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Though exploding before completion, SpaceX’s Starship rocket accomplished several pivotal milestones in its second test launch this weekend.
But is the polarizing public sentiment toward Elon Musk fueling an explosive discourse around the company’s ambitions? Let’s dig in…
In today’s tech rundown:
SpaceX achieves new milestones in weekend launch
3D-printed robotic hand has human-like bones and tendons
10 new products
7 quick stories
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TODAY’S HEADLINES
SPACEX
Image source: SpaceX
The Rundown: SpaceX's giant Starship rocket launched on its first ‘successful’ spaceflight, reaching speeds of over 15,000 mph before an explosion ended the test early.
The details:
While it didn’t achieve orbit, Starship successfully tackled several milestones.
The nearly 400-foot-tall Starship lit all 33 of its Raptor engines, marking a huge step in engine reliability.
The rocket achieved staging, separating the Super Heavy booster, which disintegrated shortly after.
The FAA will now oversee an investigation, formulating another list of actions needed before a third test.
The relevance: While the test seemed to hit new milestones, the public discourse felt overwhelmingly negative — focusing solely on the explosion. Despite not completing its full run, the milestones accomplished seem to be a significant step forward for SpaceX’s ambitions.
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3D PRINTING
Image source: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
The Rundown: Researchers just 3D printed a robotic hand with internal bones, ligaments, and tendons using a new vision-controlled jetting technique — which could inspire future robot bodies and movement.
The details:
The hand was printed in one piece using soft, elastic polymers instead of the traditional rigid plastics.
An integrated laser scanner inspects each printed layer for flaws.
The closed-loop approach enables printing complete robots in one go.
The bio-inspired hand design is based on MRI scans of human hands and can sense touch, grasp objects, and even stop fingers on contact.
The relevance: Is this new 3D printing technique a crucial step towards more dexterous, bio-inspired robotics? Printing fully integrated robots also eliminates tedious assembly — an important detail for scaling up production.
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SNIPPETS
OpenAI’s board of directors shockingly fired CEO Sam Altman, causing revolt from staff members and the tech community — with the two sides now working to come to a resolution and potential return.
Disney ceased advertising on Twitter, leading to ESPN's social media silence amidst a wider corporate exodus from the platform.
Advertising executives urge Twitter's Linda Yaccarino to resign over the platform's inadequate response to hate speech.
Elon Musk calls for transparency from OpenAI regarding the firing of CEO Sam Altman, emphasizing the high stakes of advanced AI's risks to society.
Disney's Hotstar broke viewership records with 59 million concurrent viewers for a cricket World Cup final, despite subscriber losses in India.
Postmeds, the parent of online pharmacy Truepill, reportedly suffered a breach exposing millions of patients' sensitive health data.
Meta announced the company is shutting down its Responsible AI team that monitored AI risks, moving members to work on generative AI and infrastructure instead.
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