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  <description>Daily briefing for 2026-08-22: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:12:33 GMT</pubDate>
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  <description>Daily briefing for 2026-07-07: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:01:34 GMT</pubDate>
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  <itunes:author>Victor Shammas</itunes:author>
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  <title>Shammas Space &amp; Tech Briefing — Mon Jul 06, 2026</title>
  <link>https://podcast.victorshammas.com/public/episodes/space-tech-brief-2026-07-06.mp3</link>
  <description>Daily briefing for 2026-07-06: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:01:30 GMT</pubDate>
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  <itunes:author>Victor Shammas</itunes:author>
  <itunes:summary>Daily briefing for 2026-07-06: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>226</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:episode>35</itunes:episode>
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  <title>Shammas Space &amp; Tech Briefing — Sun Jul 05, 2026</title>
  <link>https://podcast.victorshammas.com/public/episodes/space-tech-brief-2026-07-05.mp3</link>
  <description>Daily briefing for 2026-07-05: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 04:01:39 GMT</pubDate>
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  <itunes:author>Victor Shammas</itunes:author>
  <itunes:summary>Daily briefing for 2026-07-05: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>274</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:episode>34</itunes:episode>
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  <title>Shammas Space &amp; Tech Briefing — Sat Jul 04, 2026</title>
  <link>https://podcast.victorshammas.com/public/episodes/space-tech-brief-2026-07-04.mp3</link>
  <description>Daily briefing for 2026-07-04: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:01:35 GMT</pubDate>
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  <itunes:author>Victor Shammas</itunes:author>
  <itunes:summary>Daily briefing for 2026-07-04: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>261</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:episode>33</itunes:episode>
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  <title>Shammas Space &amp; Tech Briefing — Fri Jul 03, 2026</title>
  <link>https://podcast.victorshammas.com/public/episodes/space-tech-brief-2026-07-03.mp3</link>
  <description>Daily briefing for 2026-07-03: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:01:28 GMT</pubDate>
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  <itunes:author>Victor Shammas</itunes:author>
  <itunes:summary>Daily briefing for 2026-07-03: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>232</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:episode>32</itunes:episode>
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  <title>Shammas Space &amp; Tech Briefing — Thu Jul 02, 2026</title>
  <link>https://podcast.victorshammas.com/public/episodes/space-tech-brief-2026-07-02.mp3</link>
  <description>Daily briefing for 2026-07-02: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:01:34 GMT</pubDate>
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  <itunes:author>Victor Shammas</itunes:author>
  <itunes:summary>Daily briefing for 2026-07-02: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</itunes:summary>
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  <title>Shammas Space &amp; Tech Briefing — Tue Jun 30, 2026</title>
  <link>https://podcast.victorshammas.com/public/episodes/space-tech-brief-2026-06-30.mp3</link>
  <description>Daily briefing for 2026-06-30: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:03:23 GMT</pubDate>
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  <itunes:author>Victor Shammas</itunes:author>
  <itunes:summary>Daily briefing for 2026-06-30: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</itunes:summary>
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  <itunes:episode>29</itunes:episode>
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  <title>Shammas Space &amp; Tech Briefing — Mon Jun 29, 2026</title>
  <link>https://podcast.victorshammas.com/public/episodes/space-tech-brief-2026-06-29.mp3</link>
  <description>Daily briefing for 2026-06-29: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:01:36 GMT</pubDate>
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  <itunes:author>Victor Shammas</itunes:author>
  <itunes:summary>Daily briefing for 2026-06-29: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>255</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Shammas Space &amp; Tech Briefing — Sat Jun 27, 2026</title>
  <link>https://podcast.victorshammas.com/public/episodes/space-tech-brief-2026-06-27.mp3</link>
  <description>Daily briefing for 2026-06-27: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 04:02:07 GMT</pubDate>
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  <itunes:author>Victor Shammas</itunes:author>
  <itunes:summary>Daily briefing for 2026-06-27: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>221</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:episode>26</itunes:episode>
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  <title>Shammas Space &amp; Tech Briefing — Fri Jun 26, 2026</title>
  <link>https://podcast.victorshammas.com/public/episodes/space-tech-brief-2026-06-26.mp3</link>
  <description>Daily briefing for 2026-06-26: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 06:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <itunes:summary>Daily briefing for 2026-06-26: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</itunes:summary>
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  <title>Shammas Space &amp; Tech Briefing — Fri Jun 26, 2026 · Evening Edition</title>
  <link>https://podcast.victorshammas.com/public/episodes/space-tech-brief-2026-06-26-evening.mp3</link>
  <description>Daily briefing for 2026-06-26: 11 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <itunes:author>Victor Shammas</itunes:author>
  <itunes:summary>Daily briefing for 2026-06-26: 11 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>181</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:episode>25</itunes:episode>
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  <title>Shammas Space &amp; Tech Briefing — Thu Jun 25, 2026</title>
