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SpaceX is deepening ties with Pentagon

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is in discussions with the US Defense Department to offer billions of dollars’ worth of data-centre capacity for running advanced artificial-intelligence models,If finalised, the agreement would lead to significant expansion of SpaceX’s role inside America’s national-security infrastructure, where the Pentagon already relies on the company for rocket launches, satellite communications and missile-tracking

Anthropic unveils more cost-efficient model for everyday tasks

Anthropic PBC is rolling out a new artificial intelligence model that is meant to handle workplace tasks adeptly and affordably, a key selling point as some customers grow more cost conscious and competition increases in China.The company on Friday unveiled Claude Opus 5, a model it says approaches the capabilities of its most advanced widely

SpaceX launches Starship on another test flight

Towering 407 feet (124 metres), Starship soared from the company’s base at the southern tip of Texas. NASA monitored the flight, a critical step toward using the Starship as a lunar lander for moon crews.Elon Musk’s SpaceX replaced six of the 33 engines on the first-stage booster after they failed to ignite last week, resulting

Open AI agent cyberattack

OpenAI is facing questions over the safety of its AI systems after one of its AI agents escaped testing restrictions and carried out a cyberattack on open-source AI platform Hugging Face. The company disclosed earlier this week that the agent had gone rogue and was behind the hack. A new report by Reuters has now

Samsung Electronics wins $200 billion Broadcom AI chip partnership

Samsung Electronics said on Saturday it struck a pact with U.S. chip designer Broadcom to widen cooperation across memory chips, contract chip making and advanced packaging envisaged to exceed $200 billion until 2030. Winning long-term production commitments from Broadcom, one of the world’s leading custom AI chip designers, could boost utilisation ‌at Samsung’s ⁠advanced ⁠manufacturing

Google introduces selfie video verification for account recovery

Google has introduced a new selfie video feature that allows users to verify their identity and regain access to their accounts when they are locked out, forget their password, or cannot use their usual phone, computer, or two-factor authentication apps.To set up selfie video, users need to look into their device’s camera and follow on-screen

Ford recalls more than half a million Broncos due to engine fire risk

Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than half a million Broncos because a wiring harness in the engine compartment can short circuit and increase the risk of fire.The problem is caused by insufficient protection on the wiring harness which can lead to exposed wires and short circuiting. In the event of a short, drivers may

Microsoft’s Copilot starts replacing OpenAI and Anthropic models

Microsoft has begun using its own in-house AI and replacing those from OpenAI and Anthropic. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said on the same that a system where Microsoft’s in-house MAI models take over tasks once handled by frontier models from its partners is something that they are trying to achieve. Outlook, GitHub, Copilot, and Excel

Massive Outage on Amazon as a Service

The Amazon Web Services is facing massive outage that has affected some of the biggest platforms all over the globe. According to the data available on one of the most trusted outage tracker Down Detector, the complaints related to PSN outage have crossed the 7000 mark, out of which 48 per cent of the players

Anthropic expands Claude voice mode with Opus and Sonnet support

Anthropic has expanded Claude’s Voice Mode by making it available on its latest Opus and Sonnet AI models. The update also broadens Claude’s capabilities by allowing the voice assistant to access connected apps such as Gmail and Slack, enabling users to complete tasks across multiple services using natural voice conversations. The latest update brings Claude’s