Topic: china competition

  • NASA Chief "Angry" Over Claims China Will Beat US to the Moon

    NASA Chief "Angry" Over Claims China Will Beat US to the Moon

    NASA's interim chief Sean Duffy expressed frustration and determination to beat China to the Moon after testimony suggested the U.S. might lose the new lunar race. Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine warned Congress that China is ahead in the space race and could achieve a crewed Moon landi...

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  • California's AI Safety Law: Proving Innovation and Regulation Can Coexist

    California's AI Safety Law: Proving Innovation and Regulation Can Coexist

    California's SB 53 mandates that major AI labs disclose safety protocols and adhere to security standards, particularly for catastrophic risks, enforced by the Office of Emergency Services. The law reinforces existing industry practices to uphold corporate safety commitments and prevent cutting c...

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  • Ted Cruz Explains NASA's "Senate Launch System" Nickname

    Ted Cruz Explains NASA's "Senate Launch System" Nickname

    Senator Ted Cruz has become a key advocate for NASA's Space Launch System, despite his fiscal conservative reputation and Texas's ties to commercial space rivals. Cruz, as chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, secured $6.7 billion in funding for additional SLS missions, countering White House p...

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  • U.S. May Lose Second Moon Race, Warns Former NASA Chief

    U.S. May Lose Second Moon Race, Warns Former NASA Chief

    The U.S. risks falling behind in lunar exploration due to internal disagreements over strategy, threatening its return to the Moon and competitiveness in the second Moon race. The White House proposed restructuring NASA's Artemis Program by phasing out the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft and canc...

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  • MAGA Populists Demand Holy War on Big Tech

    MAGA Populists Demand Holy War on Big Tech

    The National Conservatism Conference highlighted a deep ideological rift between MAGA populists and the tech sector, with many conservatives framing AI as an existential threat to Western civilization. Speakers accused the AI industry of promoting globalist and transhumanist agendas, viewing tech...

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