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Coverage of technology: hardware, software, artificial intelligence and the research behind them.
SpaceX Orders Solar Gear for Sentient Sun as Tesla Deal Nears
SpaceX ordered solar manufacturing gear for an orbital data center dubbed Starmind as board talks on a combined conglomerate with Tesla advance toward a vote.
OpenAI Disbands Robotics Team as General AI Directs Hardware
OpenAI has dissolved its stand-alone robotics team, reassigning staff to central research and applied divisions as general AI models begin directly steering physical hardware.
Xiaomi 18 Pro Brings Google Maps and Spotify to Rear Screen
Xiaomi confirmed third-party app support including Google Maps and Spotify for the upcoming Xiaomi 18 Pro rear display ahead of its November 17 launch in Paris.
Check Point Gateways Hit by PHP2Shell Attacks and Data Wiper
An unidentified threat actor breached Check Point Security Gateways using PHP2Shell vulnerabilities and Gaia OS privilege escalation to deploy the TSGA backdoor and wipe VMware ESXi hosts.
Passkey Authentication: How Cryptographic Sign-Ins Work
Passkey authentication replaces passwords with public-key cryptography and device biometrics, eliminating shared secrets and blocking remote phishing attacks.
Paul Christiano Warns AI Takeover Risk May Be Months Away
OpenAI Foundation board member Paul Christiano warned that an AI takeover risk could materialize within months without rigorous safety interventions.
Lossless Vs Lossy Compression: How Formats Preserve or Drop Data
Lossless compression algorithms reconstruct original files bit for bit, while lossy formats discard subtle sensory details to achieve much smaller file sizes across storage and streaming networks.
Intel Core Ultra 7 260K Surfaces in Newegg Prebuilt PCs
Intel has introduced the Core Ultra 7 260K desktop processor inside Newegg prebuilt gaming systems, offering a 20-core Arrow Lake configuration.
Archaeologists Refute Pietro Miotti Maya Site Discovery
Google researcher Pietro Miotti acknowledged that his team of 48 AI agents did not discover an unknown Maya site after archaeologists pointed out that the settlement was documented in a 2025 study.
Banks Bar Chinese Bids Under Anthropic IPO Ban
Underwriting banks have blocked institutional investors in mainland China and Hong Kong from Anthropic's initial public offering, citing US export controls and defense trade rules.