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FCC Clears SpaceX Starlink Mobile
TL;DR: The FCC cleared SpaceX for the international telecommunications authority needed to support Starlink Mobile. The Section 214 authorization allows SpaceX to carry international telecom traffic, clearing another regulatory hurdle for its direct-to-cell service. Read more →
OpenAI Launches Astra for Law
TL;DR: OpenAI wrapped its GPT-6 Astra model in a legal search index and a set of legal-work instructions, selling it to law firms and legal technology companies. Astra for Law is not a new model but a configured product, and it marks OpenAI's first serious vertical push into professional services. Read more →
Delos Data Raises $100M for AI Chips
TL;DR: Delos Data raised more than $100 million to build hardware for AI clusters. Matrix, Playground, Socratic Partners, Capricorn, Matter Venture Partners and IAG backed the round, funding a bet that inference hardware, not training, becomes the next bottleneck. Read more →
Mind Raises $72M to Shield AI Data
TL;DR: Data loss prevention startup Mind raised $72 million to push into large enterprise accounts with new hires and channel partnerships. Its software finds sensitive files wherever they live and stops them from leaking into AI tools employees use every day. Read more →
Noetive Launches With $41M for Factories
TL;DR: Industrial AI startup Noetive launched with $41 million in seed funding. Its software learns how a factory floor or freight operation runs day to day and improves itself, with design partners already signed across manufacturing and logistics. Read more →
Meta Leaks Camera-Free Luna Glasses
TL;DR: A new leak suggests Meta is preparing Luna, a new pair of smart glasses without cameras, potentially for its upcoming Connect event. The camera-free design would mark a notable shift as Meta's wearable push faces growing privacy scrutiny. Read more →
OpenAI Nears Hodge Conjecture Breakthrough
TL;DR: After an unconfirmed solution to Navier-Stokes, OpenAI is reportedly closing in on the Hodge conjecture, its second Millennium Prize Problem. Employees expect an announcement soon, though any result would still need independent mathematical verification. Read more →
AI Data Center E-Waste Far Worse
TL;DR: A new report warns that e-waste from the AI boom has been vastly underestimated. By 2050 the discarded hardware could fill 23 million shipping containers, roughly enough to circle the world six times. The finding lands as data center construction accelerates worldwide. Read more →
Congress Stalls on AI Regulation
TL;DR: The urgency with which Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI have sought regulation has not translated into action on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers headed home to campaign, leaving the AI policy window closed as labs keep asking for rules they cannot get. Read more →
Snap Launches Specs Intelligence
TL;DR: Snap introduced Specs Intelligence, an AI assistant that connects to other digital accounts to help with work tasks and travel. It ships to iOS and Mac, putting Snap in the same race as Meta's Muse and Gemini's assistant. Read more →
Treble Raises $18M for Robot Audio
TL;DR: Icelandic audio startup Treble raised $18 million in a Series A2 round led by Paladin Capital, with KOMPAS VC, Frumtak Ventures and the European Innovation Council returning. The company generates audio simulations that help robots and devices hear the physical world. Read more →
NASA Picks SpaceX for StarBurst Launch
TL;DR: NASA selected SpaceX to launch the StarBurst gamma-ray detector on a Falcon 9 Bandwagon mission from Cape Canaveral no earlier than 2028. The small satellite will study neutron star mergers and the heavy elements they forge. Read more →
Anthropic Says Claude Leads 26% of AI R&D Tasks
TL;DR: Anthropic says Claude can now lead 26 percent of the AI R&D tasks it measures, up from under 1 percent in February, while more than 90 percent reach at least the collaboration level. The company says none of the tested work is fully autonomous yet. Read more →
Huang Expects Nvidia Chip Sales to Double
TL;DR: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he expects chip sales to double next year, arguing AI is contributing enormously across industries. The remark adds an official data point to the debate over whether compute demand still outruns supply. Read more →
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