Oshen built the first ocean robot to collect data in a Category 5 hurricane 

Oshen has signed contracts with multiple government agencies for its C-Star robots to collect ocean data autonomously.

Who gets to inherit the stars? A space ethicist on what we’re not talking about

While it’s easy to romanticize space as an escape to a pristine frontier where people will float weightlessly among the stars, it’s worth remembering there are no oceans or mountains or chirpy birds in space. It’s “not nice up there,” said Rubenstein. “It is not nice at all.”

Trump administration’s legal setbacks are good news for offshore wind — and the grid

Three offshore wind projects under construction on the U.S. East Coast are back to building after judges rebuked the Department of the Interior’s actions.

Why Silicon Valley is really talking about fleeing California (it’s not the 5%)

As highlighted Friday in the New York Post, the proposed wealth tax would hit founders on their voting shares rather than the actual equity they own.

Chinese EVs inch closer to the US as Canada slashes tariffs

The country is dropping its import tax from 100% to just 6.1%, with an initial annual cap of 49,000 cars.

YouTube relaxes monetization guidelines for some controversial topics

These controversial topics include self-harm, abortion, suicide, and domestic and sexual abuse.

How a hacking campaign targeted high-profile Gmail and WhatsApp users across the Middle East

The phishing campaign targeted users on WhatsApp, including an Iranian-British activist, and stole the credentials of a Lebanese cabinet minister and at least one journalist.

X is down for the second time this week

Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, is down for the second time this week. Nearly 80,000 reports have spiked on Down Detector since around 10 a.m. ET Friday morning.

Trump administration wants tech companies to buy $15B of power plants they may not use

In an attempt to alleviate rising electricity prices, the White House wants grid operator PJM to hold an auction for new generating capacity, and it wants tech companies to bid.

The AI healthcare gold rush is here

AI companies are clustering around healthcare and fast.  In just the past week, OpenAI bought health startup Torch, Anthropic launched Claude for healthcare, and Sam Altman-backed MergeLabs closed a $250 million seed round at an $850 million valuation. The money and products are pouring into health and voice AI, but so are concerns about hallucination risks, inaccurate medical information, and… Continua a leggere The AI healthcare gold rush is here