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Weapons of war are launching from Cape Canaveral for the first time since 1988 The US military successfully launched a long-range hypersonic missile from Cape Canaveral, marking the first such test since 1988. The missile, named Dark Eagle, aims to enhance the US's offensive capabilities against adversaries. This test could lead to operational deployment later this year.

(1/3) Top tech story of Sat Apr 26 2025:

Weapons of war are launching from Cape Canaveral for the first time since 1988

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#hypersonicmissile #capecanaverallaunch

Musk’s xAI Holdings is reportedly raising the second-largest private funding round ever Elon Musk's xAI Holdings is in early talks to raise $20 billion, potentially valuing the company at over $120 billion. This funding round could be the second-largest in history, following OpenAI's recent $40 billion raise. The funds would help address xAI's significant debt burden.

(2/3) Top tech story of Sat Apr 26 2025:

Musk’s xAI Holdings is reportedly raising the second-largest private funding round ever

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#xaiholdings #techfunding

Google’s DeepMind UK team reportedly seeks to unionize Approximately 300 members of Google's DeepMind team in London are seeking to unionize due to dissatisfaction with the company's policies on AI use and military contracts.

(3/3) Top tech story of Sat Apr 26 2025:

Google’s DeepMind UK team reportedly seeks to unionize

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#techunionization #deepmind

New study shows why simulated reasoning AI models don’t yet live up to their billing A new study highlights the shortcomings of simulated reasoning AI models in solving complex mathematical proofs, showing they excel at routine problems but struggle with deeper reasoning tasks.

(1/3) Top tech story of Fri Apr 25 2025:

New study shows why simulated reasoning AI models don’t yet live up to their billing

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#airesearch #simulatedreasoning

“We’re in a race with China”—DOT eases autonomous car rules The US Department of Transportation has revised rules for autonomous vehicles, allowing domestic developers to receive exemptions from certain safety standards. This move aims to foster innovation and maintain competitiveness with China in the autonomous vehicle sector. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will still require crash reporting for these vehicles.

(2/3) Top tech story of Fri Apr 25 2025:

“We’re in a race with China”—DOT eases autonomous car rules

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#autonomousvehicles #techinnovation

Elon Musk’s xAI accused of pollution over Memphis supercomputer Elon Musk's xAI is under scrutiny for alleged pollution from its supercomputer in Memphis, with community concerns and environmental groups raising alarms about emissions from gas turbines.

(3/3) Top tech story of Fri Apr 25 2025:

Elon Musk’s xAI accused of pollution over Memphis supercomputer

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#technews #environmentalimpact

Overhaul algorithms and age checks or face fines, tech firms told UK media regulator Ofcom mandates tech firms to overhaul algorithms and implement stricter age checks to protect children from harmful content, with potential fines for non-compliance.

(3/3) Top tech story of Thu Apr 24 2025:

Overhaul algorithms and age checks or face fines, tech firms told

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#techregulation #childsafety

Reusable rockets are here, so why is NASA paying more to launch stuff to space? NASA is paying more for launch services despite the advent of reusable rockets, as demand from various sectors outpaces supply, according to a forthcoming study.

(1/3) Top tech story of Thu Apr 24 2025:

Reusable rockets are here, so why is NASA paying more to launch stuff to space?

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#spacelaunch #reusablerockets

Trump orders Ed Dept to make AI a national priority while plotting agency’s death Trump's executive order prioritizes AI education while seeking to eliminate the Department of Education, creating confusion over funding and implementation.

(2/3) Top tech story of Thu Apr 24 2025:

Trump orders Ed Dept to make AI a national priority while plotting agency’s death

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#aiineducation #trumpexecutiveorder

AI secretly helped write California bar exam, sparking uproar The State Bar of California disclosed that AI assisted in creating 23 questions for the February 2025 bar exam, leading to criticism from legal experts and test takers.

