Space Station Experiment Shows Microbes Can Mine Valuable Metals In Orbit
Researchers aboard the International Space Station grew the fungus Penicillium simplicissimum with powdered meteorite and recovered measurable palladium, marking the first successful orbital biomining of a precious metal. The fungal cultures outperformed a bacterial counterpart, extracting 18 of 44 measured elements from the rock. Microgravity altered fluid dynamics and fungal metabolism, boosting organic‑acid production that facilitated metal leaching. The findings demonstrate that living systems can actively process extraterrestrial resources, a key step toward in‑situ resource utilization for deep‑space missions.
Roku Adds a New Feature to Roku TVs & Roku Players That Roku Owners Have Been Asking For
Roku has added a dedicated search section to its Live Guide, positioned on the left‑hand sidebar of Roku TVs and players. The feature lets users type or speak channel names, genres, or keywords to jump directly to content, cutting out...
Google AI Introduces STATIC: A Sparse Matrix Framework Delivering 948x Faster Constrained Decoding for LLM Based Generative Retrieval
Google DeepMind and YouTube researchers unveiled STATIC, a Sparse Transition Matrix‑Accelerated Trie Index that converts prefix‑tree constraints into a static CSR matrix for vectorized sparse operations. The framework achieves 0.033 ms per decoding step, delivering a 948× speedup over CPU‑offloaded tries...
Councils Lack Mandatory AI Governance
The NSW Audit Office reports that only 40% of the state’s 128 councils have formal AI policies, and merely 11% possess a strategic AI adoption plan. While 90 councils have deployed 109 AI tools, most lack a central inventory, leaving...
Cybercrime Outpaces Spend; Prioritize Architecture, Identity, Resilience
Cybercrime growth is outpacing cybersecurity spend. We are not going to tool our way out of this. Architecture, identity discipline, and operational resilience matter more than another dashboard.
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, S26+, S26, Buds4, and Buds4 Pro Hands-On and First Impressions with Nirave Gondhia of House of...
In this episode of the Mobile Tech Podcast, host Mariam Joir and Samsung expert Nirav Gondhia dive into hands‑on impressions of the newly unveiled Galaxy S26 lineup—including the Ultra, Plus, standard S26, Buds4, and Buds4 Pro. They highlight the Ultra’s...
QBE and Sydney Swans Mark 40‑year Partnership with Integrated Campaign via The Core Agency
QBE Insurance marks 40 years with the Sydney Swans, one of the longest-running sports sponsorships in Australia. To celebrate, The Core Agency rolled out an integrated campaign featuring out‑of‑home billboards, a digital video series and season‑long online activations. The partnership...
AWS UAE Suffers AZ Outage After "Objects Strike Data Center" And Cause Fire, Amid Iran Attacks
Amazon Web Services’ ME‑CENTRAL‑1 region in the United Arab Emirates experienced an Availability Zone outage after unidentified objects struck the data center, igniting a fire and prompting emergency power shutdown. The incident coincided with a wave of Iranian missile and...
Sonos Play Portable Bluetooth and AirPlay 2 Speaker Leaks Early
Leaked listings on Best Buy’s Canadian site reveal Sonos is preparing a new portable speaker, dubbed the Sonos Play, featuring Bluetooth and AirPlay 2 connectivity. The product, priced at CAD $399.99, offers a 24‑hour battery, IP67 water resistance, USB‑C power delivery and...
The AI Trade Is Global: Derek Yan on Dollar Weakness, EM Tech, and Hidden Concentration Risk
In this episode, host Melanie Schaefer and CraneShares senior investment strategist Derek Yan discuss how the concentration of U.S. mega‑cap stocks is driving investors to seek diversification in emerging markets (EM), especially as the dollar shows signs of weakening. Yan...
Turning a Cast-Iron Radiator Into a Water-Cooled PC
Billet Labs transformed a Victorian‑era cast‑iron radiator into a fully water‑cooled PC, a project that took three months to perfect. The 99‑kilogram system houses a substantial water volume, resulting in only a two‑degree temperature rise during stress testing. While the...
