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Jun 17 2026TECHNOLOGY

Sun Power and Space Bets: Musk’s Vision Meets Crypto Gamblers

Elon Musk has once again highlighted the importance of solar energy, suggesting that even a tiny fraction of the Sun’s output could fuel artificial intelligence far beyond human capability. Meanwhile, cryptocurrency traders are placing large wagers on how many SpaceX Starship launches will successfu

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Jun 17 2026POLITICS

What's happening to science careers in the U. S. right now?

Emma Scales had big dreams when she chose science as her path. Growing up near the coast in New Jersey, she loved the ocean and decided to study how tiny living things inside fungi can help food grow better. Now studying as a PhD student at Cornell University, she’s seen firsthand how research labs

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Jun 16 2026BUSINESS

Carpenter Technology Rises as Space and Defense Stocks Soar

The recent surge in the stock market is not only about SpaceX. Elon Musk’s company sold more than $75 billion in its first public offering, a record for a firm that spends billions quickly while hoping to profit later. Many industrial companies are climbing too. The S&P Aerospace and Defense

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Jun 16 2026SCIENCE

Big Earth Shakes and Storms That Changed the World

A volcanic blast on Thera about 4, 600 years ago pushed the Minoan Empire toward collapse and paved the way for the Mycenaeans to rise. The eruption threw ash into the sky, flooded nearby coasts with tsunamis, and shattered trade routes that had kept the Minoans powerful. Historians even link this e

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Jun 16 2026FINANCE

SpaceX Stock Soars After Bold Revenue Forecast

The first trading session of SpaceX’s public debut was a record‑breaking success, sending the share price up by about six percent in early Monday trading. The surge followed a headline that Elon Musk hinted the company could hit one trillion dollars in yearly sales by 2030, a figure that dwarfs curr

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Jun 16 2026SCIENCE

Signs in the Sun: What Scientists Saw Before a Giant Solar Blast

A few days before one of the most powerful solar explosions of 2024, the sun showed quiet hints of what was coming. Researchers studying the star’s activity noticed shifts in its outer layer hours before the massive burst of energy erupted. These changes weren’t expected to be so clear, surprising e

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Jun 15 2026FINANCE

Musk’s $1 Trillion Fortune Beats the Whole Crypto World

Elon Musk has crossed a landmark milestone, becoming the first person in modern times to own more than $1 trillion. The rise came after SpaceX, the space‑launch company he founded, went public on the Nasdaq. The company’s debut pushed its valuation to $2. 2 trillion, and Musk still owns about 42 % o

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Jun 15 2026CRYPTO

Crypto IPO Plans Fall Flat: Users Left Empty‑Handed

The promise of a quick way into SpaceX’s hot IPO vanished when Binance, Bybit and Bitget pulled their tokenised stock offers. All three platforms had teamed up with xStocks, a company that was supposed to turn the company’s shares into crypto tokens. Customers had put more than $1 billion of orders

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Jun 15 2026FINANCE

Banking Drama in Italy: A New Twist on Old Money

"It’s easy to think banks are just numbers and spreadsheets, but Italy has shown otherwise. A century‑old lender tried to take over a big Milan bank and even gained part of the country’s biggest insurer. The move seemed like a win, yet the boss who made it happen was soon pushed out by his own team.

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Jun 15 2026OPINION

Silicon Valley’s Quiet Power Play

John O’Farrell, once a partner at the venture firm Andreessen Horowitz, recently shared his concerns about how tech investors are shaping policy on artificial intelligence. He believes that the wealth of these companies is used to silence discussion about regulating AI, favoring their own interests

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