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- NASA’s US$10B Moon Contract Is a Ceiling, Not a Payout
Mapletechie Editorial · November 8, 2026 · Business & PolicyEight companies can compete for NASA’s next round of lunar deliveries. The US$10-billion headline describes the shared ceiling, not cash guaranteed to each firm…
- The Tajani Data Leak Has a Second Risk: Republishing It
Mapletechie Editorial · November 8, 2026 · World NewsItaly’s privacy regulator has warned media and platforms over the Tajani leak. Reporting a data exposure and circulating the exposed information are different a…
- What the US’s New Iran Supply-Route Task Force Will Do
Mapletechie Editorial · November 8, 2026 · World NewsTask Force Iron Gate adds a Tampa-based coordination team to the US pressure campaign. Its land-border mandate is not an announcement of troops entering Iran.
- Amsterdam Police Detain 150 to 200 at Microsoft Data Centre Protest
Matthew Leo · November 7, 2026 · World NewsPolice said an estimated 150 to 200 people were detained after activists entered a construction site in Amsterdam. A separate climate protest took place outside…
- OpenAI Says GPT-6 Cyber Validated 948 Linux Kernel Flaws
Matthew Leo · November 7, 2026 · AIOpenAI’s October test found 948 ways for a local user to gain administrator access. Linux maintainers were already fixing some of the underlying bugs.
- Where Canada’s 55,000 New EV Chargers Could Go
Matthew Leo · November 6, 2026 · GuidesBudget 2026 proposes more than 55,000 federally supported EV chargers. Here is what the money covers, when it starts and what drivers still do not know.
- Canada Put C$2.3B Behind Its Defence Drone Plan
Emmanuel Chidi · November 6, 2026 · Canada TechBudget 2026 proposes C$2.3 billion for Canada’s Defence Drone Initiative, moving the program from a supplier marketplace toward testing and deployment.
- Canada’s Digital Safety Regulator Is Still a Proposal
Matthew Leo · November 6, 2026 · Canada TechBudget 2026 sets aside C$176.3 million for a digital-safety regulator, but Bill C-34 still has to pass and the commission’s powers remain proposed.
- OpenAI’s Data-Centre Compact Sets a Useful Baseline
Emmanuel Chidi · November 6, 2026 · Business & PolicyOpenAI promises public water and power reporting, fewer NDAs and local compacts at owned sites. Canada’s new principles overlap, but neither is a permit.
- Canada’s 500 MW AI Compute Pledge Needs an Access Plan
Matthew Leo · November 6, 2026 · Canada TechBudget 2026 promises Canadian AI companies access to 500 MW of sovereign compute. The missing details will determine who can actually use it and at what cost.
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