Cody Wilson says his AI model can generate new gun designs for 3D printing. We saw him fire the first one.
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A beautiful laptop built for an AI future that hasn’t quite arrived.
Then check out this episode of TWiT’s Tech News Weekly, where I chat with host Mikah Sargent for an hour about HomeView, Apple TV, HomePod Mini 2, and the Apple Home Collection. (Audio options here.)
The Network feed will be limited to your connections, and accounts you follow. It’s part of a wave of new and upcoming features including virtual business cards, profile notes to help you remember where you met someone, and new tools for LinkedIn creators to monetize their accounts.
$330 million is going towards expanding manufacturing plans next year that aim to produce up to 150 rocket upper stages. Blue Origin is also requesting to increase launches from 12 to 50 per year, and plans to “support multiple flights per week by the end of the decade.” That involves building additional New Glenn launch pads at Cape Canaveral, alongside restoring the one that blew up in May.
Beijing is reportedly considering adding 23 AI technologies to its export-control list, including chip designs, agents, model weights, and source code. China has been steadily gaining on the US with recent releases like Kimi K3, and has been the target of Western AI-related export controls amid growing competition to maintain control over the strategic technology.
[Bloomberg.com]
What else do you need from the Tesla Roadster? I mean, it can apparently fly and do kickflips too, but this video shows what you’ll actually be seeing inside the driver’s seat, including an interactive 3D X-Ray of the car you can check out on its infotainment system.
In a noncommittal X post, Elon Musk said SpaceX will “probably” follow in Anthropic’s footsteps and allow external evaluators access to its AI systems. The tentative pledge comes amid growing concerns about the risks of frontier AI models and criticism that voluntary measures leave companies largely policing themselves.
The Independent reports an upcoming government white paper will include plans to extend the UK’s £180 (about $240) annual TV Licence — which is required to watch broadcast TV, BBC iPlayer, and live TV on streaming services — to cover all online streaming content, including Prime Video, Netflix, Disney Plus, and YouTube. Yikes.
[The Independent]
