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K-Moonshot project stumbles at start as AI scientist program director offers to resign

South Korea\'s K-Moonshot project, aimed at applying AI to science and technology to solve national challenges, faces an early setback after a mission program director offered to resign. The science ministry said the resignation came for personal reasons and is expected to be accepted after the deputy prime minister returns from an overseas trip. The ministry plans to proceed without recruiting a successor and has outlined governance and conflict-of-interest controls for program directors.

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SpaceX alumni bet on solar and batteries as AI data centre power demand surges

As power demand from AI data centres surges, founders with SpaceX backgrounds have entered a new power supply business combining solar power and batteries. U.S. energy startup Ambrosia Energy is developing a system targeting AI data centres, aiming to supply stable 24-hour power. It targets a power cost of about $100 per MWh and says plants can be built within 12 months of signing contracts. The company has begun building its first plant in West Texas.

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Orbital targets 2028 first launch for space AI data centre vision

Orbital, a startup aiming to build artificial intelligence data centres in space, has raised $5 million in seed funding. The company plans to run AI inference in orbit to avoid power and siting constraints on Earth and reduce regulatory and permitting burdens. Founder Euwyn Poon says the business depends on lower launch costs, with SpaceX\'s Starship seen as key. Orbital targets a first data-processing spacecraft launch in 2028.