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🚀 SpaceX successfully catches returning Starship boosters
🔮 Apple smart glasses and AirPods with cameras could arrive in 2027
🧠 Jensen Huang wants Nvidia to be a company with 100 million AI assistants
🫠 New Gmail security alert for 2.5B users as AI hack confirmed
🎥 Adobe’s AI-powered video generation is here
🤖 Tesla's robots were human-controlled
🎁 + 8 other news you might like
🔮 + 4 handpicked research papers and tools
🚀 SpaceX successfully catches returning Starship boostersLINK
SpaceX achieved a milestone by successfully catching a Starship booster mid-air using mechanical arms, a major step toward making its rockets rapidly reusable, which is crucial for future Moon and Mars expeditions and massive payload deliveries to space.
During its fifth test flight, the Starship rocket lifted off with immense power, showcasing its capability by firing 33 Raptor engines and reaching nearly orbital speeds before the booster returned to its launch site to be caught by the tower’s arms.
The FAA approved SpaceX's pioneering recovery plan, and the company continues to develop multiple Starship variants and refine its rapid turnaround procedures for future missions.
🔮 Apple smart glasses and AirPods with cameras could arrive in 2027LINK
Apple is expected to launch smart glasses and AirPods with integrated cameras in 2027 as part of its strategy to extend its augmented reality product range beyond the Vision Pro headset, which has faced market limitations.
The Vision Pro, characterized by its $3,500 price tag, has been criticized for its weight and overheating issues, leading to disappointing sales and reduced consumer interest since its debut.
Apple aims to enhance augmented reality accessibility by developing these new devices, acknowledging competition from Meta's more affordably priced smart glasses and planning cheaper and more advanced versions of the Vision Pro in the coming years.
🧠 Jensen Huang wants Nvidia to be a company with 100 million AI assistantsLINK
Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, envisions the company employing 100 million AI agents alongside 50,000 human staff to enhance productivity across its divisions.
Huang believes that integrating AI agents into the workforce can increase productivity, leading to job security and potentially resulting in better business growth and profitability.
🫠 New Gmail security alert for 2.5B users as AI hack confirmedLINK
Google has strengthened security measures for Gmail accounts, but hackers using AI-driven techniques have evolved to create highly convincing scams.
Mitrovic received misleading notifications and calls posing as Google support, where the scam's AI convincingly impersonated a voice, falsely claiming his account was compromised for seven days and accessed from unusual locations, which was part of the deceit.
Mitrovic's experience highlights the threat of AI scams and emphasizes vigilance; users should verify unsolicited contact supposedly from Google, using resources like Google search to check phone numbers and email origins before reacting to prevent credential theft.
🎥 Adobe’s AI-powered video generation is hereLINK
Adobe launched Firefly's new video generation capabilities, allowing users to try out text-to-video and image-to-video models, aiming to enhance editing tasks rather than creating new videos from scratch.
The Generative Extend feature, available in the Premiere Pro beta, enables users to extend video clips by up to two seconds, enhancing the continuity of video and audio without reproducing copyrighted voices or music to prevent legal issues.
Adobe aims to support creatives by paying for video submissions to train its AI model, while encouraging the artistic community to adopt AI tools for expanding creative capacities and meeting the increasing demand for personalized content.
🤖 Tesla's robots were human-controlledLINK
During Tesla's "We, Robot" event, Optimus, Elon Musk's humanoid robot, became the highlight by safely moving through the crowd and interacting with attendees despite lacking true artificial intelligence.
Although Musk claimed Optimus to be Tesla's most significant product, the robots showcased were operated and voiced by humans remotely, posing as a contrast to the fully autonomous image implied during the demonstration.
Critics, such as Tesla content creator Jeremy Judkins, expressed disappointment with Tesla's lack of transparency about the human assistance, viewing it as misleading and calling for more honesty about the robot's capabilities.
Other news you might like
Meta's AI chief Yann LeCun calls AI apocalypse fears 'complete B.S.'.LINK
New ChatGPT prompt goes viral with Sam Altman’s approval.LINK
Meta gets roasted on Threads for suggesting you should fake Northern Lights photos.LINK
NASA to launch mission to a moon of Jupiter thought to contain an underground ocean.LINK
Spotify says it will allow staff to work from home, says employees 'aren't children'.LINK
Stripe, Wise founders want a 'tech renaissance' in Europe to help region rival Silicon Valley.LINK
Scientists Use Human Stem Cells to Restore a Monkey’s Vision.LINK
Internet Archive Is Back Online After DDoS Attacks, But Is Read-Only for Now.LINK
Latest research and tools
Huly: an open-source project management platform designed to facilitate the development of business applications, providing tools for CRM, chat, HRM, ATS, and more, with self-hosting capabilities for easy setup and use on personal servers.LINK
VSCode Extension for HTML: allows for real-time visual editing of HTML within Visual Studio Code, featuring instantaneous preview, integrated element selection, zoom functionality, and script/link management, with unique synchronizing of code and visual selections.LINK
Clipscreen: a tool that creates a virtual monitor to share a specific screen area in video meetings, highlighted by a green rectangle, allowing the user to share just this portion rather than the entire screen or individual windows.LINK
rebase_edit: an interactive tool that simplifies git rebase operations, offering a user-friendly text interface to edit and reorganize commits.LINK
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