  <link>https://podcast.victorshammas.com/public/episodes/space-tech-brief-2026-06-25.mp3</link>
  <description>Daily briefing for 2026-06-25: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:01:10 GMT</pubDate>
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  <itunes:author>Victor Shammas</itunes:author>
  <itunes:summary>Daily briefing for 2026-06-25: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</itunes:summary>
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  <title>Shammas Space &amp; Tech Briefing — Wed Jun 24, 2026</title>
  <link>https://podcast.victorshammas.com/public/episodes/space-tech-brief-2026-06-24.mp3</link>
  <description>Daily briefing for 2026-06-24: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</description>
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All claims should be treated with caution and manually verified against the original sources linked above.</em></p>]]></content:encoded>
  <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <itunes:author>Victor Shammas</itunes:author>
  <itunes:summary>Daily briefing for 2026-06-24: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>168</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:episode>21</itunes:episode>
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  <title>Shammas Space &amp; Tech Briefing — Wed Jun 24, 2026 · Evening Edition</title>
  <link>https://podcast.victorshammas.com/public/episodes/space-tech-brief-2026-06-24-evening.mp3</link>
  <description>Daily briefing for 2026-06-24: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:32:16 GMT</pubDate>
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  <itunes:summary>Daily briefing for 2026-06-24: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</itunes:summary>
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  <title>Shammas Space &amp; Tech Briefing — Tue Jun 23, 2026</title>
  <link>https://podcast.victorshammas.com/public/episodes/space-tech-brief-2026-06-23.mp3</link>
  <description>Daily briefing for 2026-06-23: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <itunes:author>Victor Shammas</itunes:author>
  <itunes:summary>Daily briefing for 2026-06-23: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>165</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:episode>20</itunes:episode>
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  <title>Shammas Space &amp; Tech Briefing — Mon Jun 22, 2026</title>
  <link>https://podcast.victorshammas.com/public/episodes/space-tech-brief-2026-06-22.mp3</link>
  <description>Daily briefing for 2026-06-22: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</description>
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  <description>Daily briefing for 2026-06-20: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <itunes:summary>Daily briefing for 2026-06-20: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</itunes:summary>
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  <title>Shammas Space &amp; Tech Briefing — Sat Jun 20, 2026</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <description>Daily briefing for 2026-06-19: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <itunes:author>Victor Shammas</itunes:author>
  <itunes:summary>Daily briefing for 2026-06-19: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</itunes:summary>
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  <title>Shammas Space &amp; Tech Briefing — Thu Jun 18, 2026</title>
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  <description>Daily briefing for 2026-06-18: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <description>Daily briefing for 2026-06-17: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title>Shammas Space &amp; Tech Briefing — Tue Jun 16, 2026</title>
  <link>https://podcast.victorshammas.com/public/episodes/space-tech-brief-2026-06-16b.mp3</link>
  <description>Daily briefing for 2026-06-16: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <itunes:summary>Daily briefing for 2026-06-16: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</itunes:summary>
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  <title>Shammas Space &amp; Tech Briefing — Mon Jun 15, 2026</title>
  <link>https://podcast.victorshammas.com/public/episodes/space-tech-brief-2026-06-15b.mp3</link>
  <description>Daily briefing for 2026-06-15: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <itunes:author>Victor Shammas</itunes:author>
  <itunes:summary>Daily briefing for 2026-06-15: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</itunes:summary>
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  <title>Shammas Space &amp; Tech Briefing — Mon Jun 15, 2026</title>
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  <description>Daily briefing for 2026-06-15: 0 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <itunes:summary>Daily briefing for 2026-06-15: 0 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>192</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Shammas Space &amp; Tech Briefing — Sun Jun 14, 2026</title>
  <link>https://podcast.victorshammas.com/public/episodes/space-tech-brief-2026-06-14.mp3</link>
  <description>Daily briefing for 2026-06-14: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title>Shammas Space &amp; Tech Briefing — Sat Jun 13, 2026</title>
  <link>https://podcast.victorshammas.com/public/episodes/space-tech-brief-2026-06-13b.mp3</link>
  <description>Daily briefing for 2026-06-13: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <itunes:author>Victor Shammas</itunes:author>
  <itunes:summary>Daily briefing for 2026-06-13: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</itunes:summary>
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  <itunes:episode>7</itunes:episode>
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  <title>Shammas Space &amp; Tech Briefing — Fri Jun 12, 2026</title>
  <link>https://podcast.victorshammas.com/public/episodes/space-tech-brief-2026-06-12.mp3</link>
  <description>Daily briefing for 2026-06-12: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <itunes:author>Victor Shammas</itunes:author>
  <itunes:summary>Daily briefing for 2026-06-12: 12 stories across AI, technology, and outer space. Full source links in the show notes.</itunes:summary>
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  <itunes:episode>5</itunes:episode>
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