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GTA 6 Launch Coincides With Major Union Vote at Rockstar Games

Rockstar Games faces a union recognition vote and an employment tribunal over disputed staff dismissals as Grand Theft Auto VI approaches its November 19 release. A reported 210GB download is also raising questions about storage requirements.

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Rosebank Oil Field Dispute Deepens as UK Government Faces Divided Opinions

The government faces mounting pressure over the North Sea oil project after approving the separate Jackdaw gas development, with ministers, energy companies and environmental groups divided over Rosebank's future.

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NASA High School Interns Help Solve Lunar Spacecraft Fuel Measurement Challenge

Students in NASA's 2026 SEES internship program developed advanced computer models to identify when a lunar lander could accurately measure its remaining propellant during a planned 2027 Moon mission.

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NASA Develops Advanced Mars Helicopters and Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft

New rotor blade research could dramatically increase flight distances on Mars, while NASA's SkyFall mission prepares to send three helicopters aboard a nuclear-powered spacecraft in 2028.

Oct 20, 2026

SpaceX AI Revenue Surges as Musk Plans Historic Starship Recovery Test

SpaceX reports $14.6 billion in third-quarter revenue as artificial intelligence overtakes Starlink in sales, while Elon Musk targets a November launch to recover both stages of Starship.

Oct 20, 2026

Russian Military Satellite Makes Close Approach to Commercial Spacecraft Linked to Ukraine

Orbital tracking data shows Russia's Kosmos 2612 maneuvered within hundreds of meters of an ICEYE radar satellite on October 18, raising questions about Moscow's intentions and the safety of commercial spacecraft.

Oct 19, 2026

Japan Launches MMX Mission to Unlock Mysteries of Mars' Moons

Japan's spacecraft begins a five-year mission to explore Phobos and Deimos, collect samples from the larger moon, and return them to Earth in 2031.

Oct 19, 2026

Margaret Hamilton, Apollo Software Pioneer Who Helped Land Humans on the Moon, Dies at 90

The groundbreaking computer scientist led MIT’s Apollo flight software team, helped prevent a potentially disastrous lunar landing failure and shaped modern software engineering.

Oct 18, 2026

Anthropic Commits 5% of Shares to Public Benefit Fund, Expands Independent AI Safety Oversight

The Claude developer is creating a fund to support public-interest projects while granting outside researchers greater access to evaluate potential risks from its artificial intelligence systems.

Oct 18, 2026

Japan Set to Launch MMX Mission to Mars’ Moons on October 20

JAXA's five-year mission will explore Phobos and Deimos, deploy a European-built rover and attempt the first return of samples from the Martian moon Phobos to Earth in 2031.

Oct 18, 2026

TikTok Suspends Elon Musk Documentary Ad Account as Film Expands Nationwide

Alex Gibney's documentary Musk faces another promotional setback after TikTok permanently suspends its advertising account, prompting an appeal from distributor Bleecker Street.

Oct 17, 2026

Meta Unveils Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full AI Models

Meta introduces its most advanced AI models yet, promising stronger coding performance, long-term memory and autonomous task management as competition with OpenAI and Anthropic intensifies.

Oct 12, 2026