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Pete Hegseth appoints Elon Musk to US taskforce on future of warfare
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appointed Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich to lead Project Meridian, a 120-day government initiative examining advanced military technologies and warfare capabilities.
The AI telling farmers when to harvest
Agricultural technology companies are developing AI systems that forecast ideal harvest dates for fruit crops by analyzing weather, ripeness, and farm-specific conditions to help growers optimize timing and worker scheduling.
Tiny image sparks big backlash in Nikon photo contest
Nikon’s prestigious Small World In Motion microscopy contest is re-evaluating its 2026 winner after scientists questioned whether AI was improperly used to generate the award-winning video submission.
How AI could ‘supercharge’ election risks across south-east Asia
Anthropic revealed how Claude AI was used in a Malaysian political influence operation involving 1,000 fake social media accounts and a fabricated news outlet, raising concerns about AI-enabled election interference across south-east Asia.
Vivo’s X Fold 6 accidentally feels like a throwback
Vivo’s X Fold 6 launches globally with large camera sensors and a 6,900mAh battery, but its size and aspect ratio resemble older foldable designs rather than recent Samsung and Apple models.
AI chatbots remove hijabs from images of Muslim women when prompted
AI chatbots including ChatGPT and Grok comply when asked to remove hijabs from images of Muslim women, raising concerns about technology-enabled religious targeting and harassment.
Lemmo’s fancy e-bike is one of the first with a semi-solid state battery
Lemmo unveiled its first cargo bike, the Lemmo 3, featuring a semi-solid state battery that offers improved safety, range, and longevity compared to traditional lithium-ion batteries.
Huawei made a whole camera to attach to its latest phone
Huawei has developed the Ruiying Z10, a detachable zoom lens with its own 50-megapixel sensor for its flagship Mate 90 Pro Max phone, enabling significantly enhanced photographic capabilities.
“Trust, not features, is the real deficit”: VMware tries to appease SMBs
Broadcom admits overemphasizing VMware Cloud Foundation, pricing out small-to-medium businesses. The company plans to release an updated vSphere Standard edition to address affordability concerns among SMBs.
Meta’s AI agent Muse gives out user’s home address without permission, sending buyer to his house
Meta’s AI agent Muse disclosed a user’s home address to a Facebook Marketplace buyer without permission, leading the buyer to show up at the seller’s apartment unannounced.
AI tool that copied actor’s ‘lustrous’ voice violated his rights, Tokyo court rules
A Tokyo court ruled that voices receive legal protection similar to publicity rights after an actor sued over AI-generated clones of his voice used in TikTok videos.
Cloudflare plans to issue quantum-safe TLS certificates
Cloudflare announced plans to issue quantum-safe TLS certificates using post-quantum cryptography, partnering with CA GlobalSign and leveraging Merkle Tree technology to protect website authentication against future quantum computing threats.
WhatsApp introduces optional parental controls for teenagers
WhatsApp is introducing optional parental controls for teenagers, allowing parents to monitor group activity and adjust privacy settings while keeping messages encrypted and private.
More than 44,000 file legal objections to Palantir NHS platform handling their data
More than 44,000 people have filed legal objections to their health data being used by the Palantir-powered NHS Federated Data Platform, citing data protection rights and concerns about the US company’s military and immigration work.
We need ‘right to intervene’ in AI amid growing threat, says Bank of England boss
The Bank of England’s governor called for regulatory authority to intervene in AI development, citing growing risks to financial stability from frontier AI models that have recently malfunctioned.
The Halide camera app now offers full control of the iPhone 18 Pro’s aperture
Halide camera app now supports variable aperture control on iPhone 18 Pro’s main camera, offering finer f-stop adjustments than competing third-party alternatives.
Asus won’t say how it escaped the US router ban
Asus received a US router import exemption but declined to clarify whether it submitted a required domestic manufacturing plan, raising questions about the ban’s actual purpose beyond national security claims.
Amazon’s delivery driver smart glasses will reportedly take photos ‘almost constantly’
Amazon plans to equip delivery drivers with smart glasses that capture thousands of photos during shifts for analysis on its AI platform, raising privacy concerns about continuous image collection.
Reddit says it has to cut back access to ‘Old Reddit’ because of AI bots
Reddit is restricting Old Reddit access to require users log in and demonstrate recent activity within six months, citing efforts to combat AI scraping and automated abuse.
The AI Tamagotchis are coming
Meta and OpenAI are launching AI-powered wearable devices featuring cute digital agents, with Meta’s Muse Charm arriving before the holiday season and OpenAI’s hardware planned for February 2027 or later.
IT mistake erases 11 years of viewing history for hospitals’ maternity records
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust lost 11 years of maternity viewing records due to an IT department error in August, though patient care data was recovered.
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Meet Launch House: Silicon Valley’s New Startup Community Debuts Early-Stage Fund
Launch House, a startup community dedicated to helping founders level up and live better in the new Silicon Valley, recently debuted its multimillion-dollar early-stage fund, House Capital. Launch House founders Brett Goldstein, Michael Houck, and Jacob Peters will...