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AstroForge is putting AI in command of its next spacecraft

AstroForge is developing an autonomous AI control system named "Solo" for its asteroid mining spacecraft, aiming to reduce reliance on Earth-based flight controllers and overcome communication challenges.

22 Sept4 min read

TechCrunch

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Noble Carbon will show how it’s making EV charger installs painless at TechCrunch Disrupt

Noble Carbon developed smart circuit breakers that adjust power delivery to EV chargers and other appliances, enabling installation without expensive electrical panel upgrades.

22 Sept3 min read

The Verge

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Xbox is barely Xbox anymore

Microsoft's latest changes to its gaming division, including layoffs, studio consolidations, and the relocation of Halo development, signal a further retreat from the Xbox brand.

OpenAI is about to eat Jev's lunch – Arcturus Labs

OpenAI is positioned to replicate TypeSafe's Jev product, which uses large language models for classification, by leveraging its existing LLM capabilities and potentially integrating them into future models.

Jev – a curation of Jev demos on X, tools, skills, and integrations

Jev is TypeSafe AI's model for answering typed questions about text or JSON, designed for bounded decisions like routing or ranking, rather than generating new content.

22 Sept12 min read

9to5Google

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Nothing Phone (4a) and (3a) Pro can now join Android 17 open beta

Nothing is releasing the Nothing OS 5.0 open beta for its Phone (4a), Phone (3a) Pro, and Phone (3a) devices, bringing them Android 17 before the official release.

Robin Williams' Daughter to Fans Creating AI Videos: 'Have Some Shame'

Zelda Williams, daughter of the late Robin Williams, publicly condemned fans for creating and sharing AI-generated videos of her father, urging them to "have some shame.

22 Sept5 min read

The Verge

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A cut cable disrupted hundreds of flights across the US

Hundreds of flights across the United States were canceled or delayed after construction crews in New Jersey accidentally severed a Verizon fiber cable used for air traffic control.

21 Sept3 min read

TechCrunch

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The man who built Apple’s stores doesn’t buy Silicon Valley’s bet on AI shopping

Ron Johnson, who developed Apple's retail stores, believes physical stores will continue to thrive, asserting that consumers will not fully delegate shopping for significant purchases to AI.

Looking forward to Git 2.56 – and 3.0

Git 2.56 introduces minor improvements like a `drop` subcommand for history and `git status` suggestions, while Git 3.0, expected next, will likely switch to SHA-256 by default.

21 Sept18 min read

The Verge

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Amazon wants to help the Colorado River, but we still don’t know how much water the company uses

Amazon will invest $20 million in Colorado River water conservation projects, aiming to raise $100 million total, while the company's overall water usage remains largely undisclosed.

Spymarks, Not Watermarks

The article proposes "spymark" as a new term to differentiate hidden, traceable signals in digital media, like Google SynthID, from traditional watermarks, emphasizing their privacy implications.

21 Sept6 min read

TechCrunch

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Google’s $899 Googlebook is a bet that you’ll buy a new laptop for Gemini

Google's new $899 Googlebook laptop, available for pre-order, integrates Gemini AI with features like an AI-powered cursor and dictation, betting on AI to drive new hardware sales.

21 Sept4 min read

Wired

Tech

Here’s the iFixit Repairability Rating for the iPhone 18 Pro

iFixit rated the iPhone 18 Pro's repairability at 7/10, noting easy-to-remove camera and battery assemblies, despite the intricate, almost impossible-to-fix variable aperture camera lens.

21 Sept4 min read

9to5Google

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Motorola teases high-end ‘Signature 27’ with a wild-looking design

Motorola teased its high-end "Signature 27" smartphone, revealing a distinctive design with four camera lenses across two rows and a body that tapers to a thinner profile.

Amiga Unix, Again

An unofficial community project is reviving Amiga Unix, updating the 1990s operating system for modern accelerator hardware with a new toolchain, package manager, and drivers.

What happened to the Snowden archive

The last document from the Snowden archive was published on May 29, 2019, with news outlets ceasing publications due to aging documents, budget constraints, and shifting editorial priorities.

Google's Open Agentic Orchestrator

Google's Open Agentic Orchestrator, AX, enables developers to declare and run agentic tasks at scale within sandboxed environments, managing workspaces, network fencing, and task composition.

Bill to Ban Private Equity from Owning Medical Practices

Senator Elizabeth Warren introduced legislation to ban private equity and other for-profit corporations from owning medical practices, aiming to curb rising healthcare costs and improve patient outcomes.

20 Sept15 min read

9to5Google

Tech

Android 17 QPR1 changes some Pixel status bar icons

Android 17 QPR1's stable release unexpectedly alters some Pixel status bar icons, changing the mute icon from a speaker to a bell and making the VPN icon thicker.

Ogre Battle 64 Recompiled Project at 99.05%

The Ogre Battle 64 Recompiled Project has reached 99.05% completion, statically recompiling the N64 game to a native PC executable using the N64Recomp toolchain.

20 Sept4 min read

TechCrunch

Tech

Elon Musk’s latest Boring Company pitch involves a Hyperloop between Austin and San Antonio

Elon Musk announced The Boring Company is developing a Hyperloop system between Austin and San Antonio, aiming to reduce travel time to under 30 minutes.

20 Sept3 min read

TechCrunch

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A small but growing number of founders are betting on bringing people together offline

Founders are increasingly investing in companies that foster offline connections, like a touchscreen gaming table and fine-craft trade schools, to address rising loneliness and consumer demand for experiences.

Do birds have accents? the regional differences in birdsong

Birds exhibit regional differences in their songs, with species like the yellowhammer having distinct dialects that vary geographically, even showing unique evolutionary paths in different countries.

20 Sept5 min read

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