News Новини: 4 Жовтень 2025 - 7 Жовтень 2025

November 3, 2025, 4:28 PM EST. Canadian space manufacturer MDA Space is investing C$10 million in Maritime Launch Services, gaining an equity stake and becoming a strategic partner in the push to build Spaceport Nova Scotia-Canada's first commercial orbital launch complex on the Atlantic coast near Canso. The investment aims to accelerate spaceport development and establish sovereign launch capability with MDA Space serving as an operational partner for future missions. Maritime Launch Services notes the collaboration will deliver reliability, responsiveness, and end-to-end mission support for launch clients. The deal follows last month's Export Development Canada senior credit facility of C$10 million to Maritime Launch. The partnership highlights Canada's growing space ecosystem, promising economic growth and enhanced security through domestic launch capacity.

November 3, 2025, 4:20 PM EST. Automakers pulling back from electric vehicle production is casting a shadow over GM and Samsung's planned New Carlisle EV battery plant in St. Joseph County. GM says softened consumer demand could worsen with the Trump administration's move to phase out the $7,500 tax credit for EV buyers. Construction contractors have reported layoffs, though GM maintains construction will continue and the plan to open by end of 2027, possibly with a different battery design. GM also announced layoffs at a Detroit-area EV battery plant and previously paused production at other sites. It's unclear if these trends affect the project's goal of creating about 1,600 jobs, per local officials.

November 3, 2025, 4:18 PM EST. SpaceX is poised to win about $2 billion to develop the Golden Dome space-based missile-defense network, funded via the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The plan could deploy up to 600 satellites to track missiles and aircraft, with SpaceX also leading Milnet for sensitive military communications and another constellation to track ground vehicles. The move underscores SpaceX's growing role as a defense partner alongside traditional contractors like Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and L3Harris. SpaceX has already launched more than 10,000 Starlink satellites, boosting its credentials for rapid deployment. Officials target testing of Golden Dome in late 2028, as experts say space-based missile defense could intercept threats earlier in flight and overcome geographic limits.

November 3, 2025, 4:16 PM EST. The City of Seattle is hiring a City AI Officer (CAIO) to implement the new responsible AI plan, guiding how AI is used across departments. The role, reporting to CTO Rob Lloyd, aims to coordinate technical excellence, learning and responsible adoption, and partnerships and community activation. The plan seeks to align infrastructure, data, and processes, prevent AI product sprawl, and boost AI literacy while supporting Seattle's AI ecosystem with academia and startups. Seattle DOT is already exploring AI and game theory to identify safety improvements; officials emphasize augmenting workers, not replacing them. 3,000 visits in the first week; nine candidates invited to interview; hire expected soon.

November 3, 2025, 4:12 PM EST. AI and You explores how chatbots are reshaping human connection and therapy. Researchers like Soon Cho at UNLV warn that people are increasingly treating AI as a confidant-seeking validation, emotion, and understanding-which can lead to emotional dependency. While chatbots can boost emotional clarity by summarizing and reflecting feelings, their responses are generated from existing data, not original insight, and may overlook risky behaviors. The piece also explains how generative AI systems like ChatGPT and Google Gemini work by predicting word patterns, highlighting the difference between useful support and overreliance. The goal is to harness AI to encourage people to seek real help from professionals while staying mindful of safety and boundaries.