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Astrobotic Sets New Mark for Rotating Detonation Rocket Engines with Five-Minute Steady Burn

Astrobotic Sets New Mark for Rotating Detonation Rocket Engines with Five-Minute Steady Burn

Astrobotic engineers went all out on their Chakram prototypes, doing a series of hot-fire tests that dwarfed anything previously done…
Android wants to replace email verification codes with one-tap credentials

Android wants to replace email verification codes with one-tap credentials

Google is working on a more streamlined way for app developers to authenticate users. The company has introduced a new…
I stopped using my PS5 after discovering these Steam Big Picture features

I stopped using my PS5 after discovering these Steam Big Picture features

I can’t get enough of Steam Big Picture mode. Like, I’m legitimately obsessed with Valve’s front room-accommodating UI. Not only…
Steve Ballmer blasts founder he backed who pleaded guilty to fraud: ‘I was duped and feel silly’

Steve Ballmer blasts founder he backed who pleaded guilty to fraud: ‘I was duped and feel silly’

Silicon Valley tends to tolerate a certain amount of founder exaggeration when pitching investors, often dismissing it as part of…
Microsoft will let you pause Windows Updates indefinitely, 35 days at a time

Microsoft will let you pause Windows Updates indefinitely, 35 days at a time

Windows users will no longer be forced to run automatic updates in the middle of a game or a busy…
Three reasons why DeepSeek’s new model matters

Three reasons why DeepSeek’s new model matters

In terms of performance, V4 is, perhaps unsurprisingly, a huge jump from R1—and it seems to be a strong alternative…
Palantir is reportedly helping the IRS investigate financial crimes

Palantir is reportedly helping the IRS investigate financial crimes

Palantir has helped the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigations office probe a variety of financial crimes in the U.S. for…
Two college kids raise a $5.1 million pre-seed to build an AI social network in iMessage

Two college kids raise a $5.1 million pre-seed to build an AI social network in iMessage

Series, a social networking app, announced that it raised a $5.1 million pre-seed round, with investors including Venmo co-founder Iqram…
Meta’s loss is Thinking Machines gain

Meta’s loss is Thinking Machines gain

Weiyao Wang spent eight years at Meta — his first job out of college — helping build multimodal perception systems…
X-energy stock pops 27% on first day of trading following upsized IPO

X-energy stock pops 27% on first day of trading following upsized IPO

X-energy’s stock popped today in its debut on the Nasdaq, opening at $30.11 before closing at $29.20, up 27% over…