SpaceX Starfall Demo Flies Tuesday: Disk Capsule Bets on Orbital Manufacturing Scale
SpaceX is preparing to fly its first Starfall prototype on June 23, a disk‑shaped reentry capsule that could upend the economics of orbital manufacturing.
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SpaceX is preparing to fly its first Starfall prototype on June 23, a disk‑shaped reentry capsule that could upend the economics of orbital manufacturing.
Microsoft’s Azure Quantum platform will add 50 new quantum nodes across the United States, positioning it as the largest public quantum cloud provider. The rollout is part of a broader push into quantum infrastructure.
Microsoft unveiled its Majorana 2 quantum chip, claiming a 1,000‑fold increase in qubit reliability, bringing the company closer to a commercial‑grade quantum computer.
Google rolled out Android 17 to Pixel devices, adding floating bubbles, screen reactions, new gaming controls and Gemini-powered features.
Amazon Web Services secures a $2.56 billion contract to provide commercial cloud services for the Department of Homeland Security, expanding federal cloud infrastructure.
Amazon announced its new RNG architecture, a flat, random‑graph based network that reduces hardware by 69% and increases throughput by 33%, becoming the default for most AWS workloads.
A team using Anthropic’s Mythos AI uncovered a critical kernel‑level flaw in Apple’s macOS, underscoring the growing intersection of AI and cybersecurity.
Foreign Policy argues that the lack of clear definitions of artificial intelligence hampers global governance efforts, highlighting the divergent views of countries on AI’s scope and impact.
Amazon updated Aurora Serverless with a new platform version that improves scaling behavior and runtime efficiency, enabling faster capacity scaling and higher database performance.
Netflix rolled out a new mobile experience for its iPhone app, introducing a vertical video feed called ‘Clips’ and streamlining navigation to make discovery faster and more enjoyable.
Scout AI announced an oversubscribed $100 million Series A to accelerate its foundation model, Fury, designed to orchestrate autonomous unmanned systems across air, land, sea and space.
UK-headquartered AI superintelligence company Ineffable Intelligence has secured $1.1bn (£814m) in seed funding to develop algorithms that learn through experience.
IBM’s new Bob platform automates the entire software development lifecycle with AI‑first orchestration, governance, and multi‑model routing, promising a 45 % productivity boost for enterprise teams.
Meta partnered with Amazon Web Services to deploy tens of millions of AWS Graviton cores, powering its agentic AI systems and emphasizing purpose‑built silicon for AI workloads.
The AWS blog details the general availability of AWS Interconnect, new Bedrock models, and a host of infrastructure updates—including new EC2 instances and enhanced ECR capabilities—underscoring the platform’s continued focus on cloud architecture and performance.
Anthropic introduced Claude Design, an AI tool that lets users generate prototypes, slides, and one‑pager visuals from prompts, aiming to simplify design for founders and product managers.
San Francisco-based Loop secured a $95 million Series C to deploy AI‑driven predictive tools for global supply chains.
Goldman Sachs reported earnings that beat expectations, driven by a surge in equities trading revenue that set a new record for the quarter.
AI design tools are getting scarily good. But the real question isn't whether machines can design — it's whether design is just about making things look good.