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ESA’s new heavy-lift rocket, Ariane 6, is poised to launch for the first time on Tuesday
Ariane 6, the European Space Agency’s next-gen heavy-lift rocket, is expected to take its inaugural flight on July 9, ending a yearlong gap in Europe’s ability to access space on its own.
ESA’s new heavy-lift rocket, Ariane 6, is poised to launch for the first time on Tuesday
Ariane 6, the European Space Agency’s next-gen heavy-lift rocket, is expected to take its inaugural flight on July 9, ending a yearlong gap in Europe’s ability to access space on its own.
OpenAI hit by two big security issues this week
OpenAI patched a vulnerability discovered in its Mac ChatGPT app this week. It's also facing questions about internal security and a fired whistleblower.
Cloudflare is taking a stand against AI website scrapers
Cloudflare has introduced a free tool for any of its clients to block all known AI website crawlers, even those that aren't following the rules.
Japan’s government says goodbye to floppy disks
Japan’s Digital Agency announced on Wednesday it will no longer use outdated floppy disks to operate its government computer systems.
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ESA’s new heavy-lift rocket, Ariane 6, is poised to launch for the first time on Tuesday
Ariane 6, the European Space Agency’s next-gen heavy-lift rocket, is expected to take its inaugural flight on July 9, ending a yearlong gap in Europe’s ability to access space on its own.
OpenAI hit by two big security issues this week
OpenAI patched a vulnerability discovered in its Mac ChatGPT app this week. It's also facing questions about internal security and a fired whistleblower.
Cloudflare is taking a stand against AI website scrapers
Cloudflare has introduced a free tool for any of its clients to block all known AI website crawlers, even those that aren't following the rules.
Japan’s government says goodbye to floppy disks
Japan’s Digital Agency announced on Wednesday it will no longer use outdated floppy disks to operate its government computer systems.
Michigan is building the nation’s first smart highway
A stretch of highway between Ann Arbor and Detroit, Michigan is being converted into America's first smart highway.
New YouTube policy lets you request the removal of AI-generated content that uses your likeness
YouTube quietly added a new policy last month that lets you request the removal of AI-generated content featuring your likeness. The new privacy violation allows you to flag videos that “used AI to alter or create synthetic content that looks or sounds like you.”
Google invests in Taiwanese solar company to boost green energy
Google is investing in a Taiwanese solar company with plans to build a 1 gigawatt (GW) pipeline of sustainable energy in the region. The company is placing a stake in New Green Power (NGP), part of BlackRock’s investment portfolio, for the project.
The AI prison of the future is just an Outer Limits episode
A new proposed prison system called Cognify would lock up prisoners on a neurological level.
FCC chair asks telecoms companies to prove they're actually trying to stop political AI robocalls
FCC chair asks telecom companies if they’re actually doing anything to stop AI political robocalls. This follows a consultant getting indicted over calls imitating President Biden.
Lego made bricks out of meteorite dust and they’re on display at select stores
Lego made some bricks out of meteorite dust and they’re on display at select stores. It’s part of an initiative to test how well moondust would work as a lunar building material.
China is plowing $11 billion into a solar, wind and coal energy project
China is spending $11 on a renewable power facility, which also includes a coal plant.
NASA gives SpaceX the privilege of crashing the ISS into the sea
NASA asks SpaceX to use a rocket to crash the ISS into the sea. The company will get $843 Million for the privilege.
Amazon is reportedly working on a new AI chatbot
Amazon is reportedly working on a new AI chatbot called Metis.
This cute pink blob could lead to realistic robot skin
A team of scientists from the University of Tokyo and Harvard University are studying a method that can be used to attach synthetic skin to robots.
Volkswagen and Rivian agree to $5 billion partnership
Volkswagen is investing up to $5 billion in Rivian as the two brands jointly develop new architecture for operating electric vehicles.
Epileptic teen receives first ever seizure-controlling brain implant
The device shows promise for reducing or eliminating seizures.
Waymo’s robotaxis are now open to anyone in San Francisco
Waymo is now available for anyone in San Francisco. The Alphabet-owned company has had government approval to operate paid driverless cars since last August but had been working its way through a waitlist in the months since.
China’s rock samples from the far side of the Moon have returned to Earth
The first-ever samples from the far side of the Moon have touched down on Earth. China’s Chang’e 6 capsule touched down on Tuesday in Inner Mongolia, carrying rocks that could confirm scientists’ current theories about the Moon’s origin.
Record labels sue AI music generators for ‘massive infringement of recorded music’
Major music labels are taking on AI startups that they suspect trained on their songs without paying. Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Group sued the music generators Suno and Udio for allegedly infringing on copyrighted works on a “massive scale.”
Amazon says it’s cut down on those plastic air pillows in packages
Amazon claims it's reduced the use of plastic air pillows by 95 percent and switched to crumbled paper filler instead.
