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☁️ OpenAI signs $300 billion cloud deal with Oracle
🛰️ Starlink plans to become a global carrier
🤖 China's R1 robot challenges Tesla's Optimus
🚀 SpaceX to fly bigger, fully reusable Starship in 2026
🤝 Vimeo to be acquired by Bending Spoons for $1.38 billion
🚁 Uber is adding helicopter and seaplane rides
🎁 + 13 other news you might like
🔮 + 5 handpicked research papers and tools
☁️ OpenAI signs $300 billion cloud deal with Oracle LINK
OpenAI reportedly signed a contract with Oracle to purchase $300 billion worth of compute power, with the five-year agreement scheduled to begin sometime during the year of 2027.
This deal continues OpenAI's strategy of diversifying its cloud providers beyond Microsoft Azure, a move that also includes a recent agreement with competitor Google for more compute power.
The timing aligns with OpenAI's involvement in the Stargate Project, a $500 billion investment with SoftBank and Oracle to build new domestic data center projects over the next four years.
🛰️ Starlink plans to become a global carrier LINK
Following a deal to buy radio spectrum from EchoStar, Elon Musk suggested Starlink could become a global carrier, offering users a single solution for home broadband and direct-to-cell service.
The plan requires SpaceX to launch new cellular Starlink satellites while phone makers add support for the 1.9GHz and 2GHz bands, a process that could take about two years.
Industry analysts and AT&T's CEO remain skeptical, noting the acquired spectrum is likely not enough to replace terrestrial networks in dense cities, making partnerships with existing MNOs more plausible.
🤖 China's R1 robot challenges Tesla's Optimus LINK
Chinese tech company Ant Group is showing its new R1 humanoid robot, which was recently demonstrated cooking shrimp for audiences at the IFA 2025 tech show in Berlin.
The company is testing the R1 in community centers and restaurants, suggesting future uses for the bot as a caregiver in healthcare or as a robotic tour guide for travelers.
However, a video from the event shows the robot placing a box on a counter at a glacial pace, and the company has not provided a price or launch date yet.
🚀 SpaceX to fly bigger, fully reusable Starship in 2026 LINK
SpaceX plans to demonstrate Starship's full reusability during 2026, a milestone that includes delivering over 100 tons of payload to what Elon Musk calls a useful orbit.
This goal relies on the Block 3 design, which adds next-generation Raptor engines, an upgraded transfer tube, and a new aft dome fitted with metallic heat shield tiles.
The schedule includes one more Block 2 test in 2025 before a sub-orbital flight of the redesigned Block 3 vehicle, which is planned for the early part of 2026.
🤝 Vimeo to be acquired by Bending Spoons for $1.38 billion LINK
Italian mobile application developer Bending Spoons announced its plan to acquire video platform Vimeo for $1.38 billion in an all-cash deal, expecting the transaction to close by Q4 this year.
The acquiring company’s chief executive said he is planning ambitious investments across Vimeo’s business, from its creator-focused tools and enterprise offerings to its responsible AI-enabled features.
The Milan-based firm has a pattern of purchasing struggling companies like Evernote and WeTransfer, then laying off numerous employees and scaling back services available to free users.
🚁 Uber is adding helicopter and seaplane rides LINK
Through a new partnership with Joby Aviation, Uber will integrate Blade's helicopter and seaplane passenger services into its app for booking flights as early as 2026.
When the service launches, users can book Blade flights directly through the app, either by-the-seat on scheduled trips or by deciding to charter an entire flight.
Blade currently offers its passenger services in the New York City area, the Hamptons, and South Florida, with flight routes also in Aspen, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas.
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- Google brings ads to AI-generated answers worldwideLINK
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- AI salespeople aren't better than humans… yetLINK
- Apple wants $2,000 for a maxed out iPhone 17 Pro MaxLINK
Latest research and tools
Dotter: a tool to manage and deploy configuration files across multiple computers, simplifying setup and automatically handling machine-specific settings.LINK
UGMM-NN: Univariate Gaussian Mixture Model Neural Network: this paper proposes a neural network that uses a statistical model to estimate a complete probability distribution for its predictions instead of just a single number.LINK
Knots and π-Calculus (2010): this paper presents a way to describe mathematical knots using a formal language from computer science for modeling concurrent systems.LINK
XML Prompting Revolution: Math Proofs for Guaranteed LLM Stability: the paper introduces a prompting method using XML that is mathematically proven to guarantee stable and reliable outputs from language models.LINK
Database Entity Recognition with Data Augmentation and Deep Learning: this paper shows that using deep learning and creating additional training data can improve how accurately specific entities are identified within databases.LINK
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