SpaceX has announced that entrepreneur Chun Wang will join a planned Starship mission that will fly past Mars and return to Earth, as well as a separate lunar orbit flight before it. The mission is privately funded and still in development, with no confirmed landing plans, while SpaceX continues testing Starship for future deep-space travel.
WeatherlyIndonesia blocked access to Polymarket after users placed bets on whether President Prabowo Subianto would leave office before his term ends in 2029. Authorities said the platform violated the country’s gambling laws and warned that prediction markets involving political speculation would not be allowed.
WeatherlyGeorge Hotz warned that AI coding agents are producing large amounts of flawed software that looks convincing but hides deeper problems. After testing the tools for six months, he argued that companies relying heavily on AI-generated code could see software quality decline even as productivity rises.
AnaisHuawei unveiled a new chip design method that it claims could produce 1.4nm-level AI chips by 2031 without relying on restricted Western manufacturing tools. The announcement raised fresh questions about Nvidia’s dominance, as China pushes harder to build its own advanced semiconductor industry despite US sanctions.
WeatherlyHyperliquid has launched prediction markets for US inflation and other real-world events using its HIP-4 system. Validators now settle outcomes directly, and the first CPI market has already started trading.
AnaisAnt Group has launched AI payment tools that let AI agents handle purchases and subscriptions using Alipay. The system is already used across apps and devices, with over 100 million users and 300 million transactions.
WeatherlyA former senior CIA official was arrested after FBI agents allegedly found more than $40 million worth of gold bars, $2 million in cash and luxury watches inside his Virginia home. Investigators say David Rush falsely claimed military and academic qualifications for years while secretly taking government funds meant for work-related expenses.
AnaisA South Korean court has arrested YouTuber Kim Se-ui over claims he spread false allegations about actor Kim Soo-hyun using AI-generated audio and edited messages. Authorities say the content damaged the actor’s career, while his agency insists the claims have been proven false after investigation.
WeatherlyMeta is launching paid subscription plans for Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and its Meta AI chatbot, with prices ranging from US$2.99 to US$19.99 per month. The company is expanding subscriptions as it spends heavily on artificial intelligence and looks for new income beyond advertising.
AnaisAmazon MGM Studios approved three AI-developed children’s animated shows — “Punky Duck”, “Love, Diana Music Hunters” and “Cupcake & Friends” — cutting production timelines from around two years to just a few months.
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