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Here is NASA's plan for nuking Gateway and sending it to Mars

Only one US-built nuclear reactor has ever flown in space, and that was more than 60 years ago.

Reddit will require "fishy" accounts to verify they are run by a human

Reddit will require accounts that exhibit “automated or otherwise fishy behavior” to verify that a human runs them, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said in a Reddit post today. The verification process aims to combat unwanted bots from flooding Reddit at a time when AI bots are poised to take over the Internet.

Disney’s big bets on the metaverse and AI slop aren’t going so well

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Melania Trump wants a robot to homeschool your child

The first lady sees AI and robotics playing a prominent role in the future of American education.

Supreme Court rejects Sony's attempt to kick music pirates off the Internet

Sony’s 1984 Betamax win helps Cox beat Sony in important online piracy case.

The United States router ban, explained

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Google's TurboQuant AI-compression algorithm can reduce LLM memory usage by 6x

TurboQuant makes AI models more efficient but doesn’t reduce output quality like other methods.

Bernie Sanders and AOC propose a ban on data center construction

Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced companion legislation to halt construction on new data centers until Congress passes comprehensive AI regulation.

People Moves: Noe Ramos, VP of AI Operations at Agiloft

Formerly VP of IT, Cybersecurity and Operations Center of Excellence, Noe Ramos is now in charge of Agiloft’s enterprise AI operating model

Seiko resurrected a 44-year-old digital watch NASA astronauts wore to space

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Google launches Lyria 3 Pro music generation model

Google is launching Lyria 3 Pro, an upgraded music model that generates longer, more customizable tracks, as it expands AI music tools across Gemini, enterprise products, and other services.

Granola raises $125M at $1.5B valuation to turn meetings into enterprise AI context

Granola, the London-based AI meeting app that records conversations without dropping a bot into the call, has raised $125 million in a Series C round led by Danny Rimer at Index Ventures, with participation from Mamoon Hamid at Kleiner Perkins. The round values the company at $1.5 billion, a sixfold increase from its $250 million valuation less than a year ago, and brings total funding to $192 million.