LONGEVITYLife expectancy gained, latest year +0.6 yearsLongevity escape velocity, our estimate 2036SN DATAOrbital launches YTD 250Satellites this week awaiting updateFrontier AI top score 58 (Claude Opus 5.5 (max))Tokenized assets $39BNext scheduled launch in 2 days
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The Moon Plan Resets, AI Pays for Rockets, and a New Way to Stop Hepatitis B

Edited by Dennis W. Davis

Our first edition: the week of Oct. 17 to 24 in AI, space, medicine, defense, policy and tokenized money, with what each story means for you.

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  • NASA moved the next crewed Moon landing to 2028 and will first test its two landers close to Earth in 2027.
  • A new kind of drug lets some people with hepatitis B stop daily treatment, and a personalized cancer vaccine passed a major trial.
  • AI programs anyone can download are now nearly as capable as the best paid ones, which helps keep AI cheap.
  • Humanoid robots are moving from demos toward real factory jobs, with Tesla and Agility Robotics both reporting progress.
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