science articles published January 16, 2024

January 16 articles

• Space startup funding jumps in fourth quarter in a positive sign for 2024 - report
• Nuclear fusion laser could shoot down space junk
• Mark Zuckerberg's $47 billion metaverse bet will take at least a decade to be 'fully realized,' says Meta exec
• Scientists invent dirt-fuelled power source that ‘lasts forever’
• Sam Altman's election gameplan shows he's desperate to avoid repeating Mark Zuckerberg's mistakes
• MrBeast uploads first video on X to test Elon Musk's ad-revenue scheme
• John Deere and SpaceX's Starlink team up to equip tractors with satellite internet, in a deal Elon Musk calls 'great for farmers'
• Marc Andreessen says student loan forgiveness is a 'bailout.' Ben Horowitz thinks college is mostly 'a scam.'
• PowerLight joins Blue Origin to study power beaming system for the moon
• Apple plans to drop blood oxygen feature on smartwatches to get around import ban