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China has quietly pulled off something remarkable in the space race. The CZ-ten-B rocket booster was caught mid-air by cables after its descent — mirroring the kind of reusable rocket recovery that SpaceX pioneered, and signaling that Beijing's ambitions in low-cost launch technology are no longer theoretical.
Shifting from orbit to the office floor, robotics company one-X has released an API giving developers programmatic control over their NEO robot's hands. The idea is to let software builders treat physical manipulation — gripping, placing, interacting with objects — the same way they'd call any other software function. It's a small but telling step toward robots as programmable infrastructure.
And in enterprise software, SAP has agreed to legally binding commitments with European regulators, making it easier for customers to switch providers and exit contracts. The move sidesteps what could have been a significant antitrust fine, but the more interesting story is what it says about growing regulatory pressure on software vendors who make leaving expensive and difficult.
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