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You’ll Want to Slap DJI’s Pin-Sized Action Camera Everywhere

Finally, action cameras are getting small enough that we can actually carry them around on our bodies without entangling ourselves in a jury-rigged mount shaped like a straightjacket. DJI copied Insta360’s homework and then went wild with its new Osmo Nano magnetic wearable camera. There are a few features that could make it your next spy cam, though, as always with DJI, you won’t see it available in the U.S. DJI is mostly known for drones, but its GoPro-like action cameras, such as the Osmo Ac

NASA’s new astronaut class includes SpaceX veterans Anna Menon and Yuri Kubo

SpaceX boasts an impressive alumni list. Some have gone on to found the sector’s biggest startups; others become astronauts. NASA unveiled its 2025 astronaut class this week, and two familiar names popped out: Anna Menon and Yuri Kubo. Both spent more than a decade at SpaceX, where they played critical roles in the company’s rise to the behemoth it is today. Menon joined SpaceX in 2018 after a career at NASA in the Mission Control Center, where she provided biomedical support for astronauts. A

One of These New NASA Astronauts Could Be the First Person to Step on Mars

NASA’s 10 new astronaut candidates are already making history. The 2025 class includes the first person to join the astronaut corps who has previously flown to orbit. It’s also the first class in history to include more women than men. To top things off, one of them could be the first to set foot on the Red Planet. These candidates are joining NASA’s astronaut corps at a time when human exploration of Mars is a key objective for the agency. Acting Administrator Sean Duffy introduced the class o

Broadcom’s prohibitive VMware prices create a learning “barrier,” IT pro says

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced kids to stay home, educators flocked to VMware, and thousands of school districts adopted virtualization. The technology became a solution for distance learning during the pandemic and after, when events such as bad weather and illness can prevent children from physically attending school. But the VMware being sold to K-12 schools today is different from the VMware before and during the pandemic. Now a Broadcom business, the platform features higher prices and

The EU wants Apple, Google and Microsoft to clamp down on online scams

The European Union has asked Apple, Google and Microsoft to explain how they police online financial scams, stepping up enforcement of the Digital Services Act (DSA), as first reported by the Financial Times . Formal information requests were also sent to Booking Holdings, the owner of Booking.com, regarding how the company handles fake accommodation listings. Likewise, regulators will be probing fake banking apps in Apple’s App Store and Google Play. Additionally, they will be taking a close lo

Kirk and Spock’s Original ‘Star Trek’ Uniforms Are Boldly Going Up for Auction

There have been a lot of incredible Hollywood memorabilia auctions lately—and while it’ll be hard to top that $3 million-plus Darth Vader lightsaber, there’s no reason not to also admire these original Star Trek uniforms. If you have the scratch ($10,000-$15,000), you can bid on an original Captain Kirk or Mr. Spock outfit thanks to Heritage Auctions, and that’s just a tiny taste of what’s hitting the block very soon. It all comes from the collection of the late Dr. Stewart Berkowitz, whose mus

Altman, Huang and the last-minute negotiations that sealed the $100 billion OpenAI-Nvidia deal

In this article NVDA Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI (L), and Jensen Huang CEO of Nvidia. Reuters ABILENE, Texas – Sam Altman had a deadline. OpenAI's CEO was headed to Texas to unveil his company's next big infrastructure push, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang wanted in on the action. Through a series of hurried negotiations, late-night calls and last-minute contract tweaks, the two giants of artificial intelligence struck a $100 billion partnership on Mon

Users Are Saying ChatGPT Has Been Lobotomized by a Secret New Update

If you’re puzzled as to why OpenAI’s ChatGPT seems a little stupider lately, you’re not alone. “It straight up told me I was dying out of nowhere when I asked about a hot spot on my arm,” one Reddit user complained. And that’s without getting into how the bot has been going haywire if you ask if for a seahorse emoji, or a list of NFL teams that don’t end with the letter “s,” or getting lawyers fired by making up fake case law. ChatGPT users have been gathering on Reddit to compare notes about

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Nvidia Invests in OpenAI With $100 Billion to Build Out More AI Data Centers

OpenAI and Nvidia have struck one of the biggest partnerships in AI, with Nvidia pledging to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI while supplying the compute power needed to build the company's next generation of models. The deal, announced Monday in a letter of intent, calls for OpenAI to deploy at least 10 gigawatts of Nvidia systems for AI data centers over the coming years. The first phase, one gigawatt, is scheduled for the second half of 2026 on Nvidia's upcoming Vera Rubin platform, named

