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NASA calls off mission to rescue Swift gamma-ray observatory
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NASA calls off mission to rescue Swift gamma-ray observatory

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 20, 2026

NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies announced Wednesday they are giving up on a robotic mission to rescue the Swift gamma-ray telescope before it falls out

Flight attendants freaked out that Google is buying tons of Spirit employee data
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Flight attendants freaked out that Google is buying tons of Spirit employee data

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 20, 2026

Last Friday, Google won an auction to acquire a huge amount of Spirit Airlines data. The data doesn’t include personal information or customer data, but

Unitree’s founder says robots are nearing a ‘ChatGPT moment’
Tech

Unitree’s founder says robots are nearing a ‘ChatGPT moment’

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 20, 2026

Wang Xingxing spent Thursday morning at the World Robot Conference in Beijing telling the room that humanoid robots are approaching their “ChatGPT moment”. He spent

Velatir raises €5m to sell European companies control over their own AI
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Velatir raises €5m to sell European companies control over their own AI

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 20, 2026

Velatir, an Odense startup that sells companies a way to see and control the AI their employees are already using, has raised €5m in seed

When AI explains its decision, humans may stop thinking independently
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When AI explains its decision, humans may stop thinking independently

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 19, 2026

AI is known to be confidently wrong, and now it’s influencing humans to be that way, too. In a new study, researchers tested AI’s influence

OpenAI ‘temporarily slows’ scaling efforts, also promises zero data retention for select frontier model customers
Tech

OpenAI ‘temporarily slows’ scaling efforts, also promises zero data retention for select frontier model customers

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 19, 2026

OpenAI this week announced multiple moves designed to counter negative perceptions of its security and privacy, saying it had slowed its pace of scaling, implemented

Samsung hiked foundry prices up to 15%, with China paying the steepest
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Samsung hiked foundry prices up to 15%, with China paying the steepest

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 19, 2026

Samsung has raised prices for some of its advanced contract chipmaking by as much as 15 percent for new orders, according to a Reuters report.

Stripe seals its OpenRouter deal for a reported $7.5bn or more
Tech

Stripe seals its OpenRouter deal for a reported $7.5bn or more

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 19, 2026

Stripe has agreed to buy OpenRouter, the startup whose software helps companies route their spending across hundreds of AI models. The payments firm confirmed the

Avec’s latest AI feature reads your email so you don’t miss the due date
Tech

Avec’s latest AI feature reads your email so you don’t miss the due date

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 19, 2026

Avec has added a feature that scans an email for a deadline when you swipe left, then resurfaces the message on the relevant day. The

Uber’s first European AV rides go live in Zagreb, with a safety driver
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Uber’s first European AV rides go live in Zagreb, with a safety driver

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 19, 2026

Uber has begun offering autonomous rides in Europe for the first time, in the Croatian capital, Zagreb. From Wednesday, riders there can book a self-driving

Google’s Pixel 11 Comes With Plenty of A.I. Does Anyone Want That?
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Google’s Pixel 11 Comes With Plenty of A.I. Does Anyone Want That?

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 19, 2026

The phone’s artificial intelligence can order groceries, book tables and take photos on a user’s behalf. But is it something people really want?

Tech

Some Stand-Up Comics Are Pivoting Away From Video on Social Media

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 19, 2026

Comedians used to post footage of their performances to build a following. Now, some are finding that comic strip-style panels with captions pack a bigger

Book Review: The Ultimate AI Guide for Linux Engineers
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Book Review: The Ultimate AI Guide for Linux Engineers

Abhishek PrakashAugust 19, 2026

Even Linus Torvalds is fine with AI being used in Linux kernel development these days, and it’s everywhere else in the Linux and tech world

Murena Just Made The Fairphone (Gen. 6) Better!
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Murena Just Made The Fairphone (Gen. 6) Better!

Sourav RudraAugust 19, 2026

We are used to seeing Murena roll out new devices every now and then. Their whole sales pitch revolves around a de-Googled, privacy-focused Android experience.

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