Why there’s a rush of African satellite launches

One by one, the satellites – each of them encrusted with a hodge-podge of solar panels and other gizmos – detached from their mothership. They had blasted off from Earth just an hour earlier, on 16 August. The 116 satellites onboard the launch vehicle were mostly designed and built by Western nations and businesses –…

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Elon Musk accused of copying designs by I, Robot director

The director of 2004 sci-fi film I, Robot has accused billionaire Elon Musk of copying his designs for humanoid machines and self-driving vehicles. At a Tesla event on Thursday, Musk unveiled Tesla’s futuristic Cybercab, complete with winged doors and no steering wheel or pedals, and a new look at its Optimus robots. But the “We, Robot”…

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Renault to end F1 engine programme after 2025

Renault will end its Formula 1 engine programme after the 2025 season, the French car company has announced. The decision means Renault’s Alpine team will have to buy engines from another manufacturer, which is expected to be Mercedes, from 2026. Renault’s F1 engine facility at Viry-Chatillon in Paris will instead be devoted to development of…

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Test dream helped Carse through gambling ban

Pace bowler Brydon Carse said the idea of playing Test cricket for England helped him through a three-month ban for historic gambling offences. The 29-year-old made his Test debut in the astonishing win over Pakistan in Multan, little more than a month after completing his suspension. Carse was banned in May for placing 303 bets…

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Brook can be England’s best ever, says Anderson

James Anderson believes Harry Brook can become England’s best ever batter, surpassing even new record run-scorer Joe Root. Brook became the first England man to make a Test triple century for 34 years in the astonishing defeat of Pakistan in Multan. In the same Test, Root made 262, and in doing so he passed Sir…

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Seamer Meredith agrees new Somerset deal for 2025

Australia seamer Riley Meredith will return to Somerset for the 2025 T20 Blast campaign. The 28-year-old impressed this year at Taunton, earning him an Australia recall. He took 14 wickets at an average of 22.78 as Somerset reached the final of the T20 Blast while he also claimed six wickets in the One-Day Cup. Somerset say dependant…

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Goosebumps in 40C – Scotland women’s first World Cup

Sarah Bryce got goosebumps twice during Scotland women’s World Cup debut. The first time was when Flower of Scotland rang around Sharjah Cricket Stadium. For Bryce, who first played for Scotland in 2015, the arrival on the world stage represented the completion of a life goal. “The second verse when the drums come in,” she…

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