Technology companies SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Reflection, Microsoft, and Amazon Web Services signed an agreement with the Pentagon for the implementation of AI in classified military systems.

The new element in this agreement is the exclusion of Anthropic, due to “a dispute with the Pentagon regarding its demand for safeguards on how the military uses its AI tools.”

The announcement caused a stir among Google employees, who have requested that the company withdraw from the agreement.

In any case, according to the announcement made on Friday, May 1, the goal is to create an “AI-focused combat force,” with a combination of closed-source and open-source models.

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With the aim of offering high-speed internet to the population, Russia is working on a new satellite system that could compete with SpaceX’s American Starlink.

According to recent information, Russia has already begun work on its own satellite system. In this regard, “the head of the state-owned corporation Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, announced the start of the mass deployment of a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit that will provide broadband internet in the coming months.”

This is a joint initiative between a private company and Roscosmos, and, according to Rogozin, it will offer customers services “exactly analogous to those already standardized in the global market, guaranteeing high-speed internet access anywhere on the planet, even in the most remote and hard-to-reach regions.”

The project will be implemented in two phases: the first, starting in December of this year, will include the launch of 300 satellites; and the second will add another 900 satellites to the constellation.

It is important to note that in-orbit tests have yielded satisfactory results, and the prototype satellites have been refined. The Russian government plans to launch the satellites in batches of 16 per launch vehicle, with an estimation of two years to complete the deployment.

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Astronauts aboard Elon Musk’s SpaceX company’s Fram2 mission will fly over Earth’s Polar Regions to conduct experiments and X-rays, as well as monitor mushroom cultivation in microgravity.

The launch was completed on Monday, March 31, carrying four astronauts for a three- to five-day expedition.

The takeoff of Musk’s company’s Falcon 9 rocket was met with applause for the success of the process as it began its journey to Earth’s North and South Poles. “The crew departed at 9:46 p.m. Monday (1:46 a.m. GMT Tuesday) aboard a Dragon capsule from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida,” media reported.

The crew includes mission commander Chun Wang; vehicle commander Jannicke Mikkelsen; German pilot and robotics researcher Rabea Rogge; and mission specialist and medical officer Eric Philips.

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Elon Musk, owner of the companies Tesla, SpaceX and the social network X, has doubled his fortune in two months, to exceed $ 400,000 million. This places him as the richest person in the world today.

Surrounded by controversies, criticism and litigation, Musk has managed to overcome the risks and challenges, particularly in the year 2024, to increase his fortune quickly.

He has benefited from the return of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States, since the billionaire already has a position in his cabinet. Since his appointment, alongside Vivek Ramaswamy, to head the Department of Government Efficiency, his wealth has increased by $70 billion.

Analysts point out that Musk’s wealth is currently valued at $439.2 billion, “about 418.5 billion euros at the current exchange rate. The calculation has taken into account the value of the shares listed on the Stock Exchange and the latest financing round transactions for those that are not sold on the stock market.”

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Elon Musk spoke of his ambitious plan to increase the speed of his Starlink Internet service to 2 Gb.

The Starlink company is working to provide rural and urban areas with a connection that is 25 times faster than the current one, which ranges between 50 and 100 Mbps.

In this sense, Gwynne Shotwell, president of SpaceX, recently explained that “the next generation of satellites will have smaller and higher-capacity light beams, which will reduce latency and improve speed.”

Of course, for this ambitious plan, Starlink will have to make a significant investment and expand its fleet of satellites in orbit, which currently exceeds 6,000 satellites. Musk aims to increase this fleet to 30,000.

SpaceX has not revealed details of how it hopes to increase Starlink’s speed to 2 Gb. What is certain is that it will have to face different challenges on the road “towards more advanced and accessible connectivity.”

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Once the functions of the International Space Station (ISS) end, approximately in 2030, the SpaceX company will be in charge of its destruction by NASA, through an agreement of approximately 843 million dollars.

The United States space agency confirmed that Elon Musk’s company will build the “vehicle that will be responsible for deorbiting the International Space Station once it reaches the end of its useful life.”

The station’s retirement has been planned by NASA and the space agencies of Europe, Canada, Japan and Russia. The date has changed. However, it is known that the “retirement” process of the ISS will begin between 2026 and 2028 with the progressive withdrawal of personnel.

