Science & Tech

Valve sets May 4 release date and $99 price for new Steam Controller

Valve will release its revamped Steam Controller on May 4 for $99, with dual trackpads, TMR thumbsticks, gyro, Grip Sense and a magnetic charging Puck.

#valve, #steam, #controller, #hardware, #gaming

GitHub to Shift Copilot to Token-Based 'AI Credits' Usage Billing on June 1, 2026

GitHub will replace premium request units with token-based GitHub AI Credits on June 1, 2026; subscription prices unchanged, with pooled credits and admin controls.

$MSFT, #technology, #github, #ai, #pricing

Amazon Says Meta Will Deploy AWS Graviton CPUs at Scale for ‘Agentic AI’

Amazon says Meta has agreed to run tens of millions of AWS Graviton CPU cores for agentic AI tasks — expanding Meta’s mix of cloud and chip partners.

$META, $AMZN, #amazon, #meta, #graviton, #cloud, #ai

Cisco-backed team posts preprint and unveils prototype 'Universal Quantum Switch' for photonic entanglement routing

Cisco-backed researchers posted a preprint and announced a prototype 'Universal Quantum Switch' that routes entangled photonic qubits with low decoherence and MHz–GHz reconfiguration.

$CSCO, #quantum, #photonics, #cisco, #quantumnetworking

Aave Faces $123.7M–$230.1M Potential Loss After KelpDAO rsETH Bridge Exploit

Aave warns it may incur $123.7M–$230.1M in bad debt after a forged cross-chain packet exploited KelpDAO’s rsETH bridge and triggered major DeFi outflows.

#defi, #aave, #layerzero, #kelpdao, #crypto

Pentagon Requests $2.3 Billion for Maven Smart System as AI Moves Into Core Warfighting Role

The Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 budget asks $2.3B for the Maven Smart System and Joint Fires Network, marking a shift to make AI central to CJADC2.

#defense, #ai, #pentagon, #maven, #cjadc2

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