Middle Eastern Oil Giants Accelerate Multibillion-Dollar Clean Energy Push
Middle Eastern oil powerhouses, led by the UAE and Saudi Arabia, are accelerating multibillion‑dollar clean‑energy programs that span solar, wind, nuclear, and green‑hydrogen. The region’s renewable capacity is set to surge, with solar projected to grow ten‑fold and nuclear output...
Vercel’s Multi‑AZ Architecture Keeps Services Running During Dubai Outage
Last year we announced the Vercel Dubai region (𝚍𝚡𝚋𝟷) on AWS 𝚖𝚎-𝚌𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚕-𝟷. A region is made up of multiple availability zones (AZs). The AWS availability zone 𝚖𝚎𝚌𝟷-𝚊𝚣𝟸 just got 💥 bombed. Our primary traffic ingress AZ has been unaffected. Fluid functions are...
US Keeps Claude Post‑Ban, Highlighting Slow AI Transitions
Actions reveal incentives and tradeoffs. 1) The United States Government wants to deploy the best AI available 2) Large systems are hard and slow to change 3) Anthropic has stated restrictions on mass surveillance or autonomous weapons The US government continuing to...
Perplexity Max Debuts Multi-AI Agent Tool
The episode breaks down Perplexity's new Max plan, a cloud‑based multi‑AI agent that can orchestrate up to 19 different models and even spawn sub‑agents to complete complex, multi‑step tasks like financial analysis or legal research. While the tool is aimed...
Mike White: Academia and Genomics in the 21st Century
In a recent Unsupervised Learning episode, Razib Khan interviews Washington University genetics professor Mike White about his lab’s work on the biophysical architecture of regulatory DNA. White’s interdisciplinary approach combines functional genomics, synthetic biology, computational biology and deep‑learning to predict...
Massive Tech Roundup: 12+ Bags, AI Roast, Space Pen
Tonight's newsletter features the most items of any this year-- • A deep dive into 12+ camera sling bags (from $40 to $400) • Local AI that roasts your texting habits • A $70 titanium pen that works in space • The new (to...
Officeworks Builds on Its Salesforce Core
Officeworks is modernising its 12‑year‑old Salesforce platform by adding Revenue Cloud CPQ, Data 360, and the low‑code Agentforce AI assistant. The upgrades aim to streamline quote‑to‑cash processes, provide actionable B2B data, and empower call‑centre staff with an FAQ bot. The retailer...
Newcastle Permanent Is “Head and Heart Approved” In New Creative Platform via Enigma
Newcastle Permanent launched a new creative platform called “Head and Heart Approved,” developed by indie agency Enigma. The campaign visualizes the tension between rational and emotional decision‑making, positioning the bank as a choice both the head and heart can agree...
The Data Sovereignty Fault Line Dividing Washington and Its Allies
The United States, via Secretary of State Marco Rubio, is urging diplomats to counter foreign data‑sovereignty measures, calling EU regulations overly burdensome and a threat to innovation. At the same time, France announced it will replace Microsoft Teams and Zoom with...
Ten Years on, US Personnel Vetting Project Remains Unfinished
The Department of Defense’s National Background Investigation Services (NBIS) project, launched in 2016 to modernize personnel vetting after a series of cybersecurity breaches, still lacks a reliable delivery schedule, the Government Accountability Office reported to Congress. Designed to serve every...
Space Data Centers Offer Sustainable, Resource‑Free Computing
Great to see @FT exploring the complexities of orbital data centres & our work w/ @Google on Suncatcher. Just a quick response here. Generally, space-based AI is a lofty goal, but it's a more sustainable long-term solution in comparison to...
