Anthropic is asking shareholders to approve a share structure, reported within days by The Information, that would give CEO Dario Amodei and his six co-founders combined shares carrying 50.1% of voting power on most matters, contingent on at least three founders retaining a minimum stake. The plan would also expand founder board seats from two to three, keep board selection largely with the Long-Term Benefit Trust, and give employees stock to break ties on certain votes.
Elon Musk said xAI will bring 220,000 Nvidia GB300 GPUs online next week, another 220,000 in November, and potentially 220,000 more by late December. Combined with existing hardware at Colossus 1 and Colossus 2, this would give xAI about 1.1 million GB300 GPUs and 1.44 million GPUs in total. Musk also noted that Colossus 1, an inefficient mix of Hopper and Blackwell chips for training Grok, has been rented out to Anthropic for inference.
Seven years after its founding, Starfish Space will send its first Otter spacecraft into orbit next month aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter mission. The demonstration flight, called SSPICY, is being conducted for NASA and will have Otter approach several defunct US-owned satellites to gather data on their spin rates and condition without docking.
Android Authority found new code strings in Pixel Buds app version 1.0.981607934 referencing a 'Mute & unmute' feature. The strings describe a single tap on either earbud to mute or unmute during a call, with a footer noting the feature would be limited to Pixel devices using the Phone and Google Meet apps.
Theoretical physicists have developed the AdS/CFT correspondence, a mathematical framework showing that a gravitational theory in a given volume of space is equivalent to a quantum theory operating on its boundary surface. The idea, now known broadly as the holographic principle, implies that the amount of information in a region depends on its surface area rather than its volume, and it underlies a widely accepted resolution to the black hole information paradox that Stephen Hawking raised.
MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris found images inside Apple's code showing a HomePod mini in five colors, including three new ones — green, pink, and blue — alongside existing white and black options. The same leak also revealed a fourth-generation Apple TV 4K that appears to keep its current external design, with no other specifications disclosed.
Amazon has expanded its early fall Prime Day promotions with a $50 discount on the new M5 Max Mac Studio, AirPods Pro 3 at $199 (down from $249), and Powerbeats Pro 2 at $50 off. Additional deals include a two-pack of Beats USB-C cables for $14, a 60% price cut on the Ring Battery Doorbell 2K to $40, and discounts on iPhone 18 Pro cases and chargers.
Researchers studying remote Alaskan rivers have found some running orange, with metal concentrations measured up to 70 times above typical background levels. Scientists attribute the discoloration to thawing permafrost exposing previously frozen minerals to water and air, despite the watersheds being largely undisturbed by human activity.
Tesla has started delivering its first all-electric Semi trucks to customers, nearly ten years after unveiling the vehicle in 2017. The trucks are being built at a new factory next to Tesla's Reno Gigafactory, which the company says can produce up to 50,000 units a year and will create 3,000 local jobs. The top-range Semi is expected to travel 500-plus miles per charge and cost just under $300,000 before incentives.
Geely announced a new battery pack capable of charging at up to 2.2 MW, going from 10 to 70 percent charge in 4.5 minutes and 10 to 98 percent in 8 minutes 40 seconds. The company says AI-driven predictive thermal management keeps average pack temperature around 55°C, with micro pulses of current used to reactivate lithium ions and extend battery life by 20 percent. The technology has already been tested in the Zeekr 001 and Lynk & Co 10 models.
Amazon is selling the Razer Kishi V3 Pro XL, a USB-C telescopic game controller for large tablets, at $159.99, a $40 cut from its $199.99 list price. The accessory is designed for iPad and Android tablets up to 13 inches, featuring full-size TMR thumbsticks, passthrough charging and a headphone jack, and supports native mobile games, cloud gaming and remote play.
Google plans to send a refrigerator-sized test satellite called MWP aboard a SpaceX Transporter 18 rideshare flight on Oct. 1, built in partnership with satellite imaging company Planet. The solar-powered craft is part of Google's Project Suncatcher initiative and is meant to test whether AI chips, including TPUs, can withstand launch and operate in orbit, rather than perform substantial computing tasks.
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