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American Airlines to reinstall seatback screens, expand premium seating

American Airlines is expanding seatback entertainment screens that it had previously reduced, pairing them with onboard internet to strengthen the passenger experience. The airline plans to install screens on about 800 single-aisle aircraft, including new Airbus and Boeing jets and retrofits. New aircraft with screens will enter service from 2028, with retrofits beginning in 2028 and running into the early 2030s. It also plans to increase premium seating.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 reshapes space launch market, giving U.S. overwhelming edge

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has changed the cost structure and market share of the global launch vehicle market by combining reusability with a high launch frequency, an analysis said. Researchers who studied more than 6,700 launches from 1960 to 2025 said the United States now carries more than three-quarters of total mass delivered to orbit and has sharply increased its share of annual global payload mass. They said Europe faces a narrowing choice between reliance on low-cost U.S. launch services and expanding its own, costlier technology.

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Naver invests in offshore AI data center startup Pantalasa

Naver said on Aug. 13 it has invested in U.S. startup Pantalasa, which develops offshore artificial intelligence data centers. Founded in Oregon in 2016, Pantalasa is building floating AI data centers powered by wave energy. Its platform integrates power generation, AI computing and seawater cooling, running AI workloads without separate transmission infrastructure and sending results via low-Earth-orbit satellite networks such as Starlink. Pantalasa aims to commercialise in 2027.