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Trump flips and re-nominates Jared Isaacman to lead NASA
The reversal comes after weeks of pressure from people like Elon Musk, who accused Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy of being ill-equipped for the job.
Google has a ‘moonshot’ plan for AI data centers in space
Google has dreamed up a potential new way to get around resource constraints for energy-hungry AI data centers on Earth — launching its AI chips into space on solar-powered satellites. It’s a ‘moonshot’ research project Google announced today called Project Suncatcher. If it can ever get off the ground, the project would essentially create space-based … Read more
Amazon sends legal threats to Perplexity over agentic browsing
Amazon won’t allow agents on its site that don’t identify themselves as such. Perplexity is not pleased.
Valve will finally turn off the Steam Deck’s screen while it’s downloading games
Valve is testing a low-power way to complete downloads on your Steam Deck without having to leave the handheld running with the screen on. As part of an update that’s currently on the Steam Deck’s Beta and Preview channels, the handheld can “complete all active downloads in a new display-off low-power mode before going to … Read more
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Apple Podcasts is generating automatic links and chapters
Apple Podcasts will soon include automatically-generated chapters for shows in English and allow creators to add links at specific timestamps in their episodes. Timed links may also be added to episodes automatically whenever creators mention another podcast. Creators can opt-out of both features, and chapters will only be generated when creators don’t add their own. … Read more
People Inc forges AI licensing deal with Microsoft as Google traffic drops
People Inc. signs an AI licensing deal with Microsoft, which will use its media content in Copilot.
Beta Technologies ends first day on NYSE in the green and $1B raised
The electric aviation company Beta Technologies made an impressive showing in its debut on the New York Stock Exchange.
Your Stream Deck’s ‘device not supported’ error should fix itself if you log in
Did your Stream Deck sprout a red “Device Not Supported” badge where a button used to be? If so, you were probably using BarRaider’s popular plug-ins, which apparently check to see if StreamDeck.exe is digitally signed — and it just so happens that Elgato’s digital signature expired yesterday (see image below). But as of 5PM … Read more
Weekly AI Startup Funding: October 26 – November 1, 2025
AI startups raised over $1.8 billion this week across data labeling, enterprise AI infrastructure, video generation, and legal tech innovation. From Mercor’s stunning $10 billion valuation to Europe’s legal tech breakthrough, capital flowed to companies solving critical AI training bottlenecks and vertical market inefficiencies. Here are the highlights: Mercor Quintuples Valuation to $10 Billion with … Read more
The Tyranny of Algorithms
The world seems to have been taken over by the algorithm, which dictates who becomes a winner or loser in life, not based on merit, but on predecided criteria created merely to enrich the businesses that offer the platforms for people to carry out transactions in their day-to-day lives. As technology permeates everything we do … Read more
Microsoft AI’s first in-house image generator MAI-Image-1 is now available
Microsoft’s first in-house AI image generator, MAI-Image-1, is now available in two products, Bing Image Creator and Copilot Audio Expressions. The company announced the model in October. Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman wrote in a post on X that the text-to-image model will be “coming soon” to the EU. Suleyman added that the model “really … Read more
Mutuum Finance (MUTM) Surpasses $18.4 Million as V1 Protocol Launch Approaches in Q4 2025
After the recent crypto crash, investors are searching for projects that offer real value. Many tokens promise hype but lack utility. Mutuum Finance (MUTM) changes this pattern. It brings lending, staking, and a stablecoin system together under one roof. With its V1 protocol launch set for Sepolia in Q4 2025, Mutuum Finance (MUTM) is entering the spotlight … Read more
Nomad’s magnetic charging stands now support faster 25W rates
Nomad’s sleek and sturdy wireless charging stands are now Qi2.2-compatible. | Image: Nomad Nomad has announced updated versions of its Stand One and Stand One Max hubs that now support the Qi2.2 standard for faster wireless charging rates of up to 25W when used with compatible smartphones like the Pixel 10 Pro XL and the … Read more