Google's Orbital AI Satellite Returns a Haiku From Low Earth Orbit
Google says its experimental Suncatcher satellite ran a Gemma 4 model in orbit and sent back an inference response, though the poem's real cost sits in the launch.
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Grayndler creatives push back on AI copyright plan, Guardian reports
Artists in the prime minister's own Sydney seat are voicing alarm over a proposal to let AI firms scrape Australian work by default.
Gen Z job seekers rewrite CVs to avoid sounding like AI, survey finds
A Greenhouse survey of over 1,100 UK and Ireland job seekers found younger applicants are more aware of AI screening than older ones.
TikTok Adds In-App Restaurant Guide as It Pushes Toward Super App
TikTok launched a restaurant guide called Must Eat and is reportedly developing payments over direct messages, according to TechCrunch.
A $50 Waveshare Devkit Becomes a DIY Answer to Meta's Muse Charm
A Verge writer turned a $50 Waveshare ESP32-S3 devkit into a working Muse gadget using Claude Code, after finding Meta's stock build limited.
OpenAI Said to Cut New Funding Round Target to $20 Billion
Reports say the AI company has scaled back its latest raise and secured $11 billion so far, with some large investors responding coolly.
Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Misses Out on One UI 9 Watch Update
Samsung's 2021 Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic have reached the end of their software support and will not receive One UI 9 Watch.
Santander, Novartis and Standard Chartered Cite Early AI Payoffs in Earnings
Several large firms used their latest results to point to real financial gains from artificial intelligence, as investors press for proof of returns.
iPhone Duo Priced $800 Above iPhone 18 Pro as Apple's First Foldable Arrives
Apple's foldable iPhone Duo costs $1,999 at entry, while the single-screen iPhone 18 Pro begins at $1,199, according to TechRadar.
Can a 3D printer pay for itself? What hobbyists should weigh
Entry-level printers start near $170 and filament runs about $20 a kilogram, but whether a machine saves money depends on what you make.
MIT student's modular keyboard lets you add keys like Lego bricks
Keybytes, an open source keyboard project from MIT student Nathan Alspaugh, uses magnetic key modules with their own chips and is priced at around $900 for a full-size build.
Bolt Graphics Switches On First Zeus Test Chip, But Shipping Is Years Away
California startup Bolt Graphics has powered up its first test silicon for the Zeus GPU project, though volume production is not expected until 2028.
Binance says it has covered 90% of $6.3bn stolen assets, FBI blames North Korea
Binance says it has replaced most of the $6.3 billion taken from its hot wallets and aims to restore withdrawals by Sunday, as the FBI attributes the theft to North Korea.
Data Center Backlash Turns Into a Midterm Issue in Brooklyn
A Brooklyn midterm event hosted by Newsreel showed how strongly voters now react to AI data centers, with nearly $200 billion in projects stalled by opposition.
Samsung S90H Outshines LG C6 on Brightness, LG Hits Back in Real Scenes
Lab tests put Samsung's S90H ahead of LG's C6 on peak and fullscreen HDR brightness, but side-by-side viewing tells a more mixed story.
Ellison Dismisses SaaSpocalypse Fears, Says AI Will Finish Enterprise Apps
Oracle's co-founder told his company's AI World conference that AI will complete software rather than replace it.
OpenAI trims funding target to $20 billion as round stays open
The ChatGPT developer has lowered its fundraising goal from up to $30 billion, with the round still in progress and figures subject to change.
Xbox Manager Deletes Posts Claiming AI Use in Game Development
Brandon Stirrup said on X that Xbox uses AI to make games and that denials are pretend, then removed his comments a day later.