Friday strike that garnered support from more than 400 lawmakers. In total, the alliance includes unions from the United States, Switzerland, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and Belgium.

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The 10 most innovative computing companies of 2025

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in Ehningen, Germany. SambaNova Systems For chips that could deliver exponential AI application gains SambaNova Systems platform, designed for enterprise and government use, combines AI chips with Samba-1, an open-source large language model similar to OpenAIs GPT-4. TSMC had record 2024 annual revenue of $87.8 billion, a 33.9%

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Global philanthropy responds to the Ukraine crisis

Candid

million that will be internally displaced and 12 million who will need humanitarian assistance of some kind. Governments have also directed hundreds of millions of dollars in assistance for Ukraine. We have been tracking philanthropy’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Pledges by funder type.

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Spain’s ten-year plan to put startups in the economic driving seat

TechCrunch

Prime minister Pedro Sanchez took a turn on Web Summit’s stage in December to announce the introduction of the forthcoming Startup Act — and to trumpet a new role, a high commissioner, tasked with bringing off a nationwide entrepreneurial economic transformation by working with all the relevant government ministries.

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Foxconn and TSMC strike deal to buy 10 million COVID vaccines for Taiwan

The Verge

Foxconn and TSMC, two Taiwanese giants of the international tech supply chain, have agreed to buy 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for the island in a move that dodges a standoff between Taipei and Beijing. Last week the government said that a little over 14 percent of the population, or about 3.3

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The Hongqi S9 is the start of a new chapter in China’s automotive story

The Verge

They didn’t announce a price tag and also didn’t share many specs for the S9 (besides that the internal combustion engine will be a V8). But after Byton ran into financial trouble, FAW has since reportedly absorbed the startup, and offices in the US and Germany have been closed). FAW itself even backed one of these startups, Byton.

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