Light Start: Apple AI aims to perplex, Meta’s Oakley specs, Honda’s rocket flex, and Microsoft’s Chrome wrecks

Apple’s feeling a little perplexed Well, it was a fun idea while it lasted. Rather than nurture its home-grown AI talent after OpenAI snatched Apple’s best employees away, the Big Fruit Company would rather buy some. The higher-ups have reportedly discussed the...

Nuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time − but designing the reactors that would power them isn’t easy

NASA plans to send crewed missions to Mars over the next decade – but the 140 million-mile (225 million-kilometer) journey to the red planet could take several months to years round trip. This relatively long transit time is a result of the use of traditional chemical...

South Africa’s ASRI is getting a dedicated suborbital rocket launch facility in the Western Cape

South Africa’s contributions to space travel will move beyond satellite launches and ground support if the ASRI has anything to say about it. The Aerospace Systems Research Institute, a division of the University of KwaZulu Natal, has been working on rocket technology...