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Is Gemini 4 truly so capable, as claimed by Google? OpenAI unveils Dots to rival Meta's Muse. Google's Project Suncatcher prototype satellite is now in orbit. And should we be worried about the possible 'catastrophic' risks with AI, as reported in a leaked IPO filing by Anthropic?

OpenAI pauses training its most powerful models after rogue agents target government.

Google announces Gemini 4 and says it's so capable that only 'trusted cyber defenders' can have it right now

OpenAI ignored employees' warnings about safely testing A.I. models.

I quit OpenAI because its culture is broke.

OpenAI unveils Dots, new A.I. agents to rival Meta's Muse.

Google's early attempt to pay websites for AI answers is struggling.

Muse creates detailed profiles of all your friends and family.

Our project Suncatcher prototype satellite is in orbit.

Amazon writes scary blog warning communities not to block data centers.

The 7-year-old Nvidia Shield TV is now $100 more expensive due to AI.

EXCLUSIVE: Anthropic's IPO prospectus shows sweeping AI vision, surging costs.

Anthropic warns of 'catastrophic' AI risks in its own IPO filing.

NVIDIA releases software platform to stop AI agents from misbehaving.

Exclusive: Full list of attendees at White House AI lunch.

Trump orders US government to call AI 'Super Intelligence'.

The Pentagon taps Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to help decide what the military should do next.

Exclusive: Army creates autonomy command amid Hegseth's robo-warfare push.

New AI czar unveils goals, members of White House task force.

Newsom signs 13 AI bills, including a ban on AI-only firings.

Robert X. Cringely.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Doc Rock and Louis Maresca

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On this week's episode of Hands-On Tech, Barry asks whether anything inside a QR code can actually hurt you, or whether the real danger lies somewhere else, and what a person should check before scanning one out in the wild.

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Host: Mikah Sargent

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This week, we're celebrating Shotcut, Cloudflare's new ACME Certificate Authority, and OpenSUSE's Leap Micro. Then there's a new SPECTRE attack and a Zimbra faw under attack. KDE Plasma and Fedora both have Betas to try, Microsoft has released WSL Containers, and the Netherlands is going with NixOS. For tips, we have eval for building scripts with variables, tuxdle for your word-game addiction, and shwim for easy remote shells in hard places. You can find the show notes at https://bit.ly/4y0Hcnq and enjoy!

Host: Jonathan Bennett

Co-Hosts: Jeff Massie and Ken McDonald

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Think you're having a hot summer? Try living on 55 Cancri-e, a super-Earth with daytime temperatures above 4000 degrees Fahrenheit. Most of these super-Earths orbit frighteningly close to their host stars and have long since had their atmospheres scraped away, leaving them baked, parched rocks. But some, like 55 Cancri, still have dense envelopes of air. How is that possible, when the planet is 20 times closer to its star than our own planet Mercury? Dr. Laura Schaefer explains how molten lava worlds defy the odds. Plus: Starship update, the first orbital data centers, and a new year on Mars.



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SpaceX's Starship Achieves First Full Orbital Flight With Satellite Deployments

Google and Planet Labs Launch AI Data Center Satellite

Multiple SpaceX Launches Within Hours Mark a New Operational Standard

Cowboy Space Debuts Power-Beaming AI Data Center in Orbit

Mars Celebrates a New Year on Its Extended Journey Around the Sun

NASA Anniversary and Notable Space Birthdays Noted

Main Topic: Living on Lava Worlds—Atmospheres, Extreme Planets, and the Search for Life

Early Exoplanet Detection Methods and Evolution of Exoplanet Surveys

Cosmic Shoreline Concept: How Gravity and Stellar Radiation Shape Planetary Atmospheres

Airless Valleys, Sandbars, and Other New Categories for Rocky Exoplanets

Permanent Magma Oceans: Why Some Lava-covered Worlds Retain Atmospheres

Volatiles, Atmosphere Loss, and The Soda-Bottle Effect on Hot Exoplanets

Sandbar Regime: Superheated Planets Keep Atmospheres Longer Than Expected

Case Study: 55 Cancri e and the Myth of the Diamond Planet

K2-18b: Possibilities of a Water World or Another Magma-Lava Hybrid

Redefining Goldilocks Zones With Atmospheric Survival Factors

Tidal Heating, Volcanism, and Dynamics Shaping Exoplanet Atmospheres

Future Directions: Webb Telescope, Habitable Worlds Observatory, and Prospects for Imaging True "Earths"

Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik

Guest: Dr. Laura Schaefer

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Abrar Al-Heeti is guest-hosting this episode of Tech News Weekly and is joined by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy for the first half of the show! Apple's smart home display could be closer than we think. Is the iPhone Duo going to be for most consumers? Are there too many satellites in orbit? And a leaked IPO filing from Anthropic shows concerns within the company that its AI models pose a risk to humanity.

Jennifer breaks down Mark Gurman's reporting that Apple's long-rumored smart home display could be announced as early as October 13, and shares specs of the device, including a 6-inch screen, an iMac G4-style design, and a price point between $250-$350.

Abrar wrote a piece for CNET about how she thinks that Apple's $2,000 iPhone Duo is not going to be for everyone and how foldable phones will be a niche market for some time.

Senior Writer Joe Supan of CNET joins the show to talk about space junk and how, since satellite launches have exploded since 2019, a cascade of collisions within low Earth orbit is of concern.

And CNN's Tech Editor Lisa Eadicicco talks about a leaked IPO report from Anthropic that shows concerns and risks with its AI models to the human race.

Hosts: Abrar Al-Heeti and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Guests: Joe Supan and Lisa Eadicicco

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