Meet the Arc spacecraft: it aims to deliver cargo anywhere in the world in an hour
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Meet the Arc spacecraft: it aims to deliver cargo anywhere in the world in an hour

The Arc spacecraft lands under parachutes in this rendering. Credit: Inversion The Arc spacecraft lands under parachutes in this rendering. Credit: Inversion The test spacecraft, with a mass of about 200 pounds (90 kg) performed well, Fiaschetti said. It demonstrated the capability to raise and lower its orbit, and remains power positive to date, periodically...

Amazon says its AI will let NBA fans track brand-new stats
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Amazon says its AI will let NBA fans track brand-new stats

New analysis of basketball players and games is coming to NBA fans live and online this 2025–2026 season thanks to Amazon Web Services’ AI and some seriously detailed movement tracking. The new stats come as part of the rollout of a new basketball intelligence platform called “NBA Inside the Game.” Fans will get more granular...

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Visa crackdowns are blocking students’ study-abroad dreams, so India’s Leverage Edu is rerouting them

As visa crackdowns and diplomatic tensions block traditional study-abroad routes, India’s Leverage Edu is helping students reroute their dreams — from Canada to Germany, and from India to Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. That agility is paying off: The startup has doubled its revenue, turned profitable, and is now expanding its global footprint. Over the past...

That annoying SMS phish you just got may have come from a box like this
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That annoying SMS phish you just got may have come from a box like this

The researchers added: “This campaign is notable in that it demonstrates how impactful smishing operations can be executed using simple, accessible infrastructure. Given the strategic utility of such equipment, it is highly likely that similar devices are already being exploited in ongoing or future smishing campaigns.” Sekoia said it’s unclear how the devices are being...

Trump admin adds banner attacking ‘Radical Left Democrats’ to government websites
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Trump admin adds banner attacking ‘Radical Left Democrats’ to government websites

The Trump administration has put up banners across federal websites blaming Democrats for the government shutdown, and in some cases, blatantly campaigning for President Donald Trump. One banner on the US Department of Agriculture’s site says, “The Radical Left Democrats shut down the government,” adding that “President Trump has made it clear he wants to...

OpenAI ChatGPT website displayed on a laptop screen is seen in this illustration photo.
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OpenAI staff grapples with the company’s social media push

Several current and former OpenAI researchers are speaking out over the company’s first foray into social media: the Sora app, a TikTok-style feed filled with AI-generated videos and a lot of Sam Altman deepfakes. The researchers, airing their grievances on X, seem torn over how the launch fits into OpenAI’s nonprofit mission to develop advanced...

An AI-generated version of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, seen in a still capture from a video generated by Sora 2.
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OpenAI’s Sora 2 lets users insert themselves into AI videos with sound

On Tuesday, OpenAI announced Sora 2, its second-generation video-synthesis AI model that can now generate videos in various styles with synchronized dialogue and sound effects, which is a first for the company. OpenAI also launched a new iOS social app that allows users to insert themselves into AI-generated videos through what OpenAI calls “cameos.” OpenAI...

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Cable nostalgia lives on as streaming gets more expensive, fragmented

Streaming is overtaking broadcast, cable, and satellite. But amid all the cord cutting lies a much smaller, yet intriguing, practice: going back to cable. Cord reviving is when cord cutters, or people who previously abandoned traditional TV services in favor of streaming, decide to go back to traditional pay-TV services, like cable. There’s no doubt...

OpenAI’s New Sora App Lets You Deepfake Yourself for Entertainment
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OpenAI’s New Sora App Lets You Deepfake Yourself for Entertainment

On Tuesday, OpenAI released an AI video app called Sora. The platform is powered by OpenAI’s latest video generation model, Sora 2, and revolves around a TikTok-like For You page of user-generated clips. This is the first product release from OpenAI that adds AI-generated sounds to videos. For now, it’s available only on iOS and...