(3/3) Top tech story of Wed Apr 23 2025:

AI secretly helped write California bar exam, sparking uproar

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#aiethics #barexamcontroversy

Google reveals sky-high Gemini usage numbers in antitrust case In an antitrust trial, Google reported that its AI product, Gemini, has reached 350 million monthly active users as of March 2025, a significant increase from previous figures.

(2/3) Top tech story of Wed Apr 23 2025:

Google reveals sky-high Gemini usage numbers in antitrust case

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#googlegemini #techantitrust

OpenAI makes its upgraded image generator available to developers OpenAI has launched its improved image generation feature for developers, allowing integration into apps. The new model, gpt-image-1, enables the creation of images across various styles and includes safety measures. Major companies like Adobe and Canva are already utilizing this technology.

(1/3) Top tech story of Wed Apr 23 2025:

OpenAI makes its upgraded image generator available to developers

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#openai #imagegeneration

A Chinese-born crypto tycoon—of all people—changed the way I think of space Chun Wang, a Chinese-born crypto billionaire, funded the Fram2 mission aboard SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft, showcasing a new perspective on Earth from space.

(1/3) Top tech story of Tue Apr 22 2025:

A Chinese-born crypto tycoon—of all people—changed the way I think of space

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#cryptoinspace #spaceinnovation

Rivian elects Cohere’s CEO to its board in latest signal the EV maker is bullish on AI Aidan Gomez, CEO of AI startup Cohere, has been elected to Rivian's board, signaling the company's commitment to integrating AI into its operations.

(3/3) Top tech story of Tue Apr 22 2025:

Rivian elects Cohere’s CEO to its board in latest signal the EV maker is bullish on AI

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#rivianai #electricvehicles

Gamers shocked as Elder Scrolls IV revealed and launched on same day Bethesda has announced and launched a remastered version of Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, surprising gamers with its immediate availability.

(2/3) Top tech story of Tue Apr 22 2025:

Gamers shocked as Elder Scrolls IV revealed and launched on same day

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#elderscrollsiv #gamingnews

Chrome on the chopping block as Google’s search antitrust trial moves forward The U.S. Justice Department seeks to force Google to divest Chrome as part of its antitrust trial, claiming the company maintains an illegal monopoly in search services.

(1/3) Top tech story of Mon Apr 21 2025:

Chrome on the chopping block as Google’s search antitrust trial moves forward

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#googleantitrust #chromedivestment

Neuroscientists are racing to turn brain waves into speech Neuroscientists are developing technology to convert brain waves into speech, aiming to help those unable to speak due to disabilities. Recent advancements have reduced the lag in speech synthesis significantly, and companies like Precision Neuroscience are leading efforts in this field.

(2/3) Top tech story of Mon Apr 21 2025:

Neuroscientists are racing to turn brain waves into speech

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#braintech #neuroinnovation

ChatGPT search is growing quickly in Europe, OpenAI data suggests OpenAI's ChatGPT search feature has grown significantly in Europe, reaching 41.3 million average monthly active users by March 2025, up from 11.2 million in October 2024.

(3/3) Top tech story of Mon Apr 21 2025:

ChatGPT search is growing quickly in Europe, OpenAI data suggests

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#chatgpt #techgrowth

Uncovered emails showed how Meta struggled to keep Facebook culturally relevant Emails from Meta executives show their concerns about Facebook's declining cultural relevance and strategies to address it.

(2/3) Top tech story of Sun Apr 20 2025:

Uncovered emails showed how Meta struggled to keep Facebook culturally relevant

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#metanews #facebookrelevance

British firms urged to hold video or in-person interviews amid North Korea job scam British companies are advised to conduct video or in-person interviews to prevent hiring fake IT workers linked to North Korea.

(3/3) Top tech story of Sun Apr 20 2025:

British firms urged to hold video or in-person interviews amid North Korea job scam

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#technews #jobscamawareness

Palantir exec defends company’s immigration surveillance work A Y Combinator founder criticized Palantir's ICE contract, prompting a defense from the company's executive regarding its immigration surveillance work.

