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Selected Science & Sci-Fi news from around the world on the latest in technology, space exploration, artificial intelligence, robots, and everything that leads science fiction to become reality.
Selected Science & Sci-Fi news from around the world on the latest in technology, space exploration, artificial intelligence, robots, and everything that leads science fiction to become reality.
Science, Technology & Sci-Fi News (January 2026)
Meta’s VR layoffs, studio closures underscore Zuckerberg’s massive pivot to AI
Just over four years after Facebook changed its name to Meta, the company is scaling back its virtual reality ambitions. Meta is cutting about 10% of staff who focus on metaverse-related VR projects as part of its Reality Labs unit, CNBC confirmed. The company is courting developers who build games for Roblox, a virtual world gaming platform popular with kids, to build mobile experiences for Horizon Worlds, sources said. (Read more: CNBC)
Car giant Hyundai to use human-like robots in factories
Hyundai Motor Group says it will roll out human-like robots in its factories from 2028, as major companies race to use the new technology. Hyundai said the robots will help ease physical strain on human workers, handle potentially dangerous tasks and pave the way for wider use of the technology. (Read more: BBC.com)
NASA’s Artemis II Moon Rocket on Way to Launch Pad
The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft that will carry four astronauts around the Moon is rolling to Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Once at the launch pad, engineers in the coming days will prepare SLS and Orion for a wet dress rehearsal test that includes loading all the propellants into the rocket. The earliest launch window for the approximately 10-day mission around the Moon opens on Friday, Feb. 6. (Read more: NASA.gov)
“We’re Too Close to the Debris”
By authorizing SpaceX to test its experimental rocket over busy airspace, the FAA accepted the inherent risk that the rocket might put airplane passengers in danger. And once the rocket failed spectacularly and that risk became real, neither the FAA nor Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy sought to revoke or suspend Starship’s license to launch, a move that is permitted when “necessary to protect the public health and safety.” (Read more: Propublica.org)
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