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SpaceX's Most-Flown Falcon Booster Launches on Record 33rd Flight

SpaceX's Most-Flown Falcon Booster Launches on Record 33rd Flight

Falcon 9 booster B1062 completes record 33rd successful flight and landing
At 33 flights, amortized first-stage hardware cost drops below $1 million per mission
Overall Falcon 9 mission success rate exceeds 99% across 400+ launches
Achievement widens SpaceX's lead over competitors in operational reusability

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DT Editorial Team·Feb 25, 2026·4 min read·via spaceflightnow.com

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SpaceX Launches 500th Starlink Satellite of 2026 in Relentless Cadence

SpaceX Launches 500th Starlink Satellite of 2026 in Relentless Cadence

SpaceX launched its 500th Starlink satellite of 2026 before the end of February
Company averages a Falcon 9 launch every two to three days
Over 7,000 Starlink satellites now in orbit serving 80+ countries
Reusable boosters with up to 33 flights each enable the unprecedented pace

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DT Editorial Team·Feb 25, 2026·4 min read·via spaceflightnow.com

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China is building ‘full-stack’ defense-innovation cities

China Is Building 'Full-Stack' Cities Dedicated to Defense Innovation

China constructing entire urban districts purpose-built for defense technology development
Full-stack model integrates research, prototyping, testing, and manufacturing in one complex
Focus areas include autonomous systems, AI, quantum computing, and hypersonics
Analysts warn the model could enable faster development cycles than the fragmented Western approach

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DT Editorial Team·Feb 25, 2026·4 min read·via defenseone.com

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Nokia and AWS Pilot AI-Driven Automation for Real-Time 5G Network Slicing

Nokia and AWS jointly pilot AI-driven real-time 5G network slicing automation
System predicts demand and reallocates bandwidth within milliseconds
Enables guaranteed service quality for autonomous vehicles, remote surgery, and smart factories
Could move to commercial availability by early 2027

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DT Editorial Team·Feb 25, 2026·4 min read·via artificialintelligence-news.com

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Anthropic Warns of Industrial-Scale AI Model Distillation Targeting Claude

Anthropic discloses 'industrial-scale' distillation attacks systematically targeting Claude
Distillation can replicate 80-90% of a model's task performance at under 1% of training cost
Attacks are distributed across thousands of API accounts, making detection difficult
Legal frameworks for protecting AI model outputs remain underdeveloped
Raises fundamental tension between API accessibility and intellectual property protection

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Apple reveals US chipmaking behind-the-scenes process - 9to5Mac

Apple Pulls Back the Curtain on American Chip Manufacturing

Apple reveals detailed look at its US chip manufacturing process for the first time
Each chip undergoes hundreds of processing steps in ultra-clean fabrication environments
Disclosure comes as CHIPS Act funding flows to domestic semiconductor production
US currently produces only 12% of global semiconductors, down from 37% in 1990

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Amazon introduces three personality styles for Alexa+ - Engadget

Amazon Gives Alexa+ Three Distinct Personality Styles

Three personality styles: Brief (direct, no small talk), Chill (relaxed), Sweet (enthusiastic)
Built on five traits: expressiveness, emotional openness, formality, directness, and humor
Available immediately to all Alexa+ subscribers, switchable via app or voice
Amazon may release additional personality combinations by adjusting underlying trait sliders

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ALMA Captures Largest-Ever Image of Milky Way's Hidden Center

Largest-ever ALMA mosaic spans 650 light-years across the Milky Way's Central Molecular Zone
Reveals intricate network of cold gas filaments channeling material toward star-forming regions
Detected dozens of molecules from silicon monoxide to complex organics like acetone and ethanol
Five papers published in MNRAS, with data publicly released for global research community

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Uber previews its Dubai air taxi service - Engadget

Uber Previews Air Taxi Booking Service Ahead of Dubai Launch

Uber Air will appear as a booking option in the standard Uber app for eligible routes
Joby Aviation's eVTOL carries 4 passengers at 200 mph with 100-mile range
Dubai selected as launch market for its permissive regulatory environment
Uber claims fares comparable to Uber Black, though aviation experts are skeptical
Expansion planned for New York, Los Angeles, UK, and Japan

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electric vehicle adoption

EV Adoption Keeps Climbing as Used Market Surges 35 Percent in 2025

Used EV sales rose 35% in 2025, with 56% of inventory priced under $30,000
Tesla holds 30% of used EV market share but competition is diversifying rapidly
JD Power reports record EV owner satisfaction; most would buy electric again without tax credits
18,000 new fast chargers installed in 2025 under the NEVI program

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Report: solar could increase your home value by $39,500 to $79,000

Solar Panels Boost Home Values by Up to $79,000, New Study Finds

Homes with owned solar panels sold for 5-10% more, adding $39,500 to $79,000 in value
Study analyzed 5,000+ home sales in California markets
Leased or PPA solar systems showed no consistent resale value increase
Typical 7.4 kW system costs ~$15,400 after tax credits, yielding 2.5-5x returns at resale
Updates 2019 Zillow finding that solar added 4.1% to home values