(1/3) Top tech story of Sun Apr 20 2025:

Palantir exec defends company’s immigration surveillance work

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#techethics #immigrationsurveillance

Read what Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook execs said about Instagram before buying it The Meta antitrust trial revealed internal discussions among Facebook executives regarding Instagram's competitive threat and acquisition strategy in the early 2010s.

(3/3) Top tech story of Sat Apr 19 2025:

Read what Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook execs said about Instagram before buying it

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#metaantitrust #instagramacquisition

Famed AI researcher launches controversial startup to replace all human workers everywhere AI researcher Tamay Besiroglu launches Mechanize, aiming for full automation of all work, sparking controversy over its implications for human employment.

(2/3) Top tech story of Sat Apr 19 2025:

Famed AI researcher launches controversial startup to replace all human workers everywhere

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#airevolution #futureofwork

Week in Review: Google loses a major antitrust case A judge ruled that Google violated antitrust laws in the ad tech market, concluding a two-year legal battle initiated by eight states.

(1/3) Top tech story of Sat Apr 19 2025:

Week in Review: Google loses a major antitrust case

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#googleantitrust #adtechnews

Microsoft’s “1‑bit” AI model runs on a CPU only, while matching larger systems Microsoft has developed a new AI model, BitNet b1.58, that operates using only three weight values (-1, 0, 1) and can run efficiently on standard CPUs. This model significantly reduces memory usage and energy consumption while maintaining performance comparable to larger, full-precision models.

(1/3) Top tech story of Fri Apr 18 2025:

Microsoft’s “1‑bit” AI model runs on a CPU only, while matching larger systems

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#aiinnovation #microsofttech

Nvidia: The AI chip giant caught between US and China Nvidia faces new US export controls on its AI chips, impacting sales to China. CEO Jensen Huang visits Beijing to discuss cooperation despite restrictions. The situation highlights rising tensions in US-China tech competition.

(2/3) Top tech story of Fri Apr 18 2025:

Nvidia: The AI chip giant caught between US and China

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#nvidia #aichipcompetition

OpenAI pursued Cursor maker before entering into talks to buy Windsurf for $3B OpenAI considered acquiring Anysphere, maker of Cursor, before pursuing Windsurf for $3 billion. Talks with Anysphere failed, despite its higher revenue potential. OpenAI's focus on coding assistants highlights the competitive landscape in code generation.

(3/3) Top tech story of Fri Apr 18 2025:

OpenAI pursued Cursor maker before entering into talks to buy Windsurf for $3B

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#techacquisitions #aiinnovation

Google loses ad tech monopoly trial, faces additional breakups The DOJ wins a trial against Google, ruling it illegally maintained monopolies in online ad tech, leading to potential breakups.

(2/3) Top tech story of Thu Apr 17 2025:

Google loses ad tech monopoly trial, faces additional breakups

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#googleantitrust #adtechregulation

Defense tech Theseus landed Y Combinator, the US Special Forces, and $4.3M from a tweet Theseus, a drone tech startup, raised $4.3M and gained U.S. Special Forces interest after a viral tweet about their hackathon project.

(3/3) Top tech story of Thu Apr 17 2025:

Defense tech Theseus landed Y Combinator, the US Special Forces, and $4.3M from a tweet

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#defensetech #droneinnovation

Google has illegal advertising monopoly, judge rules A US judge has ruled that Google maintains an illegal monopoly in online advertising technology, marking a significant win for antitrust enforcers. The ruling follows a lawsuit by the US Department of Justice and 17 states, which accused Google of anticompetitive practices. Google plans to appeal the decision.

(1/3) Top tech story of Thu Apr 17 2025:

Google has illegal advertising monopoly, judge rules

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#googlemonopoly #antitrustnews