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Anduril announces team for its Golden Dome space-based missile interceptor effort

By Mike Stone WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - Defense technology company Anduril Industries on Tuesday announced its consortium to develop space-based interceptors ‌for the U.S. Space Force, as part of the Trump administration's ‌Golden Dome for America missile defense initiative.

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⚠️ Microsoft faces UK antitrust probe

The Competition and Markets Authority launched an investigation into Microsoft for tying Windows, Server, and Defender together to restrict rivals.

Public feedback on this market restriction case remains open until November 13.

#antitrust ⚡ #microsoft ⚡ #regulation

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Immigrants targeted by scams amid Trump administration's deportation push

The relatives of some migrants in ICE detention are being scammed into paying for fake legal services that purport to help free them, law enforcement officials say.

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Chip giant Intel’s corporate restructuring is nearing the finish line

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan confirmed that the turnaround effort is 80% complete, shifting focus toward advanced AI chip packaging and specialized ASICs while rebuilding foundry operations.

Major backers like Nvidia and SoftBank injected billions to accelerate the shift, helping the company chase rivals like TSMC in advanced semiconductor manufacturing. 📈

#Intel ⚡ #AI ⚡ #Hardware

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🔍 Meta drops web scraping terms

Meta removed controversial language from its commercial terms that permitted the company to scrape business account data for AI training. The update follows intense public pushback over data privacy concerns.

A company spokesperson stated that the modification does not alter how web crawlers gather public data. #Meta ⚡ #AI ⚡ #Privacy

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Microsoft drops UK data center deal with Nscale

⚠️ Microsoft pulled out of a data center deal with Nscale in Loughton, complicating the startup's public offering plans.

Local authorities do not expect to supply power to the facility until the 2030s. #cloud ⚡ #tech ⚡ #microsoft

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Pen pal programs endure in a digital age

A recent trip to New Zealand to visit her pen pal of 40 years made an Associated Press reporter from New Hampshire wonder about the history of programs that bring strangers together to write letters. While the program that matched them as teenagers folded yea…

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TikTok bans documentary account

TikTok permanently suspended the promotional account for Alex Gibney’s new documentary playing in nearly 500 theaters.

Bleecker Street faces marketing hurdles during the weekend release after the platform cited policy violations over political content. ⚠️

#TikTok ⚡ #ElonMusk ⚡ #Documentary

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AI lab sets aside shares for public fund

📊 On October 18, Anthropic committed 5% of its shares to a new Public Benefit Fund designed to address AI labor market impacts.

The board can add 2% more for every 50% jump in company value, eventually dedicating about 20% of equity to public good.

#Anthropic ⚡ #AI ⚡ #TechNews

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Google AI agents beat Minecraft

Four Google AI models running on Gemini 4 Argon defeated Minecraft on Oct 18. They coordinated independently to slay the Ender Dragon in a fully automated run.

The entire session cost $1,620. The agents wrote 2,783 custom programs before finishing the task. 🎮🔥🚀

#AI ⚡ #Google ⚡ #Minecraft

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Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere just hit a ‘depressing’ record high

These data come from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Mauna Loa Observatory, which may soon be shut down because of proposed government budget cuts

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⚡️ #JUST_IN Meta acquires Scale AI stake

Meta appointed 28-year-old billionaire Alexander Van to head its new intelligence lab after Llama 4 underperformed in a $14.3 billion deal. 🚀

Meta bought a 49 percent stake in Scale AI to pull top engineering talent from rival labs.

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Two Concrete Walls and No Electricity Make This Tiny Chapel Unforgettable

Two Concrete Walls and No Electricity Make This Tiny Chapel UnforgettableMost buildings erase what came before them. This one didn’t. That’s exactly what Mexican studio S-AR has achieved with its Oratory Chapel in Santiago, Nuevo...

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Human verification protocol integrates into Zoom

Sam Altman’s crypto project brought World ID verification to Zoom and financial platforms to block deepfakes. 🌐

The expansion brings cryptographic authentication into mainstream software to counter bots.

#WorldID ⚡ #Zoom ⚡ #Privacy

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Russian military satellite approaches U.S. radar satellite

🛰️⚠️ Russian military satellite Cosmos 2612 has closed to roughly 3 miles from the U.S.-owned radar satellite ICEYE-X36 in low Earth orbit.

The unapproved rendezvous used scarce fuel, raising alarm over potential space espionage and tracking capabilities.

#Space ⚡ #Satellites ⚡ #Defense

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Amazon launches TorchNeuron for PyTorch on Trainium chips

On October 19, Amazon released TorchNeuron, an open-source toolkit letting engineers run PyTorch workloads directly on custom Trainium chips without manual code rewrites.

The integration bypasses Nvidia dependencies, allowing standard AI models to migrate onto cloud accelerators via a single configuration change. 🚀

#AWS ⚡ #PyTorch ⚡ #AI

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How much of the scientific literature is generated by AI?

Tools for reliably estimating what artificial intelligence is being used for are still lacking.

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⚠️ Sony's PlayStation 6 gaming console price may top $1,000

Memory shortages are pushing Sony's upcoming PlayStation 6 hardware costs past $680 for components alone, threatening a four-figure retail launch.

Severe supply constraints force price hikes akin to high-end PCs, leaving handhelds to capture the sub-$500 tier.

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My English skills are hurting my chances in academic publishing — how can I improve?

A non-fluent English speaker struggles to navigate language barriers in academic publishing.

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