Volvo says it has big plans for South Carolina factory

Volvo is undergoing something of a restructuring. The automaker wants to be fully electric by 2040, but for that to happen, it needs to remain in business until then. Earlier this year, that meant layoffs, but today, Volvo announced it has big plans for its North American factory in Ridgeville, South Carolina. Volvo has been making cars in South Carolina since 2017, starting with the S60 sedan—a decision I always found slightly curious given that US car buyers had already given up on sedans by

Chinese EV giant BYD says it has a backup plan if it's cut off from Nvidia chips

The Chinese electric car manufacturer BYD presents its models at the Open Space Area during the IAA Mobility in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on September 12, 2025. Li declined to expand on what the plan is, but she pointed to the Covid-19 pandemic during which there was a global shortage of semiconductors which badly affected the auto sector. BYD had "no issue" at the time because it developed a lot of its technology in-house, he said, so it was able to source alternatives quickly. Stella Li, exe

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DJI Osmo Nano review: High-quality video in a truly tiny action cam

DJI might be an innovative company, but it has been playing catch-up to rival Insta360 in the action cam world. A perfect example of that is its latest product, the Osmo Nano ($299). It follows a path Insta360 paved with its tiny Go Ultra and Go 3S, which let you separate the cam from the display to shoot with the least weight possible. Like those, the Nano’s tiny camera can be detached from the screen and easily worn to record activities ranging from extreme watersports to cat cam videos. The

DJI’s smallest action camera will start recording when you nod

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Following recent leaks, DJI has announced its new compact and lightweight Osmo Nano. It’s DJI’s smallest action camera to date but features the same 1 / 1.3-inch sensor with 13.5 stops of dynamic range and 4K / 120fps recording capabilities as the company’s flagship Osmo Action 5 Pro DJI, which launched a year ago. As with competitor products lik

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Nvidia and OpenAI's $100 billion deal sparks global chip stock rally

Major global semiconductor stocks rose on Tuesday after Nvidia announced plans to invest $100 billion in OpenAI. The deal between Nvidia and OpenAI is on a large scale. OpenAI plans to build and deploy Nvidia systems that require 10 gigawatts of power, which is equivalent to 4 million and 5 million graphics processing units (GPUs), according to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. The news sparked a rally on Wall Street, with positive sentiment flowing through to the global chip sector and especially touc

The best password managers of 2025: Expert tested

At a time when data breaches are a daily occurrence, securing your online accounts is a must. When you have a dozen or more online accounts, with each service requiring complex username and password combinations, trying to remember each one is an impossible task. This is where password managers shine. These services remember and securely store your credentials for you to help keep your online accounts safe, and to reduce the risk of users relying on memorable -- but weak -- passwords. They also

How Signal’s Meredith Whittaker Remembers SignalGate: ‘No Fucking Way’

In March of this year, Meredith Whittaker was at her kitchen table in Paris when Signal, the encrypted messaging service she runs, suddenly became an international headline. A colleague sent their group chat the story ricocheting across the globe: “The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans.” Of course, you know the rest: In the piece, The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, detailed how he’d been added to a Signal chat about an upcoming military operation in Yemen.

ChatGPT’s $4.5 subscription is expanding to more countries

Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority TL;DR ChatGPT Go is expanding to one more market. While a wider release is still not in sight, OpenAI notes that the subscription has been very successful since it launched a month ago. OpenAI maintains that it is working to expand access to ChatGPT Go to additional countries and regions. OpenAI is expanding access to ChatGPT Go, its low-cost subscription service to the AI chatbot that costs less than $5. Since its launch, ChatGPT Go has been restricted to t

After India, OpenAI launches its affordable ChatGPT Go plan in Indonesia

In Brief OpenAI is expanding its budget-friendly ChatGPT subscription plan beyond India. The company launched its sub-$5 ChatGPT Go paid plan for the country’s users last month and now is rolling out the same plan in Indonesia for Rp75,000 ($4.50) per month. The ChatGPT Go plan is a mid-tier subscription option that sits between OpenAI’s free version and its premium $20-per-month ChatGPT Plus plan. Users get 10 times higher usage limits than the free plan for sending questions or prompts, gene

US intel officials “concerned” China will soon master reusable launch

SpaceX scored its 500th landing of a Falcon 9 first stage booster on an otherwise routine flight earlier this month, sending 28 Starlink communications satellites into orbit. Barring any unforeseen problems, SpaceX will mark the 500th re-flight of a Falcon first stage later this year. A handful of other US companies, including Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, Relativity Space, and Stoke Space, are on the way to replicating or building on SpaceX's achievements in recycling rocket parts. These launch pro

Germany pushes to block Apple and other U.S. companies from EU’s shared financial data system