“Starting in January 2030, the process to empty the International Space Station will begin. First, the equipment that is part of the orbiting laboratory will be removed, while between June and November the last crew will be removed. NASA has established a line at 280 kilometers altitude as the point of no return for the ISS. This means that once you cross it, your final destination will be sealed.”

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The satellite operations company Starlink was authorized to offer its services in Uruguay by the Communications Services Regulatory Unit (Ursec).

According to a statement from the regulatory entity, “the technology company complied with all the requirements required by Uruguayan legislation to obtain the Class B license for its installation in the country, which they estimate will be during the next 30 days.”

The company, belonging to the well-known SpaceX, chaired by Elon Musk, will proceed to install and activate the satellite terminal stations of users, “including maritime earth stations in motion (ESIM-maritime) and the operation of radio frequencies by said stations,” the report details.

Ursec detailed that the frequencies will be used by Starlink as secondary and shared service.

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In a surprising twist, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and founder of SpaceX, may be reconsidering the possibility of using bitcoin as a currency on Mars. Though initially resilient due to slow transaction reconciliation, Musk expressed his thoughts in a virtual space with ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood.

“It may be possible to use bitcoin to some extent, but it would be difficult to use it much on Mars,” Musk said, suggesting the need for a network located on the red planet. The idea of a local Lightning Network, proposed by Bitcoin developer Matt Corallo, could be the key to overcoming transaction speed hurdles.

In his vision of building a colony on Mars by 2050, Musk stressed the importance of evolving into a multi-planetary species. Although facing logistical challenges, Musk considers the use of Bitcoin on Mars feasible with the innovative solutions proposed.

“12-22 minutes of light is not a problem with 10-minute blocks,” said Adam Back, CEO of Blockstream, showing optimism about the idea. In addition, data from Glassnode revealed that Bitcoin’s Lightning Network is significantly cheaper than traditional payment methods.

Elon Musk has left open the possibility of incorporating cryptocurrencies into X, planning to turn it into an “app for everything.” Although in August 2023 he refused to launch a cryptocurrency on the platform, there is speculation about the implementation of cryptocurrency payment options in the future.

With technological advances and the evolution of the cryptocurrency industry, the use of Bitcoin on Mars could become a reality, marking a milestone in space exploration led by SpaceX and Elon Musk.

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Eccentric tycoon and owner of Tesla, SpaceX and X (Twitter), Elon Musk, reveals his shift away from cryptocurrencies

During a conversation with Cathie Wood of Ark Invest at an X Space event held yesterday, Elon Musk, the visionary entrepreneur, shared that he no longer dedicates as much time to cryptocurrencies as he thinks. Instead, it has turned its attention to other interests.

In the course of the talk, both leaders discussed the current state of the cryptocurrency industry and the possible impact of Bitcoin on traditional finance. Musk said:

“I don’t spend much time thinking about cryptocurrencies, almost nothing at all… I have thought for a long time about money and its nature. What’s the money? It’s really a database for resource allocation.”

On the role of fiduciary money, Musk argued that it works properly for its purpose when it is based on rules and there is no abuse by the government. He added:

“Just think of it as an information system, what you want is to minimize noise… latency… packet loss. And then inflation would add noise to the system.”

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Ministers participating in the European Space Agency (ESA) summit in Seville, Spain, endorsed its roadmap to ensure Europe’s autonomy and access to space, which includes a more competitive next generation of rockets and cargo vehicles capable of going to and from the space station.

The event, which was attended by the acting Spanish Minister of Science and Innovation, Diana Morant, comes at a time in which space access and exploration have changed radically and in which, they say, new solutions must be sought.

The space transportation sector around the world is changing at a rapid pace. While the US, China and Russia already have the capacity to launch humans into space, India will soon follow, ESA points out.

SpaceX, with the US government as the primary customer for human and cargo transportation to and from the International Space Station, has established itself as a market leader in commercial space transportation.

ESA admits that Europe’s independent access to space is now in a “temporary crisis.”

#Tecnología Los ministros que participaron hoy en Sevilla (sur) en la cumbre de la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA) respaldaron su hoja de ruta para garantizar la autonomía y el acceso de Europa al espacio, que incluye una próxima generación de cohetes más competitiva y vehículos… pic.twitter.com/J7WzmXCFcZ

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