NASA agrees to pause SpaceX lunar contract until November after Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin files suit

Starship on the moon

An artist’s rendering shows SpaceX’s Starship rocket ship on the moon. (SpaceX illustration) NASA has suspended its contract with SpaceX to bring astronauts back to the moon pending the first outcome of a lawsuit from Blue Origin. The voluntary stay ends on November 1, two weeks after the hearing on the case, according to a … Read more

Biden Agrees to Bipartisan Group’s Infrastructure Plan, Saying ‘We Have a Deal’

Biden Agrees to Bipartisan Group’s Infrastructure Plan, Saying ‘We Have a Deal’

Here’s what you need to know: Video transcript Back transcript Biden Touts Agreement on Infrastructure Plan President Biden on Thursday endorsed a bipartisan infrastructure deal which includes $579 billion in new investments for roads, broadband internet and electric utilities. For me, investment in our physical and human infrastructure are inextricably intertwined, both make us better … Read more

Facebook agrees to some policy changes in response to Oversight Board recommendations

Facebook is less authoritative on how to use automation in content moderation decisions.

Facebook has agreed to tweak some of its policies in response to recommendations from the Oversight Board. The board issued its first round of decisions about content moderation decisions last month in a series of decisions that undid some of Facebook’s original actions. In addition to making these decisions for a handful of specific locations, … Read more