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The spacecraft, built by Maxar Space Systems, will operate its electric thrusters for the equivalent of three months between now and November to keep the mission on track for arrival at asteroid Psyche in 2029. ....

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A shark scientist reflects on Jaws at 50
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photo of IDS Imaging's GigE uEye LE series cameras.

IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH will expand its GigE uEye LE series of project cameras at the end of June 2025 to include models equipped with Sony Starvis 2 sensors. These sensors are designed to support image processing applications in quality assurance, medical technology, and automation, and aim to maintain consistent performance in...

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Record DDoS pummels site with once-unimaginable 7.3Tbps of junk trafficRecord DDoS pummels site with once-unimaginable 7.3Tbps of junk traffic

Large-scale attacks designed to bring down Internet services by sending them more traffic than they can process keep getting bigger, with the largest one yet, measured at 7.3 terabits per second, being reported Friday by Internet security and performance provider Cloudflare. ....

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Applied Intuition raises $600M for autonomous driving tech

Applied Intuition&s Vehicle OS lets users develop, deploy, and update autonomous vehicle software, hardware, and AI applications. | Source: Applied Intuition

Applied Intuition raised $600 million in a Series F funding round and tender offer this week. This latest round values Applied Intuition at $15 billion. The company said the funding will...

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How a data center company uses stranded renewable energyHow a data center company uses stranded renewable energy

“Decisions around where data centers get built have shifted dramatically over the last six months, with access to power now playing the most significant role in location scouting,” Joshi said.

Soluna, like other data center developers looking to rely on renewable energy, buys the excess power from wind, hydro, and solar plants that they can’t sell to the grid....

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Microsoft lays out its path to useful quantum computingMicrosoft lays out its path to useful quantum computing

So, the paper describes how some logical operations can be performed relatively easily, while a few others require manipulations of the error correction scheme in order to work. ....

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If becoming a spy sounds like an exciting way to live like a le Carré character, let this newest affidavit from confessed Rippling spy Keith O’Brien serve as a warning.

On Friday, an Irish judge granted O’Brien a restraining order against several men who have not yet been identified, according to the court order seen by A Technology NewsRoom. O...

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As of the beginning of June, it is officially summer, and that means sunny days, perfect for taking the drone out for some fun or professional flying sessions. But with DJI’s drones becoming closer and closer in specs and now having multiple classes and families of drones, what’s the best option?

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MIT graduate student Alex Kachkine as soon as spent 9 months carefully bring back a harmed baroque Italian painting, which left him plenty of time to question if technology might speed things up. ... MIT college student Alex Kachkine as soon as spent nine months thoroughly restoring a harmed baroque Italian painting, which left him plenty of time to question if innovation might speed things up. Recently, MIT News announced his option: a technique that utilizes AI-generated polymer movies to physically bring back damaged paintings in hours instead of months. The research appears in Nature.Kachkine's technique works by printing a transparent mask including thousands of precisely color-matched regions that conservators can apply straight to an original artwork. Unlike traditional repair, which permanently modifies the painting, these masks can reportedly be gotten rid of whenever needed. So it's a reversible procedure that does temporarily alter a painting. Because there's a digital record of what mask was utilized, in 100 years, the next time somebody is dealing with this, they'll have an incredibly clear understanding of what was done to the painting, Kachkine informed MIT News. And that's never really been possible in conservation before. Figure 1 from the paper. Credit: MIT Nature reports that up to 70 percent of institutional art collections stay hidden from public view due to damagea big amount of cultural heritage sitting hidden in storage. Traditional remediation methods, where conservators painstakingly fill harmed areas one at a time while mixing precise color matches for each region, can take weeks to decades for a single painting. It's knowledgeable work that needs both creative skill and deep technical knowledge, however there just aren't adequate conservators to take on the backlog.The mechanical engineering trainee conceived the concept throughout a 2021 cross-country drive to MIT, when gallery check outs exposed just how much art stays concealed due to damage and remediation backlogs. As someone who brings back paintings as a pastime, he understood both the issue and the capacity for a technological solution.To demonstrate his technique, Kachkine picked a difficult test case: a 15th-century oil painting needing repair work in 5,612 different areas. An AI design identified damage patterns and created 57,314 various colors to match the original work. The entire remediation process reportedly took 3.5 hoursabout 66 times faster than standard hand-painting methods. Alex Kachkine, who established the AI-printed movie strategy. Credit: MIT Notably, Kachkine prevented using generative AI designs like Stable Diffusion or the full-area application of generative adversarial networks (GANs) for the digital remediation action. According to the Nature paper, these designs cause spatial distortion that would avoid correct alignment in between the restored image and the harmed original.
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Cluely, a startup that claims to help users “cheat” on job interviews, exams, and sales calls, has raised a $15 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, the company announced on Friday with a video posted on X.

Two investors who were not part of the deal tell A Technology NewsRoom they believe Cluely’s post-money valuation is around $120 m...

