Google to Launch a Test Satellite Carrying TPU Chips Into Orbit
Google plans to launch a refrigerator sized test satellite carrying four TPU chips on October 1, an early experiment in orbital AI data centers.
Construction & Infrastructure
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Alibaba Unveils Zhenwu V900 Chip and Plans a Qwen Model of Up to 10 Trillion Parameters
Alibaba unveiled its Zhenwu V900 AI chip and confirmed plans for a Qwen model of up to 10 trillion parameters, alongside a target of more than 20 gigawatts of cloud capacity by 2032.
Google Opens Pre-Orders for Its Gemini-Powered Googlebook Laptops
Google began taking pre-orders for Googlebook, a new premium laptop line built around Gemini, with partners including Acer, Dell, HP and Lenovo.
Trump Wants to Rename “Artificial Intelligence”
Trump posted a poll asking followers to pick a new name for AI, while dismissing safety concerns as a Democratic hoax and announcing plans for an...
GPT-6 Astra Reportedly Cracks an 83-Year-Old Nazi Enigma Message in 10 Hours
A Bloomberg developer says GPT-6 Astra decrypted a 1941 Wehrmacht radio message that had gone unsolved for 83 years, in about ten hours of AI-assisted work.
AI Agents Now Have Hotlines to Report Each Other
New tools let AI agents report misbehaving peers to humans, building on research showing agents will spontaneously whistleblow, though not always effectively.
Contractors Are Reading Real ChatGPT Conversations, Report Finds
OpenAI pays hundreds of contractors to read real ChatGPT conversations and rate the chatbot's replies, a practice most users likely don't know exists.
China Proposes an Open AI Ecosystem for BRICS Nations
Xi Jinping proposed joint language-model development and specialist training across BRICS, but announced no named models, access terms or rollout timetable.
Google DeepMind Maps Every Possible Human Genome Mutation
Google DeepMind released AlphaGenome Atlas, precomputed AI predictions for all 9 billion possible single-letter DNA mutations in the human genome.
Anthropic is Racing Toward Something It Admits Could Kill Us All, Says Ex-Researcher
An Anthropic researcher resigned warning AI labs are racing toward uncontrollable superintelligence, and the company's alignment lead publicly agreed with more than 10% odds of catastrophe.