NASA Artemis II splashes down in Pacific Ocean with ‘perfect’ landing for moon mission
Ten days later, four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft returned to Earth, completing a successful mission around the moon. Integrity, the name of the spacecraft carrying a crew as part of NASA’s Artemis II mission, crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California, at 5:07 p.m. PT, according to NASA. All […]
How to watch NASA’s Artemis II fly to Earth
NASA’s Artemis II crew of four astronauts from the United States and Canada is scheduled to return to Earth on Friday after a historic journey to the far side of the moon. Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen spent 10 days aboard the Orion spacecraft. Reentry is scheduled to begin at 7:33 […]
Anthropic has temporarily banned the creator of OpenClaw from accessing Claude
“Yes, folks, it will be difficult to guarantee that OpenClaw will work reliably with Anthropic models in the future,” OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger wrote on X early Friday morning, posting a photo of a message from Anthropic saying his account had been suspended for “suspicious” activity. Prohibition did not last long. Hours after the post […]
Battery recycling company Ascend Elements files for bankruptcy
Ascend Elements announced Friday that it has begun Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the United States, a major blow to investors who have poured nearly $900 million into the company. Ascend CEO Lynne Austin announced the decision in a post on LinkedIn. He said the company faces “insurmountable” financial challenges. Ascend’s filing comes amid a […]
Stalking victim sues OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT fueled her abuser’s delusions and ignored warnings
After months of conversations with ChatGPT, the 53-year-old Silicon Valley entrepreneur became convinced he had discovered a cure for sleep apnea and that powerful people were coming after him, according to a new lawsuit filed in California Superior Court in San Francisco County. He then allegedly used the tool to stalk and harass his ex-girlfriend. […]
France ditches Windows for Linux to reduce dependence on US technology
France is moving away from Microsoft Windows. The country announced plans to move some government computers currently running Windows to the open-source operating system Linux in a bid to further reduce dependence on U.S. technology. Linux is an open source operating system that is free to download and use, and includes a variety of customized […]
Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M
Over the last several years, fusion power has gone from the butt of jokes — always a decade away! — to an increasingly tangible and tantalizing technology that has drawn investors off the sidelines. The technology may be challenging to master and expensive to build today, but fusion promises to harness the nuclear reaction that […]
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PSA: If you use the Meta AI app, your friends will find out and embarrass you
Meta on Wednesday released a new Muse Spark AI model as part of a major overhaul of its AI efforts. The time has come for Meta to die. — The company can’t afford it. investSpending billions of dollars again on things that don’t work, like the Metaverse. Well, they literally could afford it, but it […]
Is Anthropic restricting the release of Mythos to protect the internet? Or Anthropic?
Anthropic announced this week that it has restricted the release of its latest model, called Mythos, because it is too good at finding security vulnerabilities in the software used by users around the world. Instead of making Mythos available to the public, Frontier Labs plans to share it with a group of large companies and […]