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The robot NASA hired to lift a orbital telescope is tumbling out of control
According to NASA, two of the three reaction wheels that control the spacecraft's alignment have failed, and there are problems with one of the spacecraft's thruster systems.
techcrunch.com
The Always-Busy Mike Flanagan May Next Tackle ‘Warhammer 40K’
The 'Doctor Sleep,' 'Carrie,' and 'Exorcist' filmmaker is getting his hands on the Henry Cavill led game adaptation.
gizmodo.com
Ozlo’s Sleepbuds 2 build on Bose’s sleep earbud legacy
Ozlo’s first major update to its sleep earbuds introduces longer battery life, improved connectivity, enhanced audio, and new sleep features as the startup continues the product line once abandoned by Bose.
techcrunch.com
Samsung’s chip workers are jumping ship to rival SK Hynix 
Lee, an engineer at Samsung’s semiconductor division, clocks out when his shift ends. He used to work longer hours, going the extra mile to excel at his projects. But lately, he’s been coming straight home to work on his job application for the chipmaker’s South Korean rival SK H…
MIT Technology Review
Streaming Gaming Handhelds Would Make Sense if They Were Actually Good
When consoles cost way too much, the only cheap hardware may require a subscription.
gizmodo.com
Astronomers Spotted a Wandering Black Hole at the Edge of Its Galaxy. Then It Found a Snack
The otherwise invisible object revealed itself with a flash of light as it munched on its stellar dinner.
gizmodo.com
International tech
From CXMT to Zhipu: How Alibaba’s investment pays off with a growing AI and chip portfolio
ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) and Zhipu AI have not only seen their share prices skyrocket, but they have also handed a windfall to their common backer: Alibaba Group Holding. Before the listing of China’s memory-chip giant on Monday, Alibaba owned nearly 5 per cent of CXMT…
scmp.com
Cursor Doubles Down On India, Launches India-Specific AI Coding Plan
US-based AI coding major Cursor has introduced an India-only subscription plan, Cursor Start, priced at ₹649 per month. The launch…
inc42.com
QQ Pet returns as Tencent integrates Hunyuan Hy3 into the classic virtual companion
Tencent on Monday announced the return of its classic virtual pet service, QQ Pet, in a redesigned form. The new version features 3D character models and is powered by Tencent’s in-house Hunyuan Hy3 large language model, which supports more natural interactions and proactive resp…
technode.com
Indian EV makers beat Tesla and BYD on energy efficiency
Tata Motors and Mahindra topped a global ranking of battery efficiency, showing India's strength in building frugal electric cars — even as they lag on charging speed and driving range.
restofworld.org
Hualong One and Linglong One: China Nuclear Power Technology Takes Flight With 41 Reactors Deployed and Modular Small Reactor Pioneering Global Standards
CNNC Hualong One reaches 41 units deployed or under construction, Linglong One small modular reactor reaches 90% installation as first SMR passing IAEA safety review globally.
pandaily.com
InfiMaker seeks to bring industrial manufacturing to every desktop with AI
When people think of advanced manufacturing, they typically picture multimillion-dollar industrial machines operating inside factories, not a compact device sitting on a desk. But that’s precisely the perception InfiMaker, a startup founded in 2024, is trying to change. The start…
technode.com

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How NVIDIA Builds Open Models for the Age of AI
Bryan Catanzaro, VP of Applied Deep Learning Research at NVIDIA, walked us through how his team builds the company’s open models, the reasoning behind their architecture, and why NVIDIA open-sources so much of it.
bytebytego.com
Breaking the Parental Lock on an XBox 360 is Very Much an Inconvenience
There are many ways to soft-brick a device to the point where it cannot easily be used again, and “Cloud locks” or parental locks are probably at the top of …read more
hackaday.com
Sharkfin Bites Attack Shark
The Attack Shark is a modern keyboard with fancy magnetic keyswitches, macros, configurable blinky LEDs, and more. The problem is that the configuration software only works on Windows, so [JR …read more
hackaday.com
New HIV vaccine shows unprecedented success in preclinical study
Article URL: https://www.lji.org/news-events/news/post/new-hiv-vaccine-shows-unprecedented-success-in-preclinical-study/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49083314 Points: 457 # Comments: 216
lji.org
Samsung’s SmartThings API Terminates Free Access
If there’s one constant in the world of commercial home automation solutions, it is that of decreasing availability and higher costs as time goes on. So too with Samsung’s SmartThings, …read more
hackaday.com
A walk through of the DeltaNet family of linear attention variants
Article URL: https://blog.doubleword.ai/you-could-have-come-up-with-kimi-delta-attention Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49085909 Points: 271 # Comments: 111
doubleword.ai
Why Is Textile Work Not Taught To Engineers?
A talk from the recent Electromagnetic Field event in the UK caught our eye, in which [Amy Jeskins] looked at the overlooked engineering skill of pattern cutting. She takes us …read more
hackaday.com
Substack writers, you need a website
Article URL: https://elizabethtai.com/2026/06/10/substack-writers-you-need-a-website/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49086788 Points: 243 # Comments: 139
elizabethtai.com
Stop Killing the Internet: No Digital ID and No Age Verification
Article URL: https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/details/2026/000011_en Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49084938 Points: 353 # Comments: 105
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