NMN Restores NAD, Shields Heart via SIRT3
According to ITOA, NAD declines with age, causing epigenetic changes & disease susceptibility In 2010, we showed NAD-dependent enzyme, SIRT3, protects the heart 🐁 New study says NAD precursor NMN protects the heart via SIRT3 in mice fed a Western diet https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022316626000842
I Create Photoshop-Quality Edits without Spending a Dime
Former Adobe subscriber demonstrates that high‑quality Photoshop‑level edits are achievable with free tools. By switching to a stack that includes Photopea and Affinity, the author retains non‑destructive editing, smart object support, and advanced selection capabilities. The article outlines key features...
What Is Authoring? Meaning, Tools, And Role In eLearning
Authoring in enterprise learning is the structured creation of digital training experiences, distinct from simple content writing or publishing. Organizations use standalone, cloud‑based, or LMS‑integrated authoring systems to build interactive, SCORM/xAPI‑compliant courses. The rise of self‑authoring models lets subject‑matter experts...
I Stopped Using Browser Bookmarks because This Self-Hosted Tool Organizes Everything for Me
Karakeep is a free, open‑source, self‑hosted app that consolidates URLs, notes, images, and PDFs into a single searchable library. It enriches each entry with automatic previews, AI‑generated tags, and full‑text indexing via Meilisearch. The solution deploys via a Docker Compose...
Exposing a Fraudulent DPRK Candidate
Nisos uncovered a suspected North Korean operative who applied for a remote Lead AI Architect position using stolen personal data, a newly created email, and an AI‑generated résumé. The investigation revealed a broader employment‑fraud network that operated a laptop farm...
Public OSINT Enables Full 4D Strike Reconstruction
God's eye view 24-hour replay of Operation Epic Fury. The Iran strikes kicked off and I set an AI agent swarm loose to record every OSINT signal I could find before the caches cleared. Built a full 4D reconstruction in WorldView. I...
States Push Data Center Pauses to Buy Time to Gauge Impacts
Several U.S. states are introducing legislation to pause data‑center expansions that support artificial‑intelligence workloads. The measures aim to give regulators time to assess water and power consumption, grid impacts, and potential electricity cost increases for local communities. These pauses follow...
Home Affairs Silence on US Data Access Talks Adds to Layer Cake of Mistrust
Australia’s Home Affairs department has remained silent on ongoing talks with the United States about expanded data access for the Visa Waiver Program. The discussions, which began under the Biden administration in 2022, aim to increase the flow of traveler...
"All Lawful Use": Much More Than You Wanted To Know
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth designated AI firm Anthropic a supply‑chain risk after it refused to let the Department of War use its models for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons. Hours later, OpenAI announced an agreement‑in‑principle to fill the gap,...
Venture Fundraising Rises in 2025 As AI Pulls Capital Into Fewer, Bigger Rounds: Carta
Venture fundraising on Carta surged to $119.5 billion in 2025, a 16.9% increase from the previous year, marking the strongest recovery since the 2022 market reset. While total deal count dropped 41% to a six‑year low of 4,859 rounds, capital concentrated...
SOFI's Explosive Growth Undermined by Inflation Fears
$SOFI - Lending Revenue $267M ➡️ $1.85B - Tech Platform $0 ➡️ $450M - Financial Services $1M ➡️ $1.54B - Members 652K ➡️ 13.65M - Lending Originations $11.7B ➡️ $36.4B But sure, sell the stock because inflation is a bit higher, or you don't like the...
I Unlocked a Hidden Windows 11 Power Plan, and It Improved My Favorite Game's Performance
A hidden "Ultimate Performance" power plan in Windows 11 can be unlocked with a simple powercfg command, disabling core parking and aggressive CPU idle states. The author benchmarked the plan against the default High Performance setting across several titles, noting only...
5 Signs Your Home Theater Speakers Are Actually Underpowered
Home theater enthusiasts often mistake muted immersion for poor source material, when the real culprit is underpowered speakers. Key indicators include constantly maxed‑out volume, thin or hollow dialogue, and audible clipping during dynamic scenes. Factors such as speaker sensitivity, impedance,...
Targeted File Retrieval Boosts LLM Code Accuracy, Cuts Costs
When LLMs generate or modify code, context must include relevant files, not the entire repository. Targeted retrieval keeps outputs accurate and budgets stable.
