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Cursor-Opus agent snuffs out startup’s production database
Cursor-Opus agent snuffs out startup’s production database
Jer (Jeremy) Crane, the founder of automotive SaaS platform PocketOS, spent the weekend recovering from a data extinction event caused by the company's AI coding agent in less than 10 seconds. …
The Navy's autonomous carrier-based refueling drone has finally flown
The US Navy’s current carrier-based refueling aircraft may soon be getting help, as Boeing has completed the first flight of its autonomous tanker drone designed for carrier operations.…
Core Scientific accelerates crypto-to-AI pivot, converts Bitcoin mine to gigawatt-scale token farm
The crypto-to-AI bandwagon jumpers' club just landed another member: Core Scientific
Core Scientific is trading coins for tokens, revealing plans on Monday to convert a 300-megawatt bitcoin mining operation in Pecos, Texas, to an 1.5 gigawatt AI datacenter campus.…
Medical and utility tech companies admit digital breakins
Medical and utility tech companies hacked by digital intruders
Digital intruders recently broke into two major tech suppliers - utility-technology firm Itron and medical-device maker Medtronic - according to filings with federal regulators.…
South Africa yanks AI policy after AI-assisted drafting invents citations
South Africa yanks AI policy after AI-assisted drafting invents citations
South Africa has pulled its draft national AI policy after discovering that it was citing sources that exist only in the fertile imagination of a chatbot.…
Friendster rises from the grave to make social media great again
Friendster rises from the grave to make social media great again
It's been more than a decade since social media platform Friendster went dark, but a new owner has brought it back from the dead - sort of - with the hope he can give exhausted users of modern platforms a reprieve. …
AI reality check: Here's what three companies learned building wallets, homes, and games
AI reality check: Here's what three companies learned building wallets, homes, and games
While AI agents have moved from experimental tools to customer-facing workers in a matter of months, the next challenge is governance and reliability once those agents touch real money, real shoppers, and real creative output.…
Meta to power its bit barns with energy from space
Meta to power its bit barns with energy from space
With AI demand growing, Facebook parent Meta is looking for new ways to power its datacenters, with one ambitious project pledging to send solar power down from orbit. Another agreement offers Meta the opportunity to store enough power to keep its bit barns going, even when the grid is over capacity or down.…
Microsoft and OpenAI's open relationship is now official
Microsoft and OpenAI's open relationship is now official
Once tied tightly together, Microsoft and OpenAI have amended their agreement, making the Windows giant's license non-exclusive. In exchange, Microsoft will no longer owe OpenAI a revenue share.…
SpaceX dusts off Falcon Heavy for first flight in 18 months
SpaceX dusts off Falcon Heavy for first flight in 18 months
SpaceX is preparing to launch its Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time in more than 18 months, kicking off what could be a busy time for the vehicle.…
Trump's Golden Dome gets $3.2BN of contractors and an AI sprinkle
The United States Space Force (USSF) has awarded eleven companies contracts to develop space-based interceptors for President Trump's Golden Dome program, in agreements worth up to $3.2 billion.…