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Astroport and Vermeer want to bring heavy construction equipment to the Moon
Astroport Space Technologies and Vermeer Corporation have announced a collaboration to adapt industrial surface mining equipment for autonomous lunar construction, a partnership that both companies frame as delivering the heavy machinery, or “Lunar Iron,” needed to build a permanent human presence on the Moon. The announcement, made at the 20th International Conference on Engineering, Science, […]This story continues at The Next Web
OpenAI opens its cybersecurity model to thousands of defenders in race with Anthropic’s Mythos
In short: OpenAI is releasing GPT-5.4-Cyber, a model fine-tuned for defensive cybersecurity with lowered refusal boundaries and binary reverse engineering capabilities, and scaling its Trusted Access for Cyber programme to thousands of verified defenders. The move comes a week after Anthropic restricted its more powerful Mythos model to just 11 organisations, setting up a philosophical […]This story continues at The Next Web
Spotify is selling physical books now, and it makes more sense than you think
In short: Spotify has launched physical book sales in the US and UK through a partnership with Bookshop.org, letting users buy print copies via affiliate links on audiobook pages within the app. The feature sits alongside Page Match, which now works in 30+ languages and lets readers scan a book page to sync with the […]This story continues at The Next Web
Anthropic, Google, and Microsoft paid AI agent bug bounties, then kept quiet about the flaws
In short:Security researcher Aonan Guan hijacked AI agents from Anthropic, Google, and Microsoft via prompt injection attacks on their GitHub Actions integrations, stealing API keys and tokens in each case. All three companies paid bug bounties quietly, $100 from Anthropic, $500 from GitHub, an undisclosed amount from Google, but none published public advisories or assigned […]This story continues at The Next Web
Google classifies back button hijacking as spam, enforcement starts June 2026
In short: Google is classifying “back button hijacking” as spam, targeting sites that abuse the browser History API to trap users when they try to navigate away. Enforcement begins 15 June 2026, with penalties ranging from manual spam actions to algorithmic ranking demotions. Site owners are liable even when the offending code comes from third-party […]This story continues at The Next Web
Snap cuts 1,000 jobs as Spiegel bets AI can do the work of a bigger workforce
Snap is cutting roughly 1,000 jobs, or 16% of its full-time workforce, as CEO Evan Spiegel cites AI-driven efficiency gains and pursues more than $500 million in annualised cost savings. The layoffs follow a public campaign by activist investor Irenic Capital Management, which had explicitly recommended eliminating about 1,000 roles. SNAP shares jumped roughly 8% […]This story continues at The Next Web
A US judge ruled that a fraud defendant’s AI chats with Claude are not privileged
In a February ruling described as the first of its kind in the US, Judge Jed Rakoff found that Bradley Heppner’s conversations with Anthropic’s Claude about his legal exposure stripped away both attorney-client privilege and work-product protection, because an AI is not a lawyer and public AI platforms have no confidentiality obligation. More than a […]This story continues at The Next Web
HBO Max comes to India through exclusive JioHotstar deal at 50 cents a month
HBO Max has launched in India through an exclusive partnership with JioHotstar, the streaming platform born from Reliance Industries’ $8.5 billion merger with Walt Disney’s Indian operations. The deal brings a dedicated HBO Max-branded hub to JioHotstar’s 100 million-plus paid subscribers, available as an add-on starting at ₹49 per month, roughly 50 US cents, making […]This story continues at The Next Web
The Axie Infinity co-founder who survived a $620M North Korean hack is now building AI drone detection for Europe’s defence
Stendr, a Norwegian counter-drone startup led by Aleksander Leonard Larsen, who co-founded blockchain gaming unicorn Sky Mavis, has raised a $5.4M oversubscribed pre-seed from RainFall, ACME, SkyFall, and a consortium of European defence and tech investors. Stendr, a Norwegian defence technology startup developing AI-driven systems to detect and track drones, has raised $5.4 million in […]This story continues at The Next Web
Adobe’s new Firefly AI assistant turns Creative Cloud into a single conversational interface
Adobe launched the Firefly AI Assistant, a conversational agent that orchestrates tasks across Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom, Illustrator, Express, and Frame.io using natural language. Previously codenamed Project Moonlight, it enters public beta in coming weeks, integrates with third-party models including Anthropic’s Claude, and maintains context across sessions. Adobe also announced Firefly Image Model 5, Custom Models, […]This story continues at The Next Web
After sale of its shoe business, Allbirds pivots to AI
Allbirds is ditching wool sneakers for AI servers, rebranding as NewBird AI after locking in a $50M convertible financing facility.
Sweden blames Russian hackers for attempting ‘destructive’ cyberattack on thermal plant
Sweden's minister for civil defense said Russian hackers are "now attempting destructive cyber attacks against organizations in Europe."
Snap is cutting 1,000 jobs, 16% of its workforce
The company cites advancements in AI for the cuts.
Exclusive: Intel Tells Staff It Will Disclose Scope Of Work With Elon Musk In ‘Coming Weeks’
Intel plans to disclose to staff the “scope and nature” of its involvement with Elon Musk’s ambitious “Terafab” chip manufacturing project in the “coming weeks,” according to a memo its CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, sent last week.
Elon Musk vs Jeff Bezos: Who will reach the Moon first in new space race?
The space race is no longer confined to global powers like the US, Russia, and China. Private aerospace companies led by US billionaires are also entering the fray, competing for lucrative NASA...
Elon Musk’s X Launches Smart Cashtags for BTC, ETH, XRP, DOGE, MSTR, COIN, Others
Elon Musk’s X has officially debuted Smart Cashtags for stocks and crypto. This new feature adds interactive, real-time ...
Apple Threatened to Drop Elon Musk’s Grok From App Store Over ‘Sexualized Deepfakes’: Report
Apple threatened to remove Elon Musk's AI app Grok in January over concern about "sexualized deepfakes," according to a new ...
NAACP sues Elon Musk's XAI over Memphis data center air pollution
Elopn Musk, who is the world's richest person, has been counting on the greater Memphis area to serve as the backbone for xAI ...
Elon Musk promised 'random' $1M giveaways. Now he's fighting to avoid testifying.
Federal suits in Austin allege the Tesla and SpaceX CEO misled voters. Their attorneys seek his testimony and documents ...
Reid Hoffman weighs in on the ‘tokenmaxxing’ debate
Reid Hoffman says tracking AI token use can gauge adoption, but cautions it should be paired with context and not treated as a direct productivity metric.