Topic: commercial partnerships
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Blue Origin to Land NASA's Rover on the Moon After Agency's Setback
NASA has partnered with Blue Origin to revive the VIPER mission, which will use the Blue Moon Mark 1 lander to deliver the rover to the lunar south pole by 2027, supporting sustainable exploration under the Artemis program. VIPER is designed to search for water ice in permanently shadowed craters...
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Your Face in AI Ads: DirecTV's 2026 Screensaver Plan
DirecTV will launch AI-generated screensaver ads on its Gemini streaming devices in early 2026, replacing default wallpapers after ten minutes of inactivity to create new revenue streams. The ads, powered by Glance, will allow users to create personalized AI avatars and customize them with virtua...
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NATO VC Fund Invests in Biotech Startup for First Time
The NATO Innovation Fund invested $35 million in UK-based Portal Biotech, highlighting its focus on biotech to counter biological threats through AI-driven portable diagnostic devices. Portal Biotech’s technology enables rapid, on-site pathogen detection at a single-molecule level, with applicati...
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