Science & Tech

Météo-France Files Criminal Complaint After Anomalous Paris Airport Readings Settled Polymarket Bets

Météo-France filed a criminal complaint after two isolated temperature spikes at Paris CDG were used to settle Polymarket weather bets.

#polymarket, #meteo, #paris, #predictionmarkets

Space Force Delivers Final GPS III Satellite, Completing Block III Production

The Space Force launched GPS III-8 (SV-10) on April 21, completing the Block III production run and advancing GPS modernization toward GPS IIIF.

#gps, #spaceforce, #spacex, #satellites, #launch

Google Splits TPU Line: New TPU 8t for Training, TPU 8i for Low-Latency Inference

Google unveils two eighth-generation TPUs — TPU 8t for training and TPU 8i for inference — at Google Cloud Next, available later this year.

$GOOGL, $GOOG, #google, #ai, #tpu, #cloud

Preprint Says Federated-Learning Clients Could Remotely Trigger Rowhammer Bit Flips on Servers

An arXiv preprint claims manipulated federated-learning clients can cause Rowhammer bit flips on a server. The work is under review and unverified.

#cybersecurity, #federatedlearning, #rowhammer, #aisecurity

Microsoft Cuts Xbox Game Pass Prices in U.S., But Call of Duty Won’t Launch on Service

Microsoft lowers U.S. Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass monthly prices but says new Call of Duty games won’t hit Game Pass at launch.

$MSFT, #xbox, #gamepass, #microsoft, #gaming

Apple Names John Ternus CEO; Tim Cook to Become Executive Chairman on Sept. 1, 2026

Apple announced Tim Cook will become executive chairman Sept. 1, 2026, with hardware chief John Ternus named CEO in a board-approved succession plan.

$AAPL, #apple, #leadership, #technology

Amazon to Invest $5 Billion in Anthropic, With Up to $20 Billion More Tied to Milestones

Amazon will invest $5B in Anthropic now, with up to $20B more tied to milestones; Anthropic pledges to spend over $100B on AWS and use Trainium and Graviton.

$AMZN, #amazon, #anthropic, #ai, #cloud

LayerZero links $292M Kelp DAO exploit to DPRK-linked Lazarus Group

LayerZero says a forged cross‑chain message let attackers drain 116,500 rsETH (~$292M) from Kelp DAO on April 18; private attribution points to DPRK-linked Lazarus.

#crypto, #defi, #layerzero, #cybersecurity, #lazarus

Blue Origin Reuses New Glenn Booster, but Upper-Stage Problem Leaves AST SpaceMobile Satellite in Off-Nominal Orbit

Blue Origin's third New Glenn flight reused its booster, but an apparent upper-stage issue left AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 in an off-nominal orbit.

#blueorigin, #newglenn, #astspacemobile, #satellite

India draft rules would tie platforms’ safe-harbor to ministry directives; Human Rights Watch urges withdrawal

Draft MeitY amendments would expand oversight of intermediaries and bring user-posted news under India's digital media code; HRW urges withdrawal.

#india, #internet-regulation, #freedom-of-expression, #meity

Networkgo Steps In, Revises Pickmos After Accusations It Copied Pokémon and Fan Art

Networkgo says it has taken over Pickmos' development and is revising the game after accusations it copied Pokémon, Palworld and fan artists' designs.

#gaming, #video-games, #copyright, #indie-games

Researchers say nearly-inaudible audio can hijack voice AIs; paper claims demos on Mistral, Microsoft

A new paper says nearly-inaudible audio prompts can steer voice AI into unauthorized actions; authors report demos on Mistral and Microsoft.

#ai, #cybersecurity, #voiceai, #mistral, #microsoft

TSMC profit surges 58% in Q1 2026 as AI demand fuels record margins

TSMC's Q1 2026 net income rose 58% as AI and HPC chips boost revenue and margins; company sticks to a record $52–56B 2026 capex plan.

$TSM, #tsmc, #ai, #semiconductors, #chipmaking

OpenAI expands Trusted Access for Cyber, unveils GPT‑5.4‑Cyber and pledges $10M in credits

OpenAI scales its Trusted Access for Cyber program, launches GPT‑5.4‑Cyber for vetted defenders and commits $10M in API credits to security teams.

#openai, #cybersecurity, #ai, #gpt5

At AAAI‑26, AI Generated Reviews for Nearly 23,000 Full-Review Papers

AAAI added one clearly labeled AI review to each main-track paper at AAAI-26, producing critiques for about 22,977 full-review papers in under 24 hours.

#ai, #peer-review, #academia, #conference