STORY: From success at last for SpaceX, to how cloned horses have polo in a pickle, this is Tech Weekly.
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SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket system finally saw success after a series of failed launches.
A tenth test flight saw it dispense dummy satellites, and then use new heat shields to protect it as it plunged back through Earth’s atmosphere.
The mission ended with a planned splashdown and explosion in ocean waters.
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A Dutch team won Australia’s solar car race for the eighth time.
The vehicle used fins to harness wind power as well as the sun’s energy in a contest covering more than 1,800 miles.
Event sponsor Bridgestone says tech used in the race, including advanced solar panels and AI-designed tires, will soon make its way into regular cars.
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Nvidia boss Jensen Huang says the AI boom is far from over.
He’s predicted global spending on infrastructure for the tech will hit up to $4 trillion by 2030.
Huang was trying to reassure investors worried by signs that demand for data center chips could be cooling off.
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The world’s first genetically edited horses are shaking up the genteel world of polo.
These ponies in Argentina are cloned copies of a former prize winner.
Local firm Kheiron Biotech developed the horses with a view to giving them explosive speed.
But sports organizers aren’t convinced, with Argentina’s Polo Association so far banning genetically edited steeds from competition.
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And a hologram is on patrol in South Korea.
Police in Seoul are using the projected policeman to deter crime.
Officials claim incidents including drunken violence dropped by more than a fifth in the area after the holo-cop took to the streets.