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The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced that the individual who flew his drone over an NFL stadium back in January has pleaded guilty to violating national defense airspace. While the list is small, this adds to the slowly growing list of cases where bad drone operators are finally getting punished for their crimes.

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Man&s health crashes after getting donated kidney—it was riddled with wormsMan’s health crashes after getting donated kidney—it was riddled with worms

About two months after receiving a donated kidney, a 61-year-old man ended up back in the hospital. ....

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Early-stage micromobility has actually shifted over the last couple of years. The cowboy antics of e-scooter companies triggering chaos in a bid to scale has actually faded together with those fat endeavor checks that are now streaming to AI startups.Tighter capital integrated with an existential requirement to develop sustainable service models has produced a brand-new crop of micromobility...Early-stage micromobility has
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Levita Magnetics this week announced it received expanded FDA 510(k) clearance for its MARS (magnetic-assisted robotic surgery) system.The FDA approved 510(k) clearance for its Magnetic Surgical System (MSS), combined with MARS, in bariatric and hiatal hernia repair work. Mountain View, California-based Levita said the expanded sign reinforces its ...
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YouTube is hiding an excellent, official high-speed Pac-Man mod in plain sightYouTube is hiding an excellent, official high-speed Pac-Man mod in plain sight
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Welcome to Startups Weekly-- your weekly recap of whatever you can't miss out on from the world of startups. Desire it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here.Some startups accumulated worth at warp speed this week, and we got confirmation that defense tech is red hot.Most intriguing start-up stories from the weekImage Credits: Kelly Sullivan/ Getty ...
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Voliro brings in $23M to accelerate inspection drone development

Voliro offers a drone platform with several readily integrated tools built for different tasks, including its Pulsed Eddy Current (PEC) Sensor pictured above. | Source: Voliro

Voliro, a Swiss aerial robotics developer, announced last week an $11 million extension of its Series A round, bringing the total to $23 million. The company announced the...

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Rocket Report: Two big Asian reuse milestones, Vandenberg becomes SpaceX west

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OpenAI recently announced a $200 million deal with the U.S. Department of Defense, which has us wondering: Could this further strain the company’s relationship with its biggest backer, Microsoft?

After all, there have been numerous reports about growing tensions between the two companies, particularly as they become more competitive over enterprise...

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Black-I Robotics wins autonomous mobile robot picking challenge

Black-I Robotics won the Chewy and MassRobotics& CHAMP Challenge. | Source: MassRobotics

Black-I Robotics won the Chewy Autonomous Mobile Picking (CHAMP) Challenge. The challenge aimed to create a system that can address a persistent and technically complex limitation in warehouse automation: enabling fully autonomous robots to handle large,...

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Copy of Copy of DroneLonger commercial breaks lower the value of ad-based streaming subscriptions

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Dutch e-bike start-up VanMoof is back two years after insolvency with its very first design designed under brand-new management. And despite previous criticism that VanMoof's over-reliance on custom-made parts led to the business's failure, the S6 sticks to the brand name's signature bespoke style. Today, VanMoof is betting that higher-quality custom-made parts, alongside a.
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It's now or never-- this is your last day to secure savings for A Technology NewsRoom All Stage, occurring July 15 in Boston. Rates increase this evening, June 22, at 11:59 p.m. PT. If you've been considering attending, now's the time to dedicate. Register here.TC All Stage brings together founders, financiers, and operators from across the start-up ...
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To avoid admitting ignorance, Meta AI says man&s number is a company helplineTo avoid admitting ignorance, Meta AI says man’s number is a company helpline

Although that statement may provide comfort to those who have kept their WhatsApp numbers off the Internet, it doesn't resolve the issue of WhatsApp's AI helper potentially randomly generating a real person's private number that may be a few digits off from the business contact information WhatsApp users are seeking. ....

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A Technology NewsRoom Disrupt 2025 is happening October 27-29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, and we’re bringing the big conversations to the Builders Stage. One of the biggest? What it takes to keep building when the rules won’t stop shifting.

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Time is almost up! Regular bird pricing for A Technology NewsRoom All Stage ends this Sunday, June 22, at 11:59 p.m. PT. That means you have just 2 days left to lock in savings of up to $210 on your ticket to one of the ultimate founder events of the summer.

TC All Stage lands in Boston at SoWa Power Station on July 15 for one action-packed day...

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Study: Meta AI model can reproduce almost half of Harry Potter bookStudy: Meta AI model can reproduce almost half of Harry Potter book

The Google Books precedent probably can’t protect Meta against this second legal theory because Google never made its books database available for users to download—Google almost certainly would have lost the case if it had done that.

In principle, Meta could still convince a judge that copying 42 percent of Harry Potter was allowed under the flexible, judge-made doctrine of fair use. ....

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Get ready to amplify your A Technology NewsRoom All Stage 2025 experience with the electrifying lineup of Side Events taking Boston by storm during the week of July 13–19.

As the countdown to TC All Stage begins, we’re thrilled to share our Side Events lineup, where you can foster meaningful connections within the vibrant Boston tech community....

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