Axelspace Corporation (“Axelspace”), a leading microsatellite company committed to making “Space within Your Reach,” has entered into a service agreement with Pale Blue Inc. (“Pale Blue”), a company that develops, manufactures, and sells thrusters (engines) for small satellites, for an in-orbit demonstration, as detailed below.

All but two of South Africa’s biggest banks have shrunk their branch footprints since 2020.

I recently got the chance to put the Xiaomi Robot Vacuum 5 Pro through its paces, and this was my experience.

The year ahead in numbers

As we say goodbye to 2025, let’s delight in its numerical charms one final time. The year was unique this century as being a square number.

442 = 1936

452 = 2025

462 = 2116

Five 9s

Six 8s.

Six 7s.

Six 6s.

Four 5s.

Six 4s.

Four 3s.

Four 2s.

a partridge in a pear tree. (Only joking)

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