Month: July 2025
Rafael uses Gaza killing in marketing campaign
Israel has sold defence equipment to at least 130 countries and is now the eighth biggest arms exporter in the world. Rafael was founded in 1948 along with the state of Israel as the Science Corps. It is now probably best known for developing Iron Dome, the Israeli integrated air defence system, and for its
Ax-4 mission start the journey back to earth
It has been the fourth flight for Axiom Space to visit the station, all with the help of SpaceX, which will be bring home a crewed Dragon spacecraft for the 17th time since 2020, although the first time for this newest Dragon, the fifth in the SpaceX fleet. The four private visitors to the International
open ChatGPT model delayed
The open ChatGPT model that can be installed locally on computers might be as powerful as ChatGPT o3-mini. Any safety issues discovered after launch won’t be patchable universally. For example, a malicious actor would have to install that version of the open ChatGPT that can be jailbroken on their computer. There won’t be any automatic
Satoshi Nakamoto 11th Richest in the world
Bitcoin’s mysterious and elusive creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, has quietly entered the ranks of the world’s wealthiest individuals, without selling a single coin or revealing their identity. With the Bitcoin prices surging past $122,000 this week, Nakamoto’s known stash of 1.096 million BTC is now worth an estimated $129 billion. Nakamoto never moved the coins even
xAI apoligizes for Grok Horrifc behaviours
xAI has apologized for Grok’s “horrific behavior” and said that new instructions caused the AI chatbot to prioritize engagement, even if that meant reflecting “extremist views” from user posts on X. The AI company also shares Grok’s system prompt publicly on the code repository GitHub. It’s a level of openness not shared by many of
Tesla Valuation
Elon Musk can almost stop worrying about the value of Tesla’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock. His net worth has started to be concentrated in two massive private companies. One is SpaceX, the largest rocket company in the world. The other is xAI, which is the odd combination of his social media business and his AI operations.Because
Fake AI calls mimicking US officials
An AI-based robocall last year that mimicked the voice of then-President Joe Biden and tried to dissuade voters from voting in a primary was a wake-up call for senior US officials over the risks that AI could pose to the electoral process. For public figures whose voices are everywhere online, the cloning process is even
US Tiny Nuclear Reactors
The objective for next-generation nuclear reactors seems to be to scale down, not up—an initiative backed by the Department of Energy, the DOE announced a conditional agreement made with private firms Westinghouse and Radiant to conduct the first reactor tests at its Demonstration on Microreactor Experiment (DOME) facility, located at Idaho National Laboratory. The microreactors
Visa And Mastercard payment solutions
Visa and Mastercard stocks surged over 10-13% in the last three months, lagging the index’s 27% gains. PayPal stock is down 13% year-to-date despite gaining 23% in the last three months. Payment processors are shifting their focus toward faster, more convenient, and secure digital payment solutions. Key trends driving this transformation include the growth of
Galaxy AI features
Galaxy AI is one of Samsung’s biggest areas of innovation, but some are nervous they’ll soon have to pay for its features. Samsung has been clear since launch that it may begin charging for Galaxy AI from “the end of 2025” onward. That deadline is fast approaching, but the company has yet to confirm plans