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Novo Nordisk strikes deal with U.S. startup to develop oral obesity, diabetes drugs

Novo Nordisk Partners With MIT-Backed Startup to Develop Oral Obesity Drugs

Novo Nordisk deals with Vivtex to develop oral alternatives to injectable obesity and diabetes drugs
Vivtex was co-founded by MIT's Robert Langer, also a Moderna co-founder
Oral delivery could massively expand the GLP-1 market beyond injection-averse patients
Competes with Eli Lilly and others racing to develop pill-form GLP-1 treatments

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Harbinger acquires autonomous driving company Phantom AI | TechCrunch

Harbinger Acquires Phantom AI to Build Autonomous Electric Trucks

Harbinger's first acquisition brings Phantom AI's autonomous driving software in-house
Combines electric truck platform with self-driving capabilities for commercial vehicles
Reflects broader consolidation trend in the autonomous vehicle industry
Targets medium-duty urban delivery segment, which may be easier to automate than long-haul

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An image showing an iPhone age check for UK users

Apple Launches Age Verification for UK Users in iOS 26.4 Beta

iOS 26.4 beta prompts UK users to verify they are over 18 after installation
Apple implements age checking at the OS level rather than per-app
Driven by the UK Online Safety Act, which can fine non-compliant platforms up to 10% of global revenue
Privacy-preserving approach expected, using existing Apple ID data rather than ID uploads
Could set template for age verification in EU, Australia, and US states

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Jira’s latest update allows AI agents and humans to work side by side | TechCrunch

Atlassian Brings AI Agents Into Jira as Assignable Team Members

Jira now supports assigning tasks to AI agents using the same interface as human team members
Agents appear natively in Jira workflows with progress tracking and review mechanisms
Feature addresses growing need to manage autonomous AI systems within existing tools
Competes with Microsoft Copilot agents, Salesforce Agentforce, and Google Workspace AI

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Sodium-ion batteries, like those imagined in this generative image, are emerging as a safer, cleaner alternative to lithium-ion technologies

Leaving Water in Sodium-Ion Batteries Nearly Doubles Their Energy Storage

Keeping water in sodium-ion battery cathodes nearly doubles energy storage capacity
Water expands cathode layers, giving sodium ions more room to move during charging
Hydrated batteries maintained stability for over 400 charge cycles
Material also works as a desalination electrode, potentially producing fresh water
Could lower manufacturing costs by eliminating energy-intensive drying steps

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An AI Driver-powered vehicle. Wayve plans to launch commercial robotaxi trials this year.

Wayve Raises $1.2 Billion to Bring AI-Powered Robotaxis to London Streets

Wayve raised $1.2B Series D at $8.6B valuation, led by Eclipse, Balderton, and SoftBank
Commercial robotaxi trials with Uber planned for London in 2026
AI Driver platform uses a single neural network, no maps, deployed zero-shot in 500+ cities
Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, and Stellantis invested alongside Microsoft and NVIDIA
Consumer vehicles with L2+ autonomy targeted for 2027

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T20 World Cup 2026 livestream: Watch ICC Men's T20 World Cup for free

Watch T20 World Cup 2026 Online Free | Live Streaming

The 2026 T20 World Cup will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8, featuring 20 nations competing across 55 matches in a format that includes group stages, Super 8 rounds, and knockout competitions.
The tournament's expanded 20-team format and unpredictable nature of Twenty20 cricket create opportunities for emerging nations to upset traditional powerhouses like Australia, South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Pakistan.
Free live streaming is available through ICC.TV, the International Cricket Council's official platform, though access is subject to regional restrictions that may require viewers outside designated territories to use alternative methods.

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Today's Hurdle hints and answers for February 11, 2026

Hurdle Hints and Answers for February 11, 2026

Hurdle features a distinctive five-round progression system where each puzzle builds on the previous one, with correct answers automatically carrying forward as starting points for subsequent rounds, creating an escalating challenge.
The game's final round synthesizes all previous correct answers with visual indicators showing letter positions, requiring players to maintain detailed mental notes throughout their journey to succeed.
A critical gameplay mechanic warns players that letter frequency in earlier guesses does not correlate to how many times those letters appear in final answers, requiring more thoughtful deduction strategies to avoid frustration.

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The FCC wants to hear your Verizon outage experience

FCC Investigates Verizon Outage: Share Your Experience

The FCC has launched a formal investigation into a January 14 Verizon outage that disrupted service for hundreds of thousands of customers for over ten hours, ranking it among the most significant U.S. telecommunications failures in recent history.
Emergency services faced critical vulnerabilities during the outage, as multiple 911 calls from Verizon customers failed to connect despite theoretical safeguards that should route distress calls through alternative towers, prompting the FCC to prioritize public safety impacts in its inquiry.
The FCC is actively soliciting detailed accounts from affected customers, emergency responders, and municipal governments through its electronic filing system and dedicated email to document service disruptions and any resulting harm or injuries.

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