The European Union is setting up a new financial data sharing system that will promote the development of new digital financial products. Apple and other U.S. companies, however, may not get access to it. Here are the details. Big Bank vs. Big Tech For the past couple of years, Europe has been setting up the FiDA (Financial Data Access) regulation, which will require banks and financial institutions to share customer data with third parties, provided the customer opts in. In a nutshell, the E

Nvidia Invests in OpenAI With $100 Billion AI Infrastructure Deal

OpenAI and Nvidia have struck one of the biggest partnerships in AI, with Nvidia pledging to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI while supplying the compute power needed to build the company's next generation of models. The deal, announced Monday in a letter of intent, calls for OpenAI to deploy at least 10 gigawatts of Nvidia systems over the coming years. The first phase, one gigawatt, is scheduled for the second half of 2026 on Nvidia's upcoming Vera Rubin platform, named for the late dark-m

NASA names 24th astronaut class, including prior SpaceX crew member

NASA has named its new group of astronaut candidates, including the first person to have orbited Earth before joining the agency's corps. The space agency on Monday introduced the four men and six women who comprise its 2025 trainee class during a ceremony held at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Following two years of basic training, the new candidates will be eligible for mission assignments in low-Earth orbit and on the Moon, as NASA's Artemis program works toward sending the first human

How Nvidia and OpenAI's staggering $100 billion deal could fuel a new age of AI

NurPhoto/Contributor/NurPhoto via Getty Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways This deal seals an NVIDIA and OpenAI partnership for years. This deal is bigger than all of NVIDIA's other AI deals combined. All other AI software companies must be concerned. Nvidia's partnership with OpenAI to deploy at least 10 gigawatts of Nvidia systems in the next few years is a jaw-dropper. Backing this massive investment in OpenAI's data centers is a staggering $100

PSA: Pixelsnap Ring Stand may mark up your caseless Pixel 10

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR There’s a report of the Pixelsnap Ring Stand scratching the back glass of a Pixel 10 Pro. The scratch may be the result of dust or debris getting between the metal ring and the phone. The scratch appeared within 72 hours of using the ring stand on the device. The Pixelsnap Ring Stand has been making headlines lately, but for the wrong reasons. First, there was an issue with the screws becoming undone. Now, there’s a new issue that should be a little c

Image Playground: Apple to expand third-party integration beyond ChatGPT

With macOS Tahoe 26, iPadOS 26, and iOS 26, Apple expanded its partnership with OpenAI to include ChatGPT as a generative image provider on Image Playground. Now it is setting the stage to bring in even more third-party models. When Apple debuted Image Playground, the app leveraged the company’s own models to let users create illustrations based on prompts, or on their contacts. The app offered predefined styles and themes, such as “Birthday,” “Fantasy,” or “Starry Night. “ However, compared w

'We need the smartest people': Nvidia, OpenAI CEOs react to Trump's H-1B visa fee

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Monday commented on President Donald Trump's decision to increase the cost of hiring overseas workers on visas. Trump on Friday announced that he would raise the fee for an H-1B visa to $100,000, leaving companies scrambling. Employers now must have documentation of the payment prior to filing an H-1B petition on behalf of a worker. Applicants will have their petitions restricted for 12 months until the payment is made, according to the White

Stellantis confirms data breach involving customers' contact information

Stellantis — the parent of several auto brands including Dodge, Ram and Chrysler — said customers' personal information was included in a data breach. The automaker said in a statement that "contact information" was procured, but not "financial or sensitive personal" data, as that is not stored on the third-party platform that was breached. "We recently detected unauthorized access to a third-party service provider’s platform that supports our North American customer service operations," Stella

The American Nations regions across North America

Earlier this summer, over at Nationhood Lab, we extended our data models to enable researchers to apply the American Nations model in Canada, This also let us create, for the first time, a master map of these regional cultures across North America. The book the model is based on, American Nations, is a history of the entire continent north of the 25th parallel, including what’s now Canada and northern Mexico. Until now, I’d never had a proper map of what that looks like, facilitating research a

OpenAI and Nvidia’s $100B AI plan will require power equal to 10 nuclear reactors

On Monday, OpenAI and Nvidia jointly announced a letter of intent for a strategic partnership to deploy at least 10 gigawatts of Nvidia systems for OpenAI's AI infrastructure, with Nvidia planning to invest up to $100 billion as the systems roll out. The companies said the first gigawatt of Nvidia systems will come online in the second half of 2026 using Nvidia's Vera Rubin platform. "Everything starts with compute," said Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, in the announcement. "Compute infrastructure w