Run Coding AI Agents on Phone, No Typing Required
Anthropic’s latest “remote control” launch makes it possible to run coding AI agents from your phone without typing a single command....
Space Force Opens Secretive Space Tracking to Commercial Firms
The U.S. Space Force is increasingly relying on commercial data and artificial intelligence to track foreign satellites and assess threats to American spacecraft. The effort is coordinated through the Space Domain Awareness Tools, Applications and Processing (SDA TAP) Lab, which runs...
CEO’s Trump‑Pentagon Response Becomes Anthropic’s Strongest Advertisement
Anthropic's CEO’s response to Trump's order and the Pentagon clash is the best ad for Anthropic ever https://t.co/ACsEDGBiws
Radiology's AI Adoption Outpaces Every ECR Expectation
Every year while reviewing the #ECR program, I think: “This year won’t be that different.” Every year, I’m wrong. Radiology absorbs AI at impressive speed. Our conferences now move at the speed of tech. 🚀 #ECR2026 #radiology #AI @myESR
The Ozkaya AI Governance Framework (OAIGF): Architecting Trust and Resilience in the AI Enterprise
The Ozkaya AI Governance Framework (OAIGF) is a practitioner‑driven methodology that equips CISOs with a comprehensive blueprint for secure, ethical, and compliant AI deployment at enterprise scale. Building on standards such as NIST AI RMF and ISO/IEC 42001, the framework defines...
Steel Becomes Central to Modern Solar Project Design
The redefined role of steel in solar energy projects #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/1rSfmuEAf3
AI Risk Disclosures Surge: 72% of S&P 500 Firms
The number of S&P 500 companies that included AI as a material risk in securities filings jumped to 72% last year from 12% in 2023 https://t.co/a4HNUjkALf #DigitalSisruption #AI
I Left Samsung for a Pixel — and This Feature Makes Me Glad I Did
Google’s Pixel 10 Pro is the first mainstream Android flagship with built‑in Qi2 magnetic charging, aligning the platform with Apple’s MagSafe ecosystem. The phone delivers 15 W wireless charging (25 W on the Pro XL) and perfect magnetic alignment, which improves charging efficiency and...
Banking Revolution Explored: New Episode with Jason Henrichs
Folks who enjoyed today’s newsletter on the rapidly changing banking ecosystem should listen to this ep of @Breakingbanks1 (as seen on HBO, IYKYK) with @jasonhenrichs — https://t.co/MuzhnOMJtq
SaaS, AI, and 2026 Tech Trends Unpacked
New @CRTV episode 🎥 @lizkmiller and I break down SaaS markets and AI frameworks, while @ldignan shares what Anthropic signals for the industry. Plus Zoho’s strategy and what the 2026 ShortLists say about where tech is heading: https://t.co/gHutsUdhOV https://t.co/XXC3vcl6B0
Anonymous Objectors Ship Massive Battery to Regulator
Big battery sent to independent regulator by far-flung, anonymous objectors #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/ufCyhnE8bZ https://t.co/iFqExlpy6S
CBA Flags AI‑generated Loan Fraud, Alerts Authorities
Leaving this here “It comes as CBA..grapples w/the onset of AI technologies. The bank in the midst of rolling out AI systems across its business banking, communications & fraud-detection operations. In March 2025, CBA invested in AI firm Anthropicto drive...
New Claude CLI Command Enables Yolo Remote Control
My new command for Claude with remote control on yolo mode: c() { IS_SANDBOX=1 claude rc --dangerously-skip-permissions "$@"; } https://t.co/rhtY21pMZK
Redesign Entry Roles, Pair Talent with AI for Apprenticeships
If genAI handles the grunt work, how can leaders develop an apprenticeship model? Leaders must: (1) Redesign Level-1 roles, (2) Pair talent with AI agents, (3) Make learning and reflection explicit, not accidental. #AI #Hiring #CIO #CHRO https://t.co/W7YbwP6jrL
