Zoox starts mapping Dallas and Phoenix for its robotaxis
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A plan to make drugs in orbit is going commercial
Varda Space Industries, a startup that’s been pitching its ability to perform drug experiments in space, says it has signed up the pharmaceutical company United Therapeutics in what may be remembered as a notable step toward in-orbit manufacturing. The idea of building things in outer space for use on Earth has so far been explored…
The Download: murky AI surveillance laws, and the White House cracks down on defiant labs
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Flipkart moves its headquarters back to India ahead of IPO
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Ring’s Jamie Siminoff has been trying to calm privacy fears since the Super Bowl, but his answers may not help
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Palmer Luckey’s retro gaming startup ModRetro reportedly seeks funding at $1B valuation
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