- Space discoveries from Gaia telescope: Gaia telescope mapped 500,000 new stars, precise locations of 156,823 asteroids, and 381 new gravitational lens candidates.
- NASA asteroid probe launch: NASA launched Psyche probe to explore large metal-rich asteroid.
- NASA Psyche asteroid mission: Psyche spacecraft will study unique metal asteroid using efficient electric propulsion.
- AI startup funding: Anysphere raised $8M for its AI programming assistant Cursor, bringing total to $11M.
- Generating AI images for social media: Artifact app now lets users generate AI images to enhance social media posts.
- Physics discovery supports simulation: Decreasing information entropy supports idea we live in an optimized, compressed simulation.
- Ancient comet impact: Comet impact in ancient Syria 13,000 years ago caused climate change that led to agriculture.
- Record autumn heat driven by emissions: Record autumn heat driven by long-term greenhouse gas emissions, not recent measures.
- Key points on solar eclipses: Solar eclipses can cause temperature drops, animal disruption, radio interference, shadow bands, and star visibility.
- James Webb images of early galaxies: Computer simulations show starburst activity explains high brightness in James Webb images of early galaxies.
- Adobe Express AI features: Adobe Express gets AI content generation with Firefly model plus translation and other features.
- Mysterious Vela pulsar gamma rays: Vela pulsar emitted extremely energetic gamma rays challenging neutron star models.
- Building roads on the Moon: Focused sunlight can melt lunar soil into interlocking tiles to build paved roads on the Moon.
- Microsoft launches new web app store: Microsoft launched rebuilt, modern web version of its Windows app store.
- AI for circuit board design: SnapEDA launched SnapMagic Copilot to automate circuit board design with AI recommendations.
- Food delivery startup partnerships: Berlin startup Lanch partners with influencers to launch delivery brands from shared kitchens.
- Atlassian acquires Loom: Atlassian acquired struggling video messaging startup Loom for $975M.
- Klarna shopping experience features: Klarna launched AI image search, shoppable videos, in-store scanning, cashback rewards, and sustainability filters.
- Google prompts for passkeys: Google prompting users to adopt passkeys instead of passwords for improved account security.
- Fake review detection in Firefox: Firefox getting built-in fake review detector to counter AI-generated reviews on Amazon.
- Quantum physics for complex problems: Simulating backwards time loops with quantum entanglement can help solve complex physics problems.
- Key points on hydrogen credit: Rules for clean hydrogen tax credit aim to balance emissions cuts and industry growth.
- Plate tectonics and Earth's crust: Plate motion causes earthquakes, volcanoes, mountain formation, and continental drift.
- Improbable's metaverse pivot: Improbable cut losses after pivoting to help partners build metaverse experiences.
- Biosignatures of life on exoplanets: Biosignatures like methane + oxygen would suggest life on exoplanets but false positives are a challenge.
- Ocean sustainability startup funding: 23 startups working on climate and ocean sustainability issues got funding from Katapult.
- Amazon's secret pricing algorithm: Amazon used secret Nessie algorithm to raise prices just below competitors' rates.
- Qualcomm job cuts: Qualcomm cutting around 1,258 jobs in California amid economic uncertainty.
- Apple-Broadcom lawsuit settlement: Apple, Broadcom, and Caltech settled Wi-Fi patent infringement lawsuit on undisclosed terms.
- Spotify HiFi plan details leaked: Spotify's HiFi plan reportedly called Supremium with lossless audio for $19.99 per month.
- Top TV shows of 2023: Happy Valley, A Small Light, Reservation Dogs, Foundation, and Drops of God top critics' TV show rankings.
- Unity CEO steps down: Unity CEO resigned after pricing changes sparked developer backlash, but distrust remains.
- Google and climate action: Google launched search features and tools to position itself at center of climate action.
- SumUp valuation plummets: Payments company SumUp's valuation dropped to $4.1B as investors sell shares.
- Blue sunset on Mars: Perseverance rover captured blue-green sunset on Mars caused by light scattering.
- James Webb views of TRAPPIST-1: James Webb captured solar flares that provide insights into potentially habitable TRAPPIST-1 planets.
- AI app for self-reflection: Every app uses AI to create thoughtful games promoting self-discovery and human connections.
- Major music studios sue Anthropic over unauthorized use of lyrics in Claude AI training
- Meta expands its one-way Broadcast Channels feature from Instagram to Facebook Messenger and main Facebook app to help brands reach audiences.
- AI platform Tofu automates B2B content creation and aims to unify marketing team workflows, currently in beta.
- Startup DeepSparse uses sparsity and quantization to accelerate inference on CPUs without compromising speed.
- Campari launches "aperitivo hour" marketing campaign in US to promote Aperol and make happy hours more European.
- Women's sports leagues see record growth signaling momentum despite barriers that may hamper tapping this audience.
- Adopting premium AI legal tools could increase spending but risks like fake precedents must be managed.
- Waymo launches Waymax AV simulator using large behavioral dataset for more realistic training.
- Former Google execs' SeeMe Index rates beauty brands on inclusivity using AI to analyze ads and commitments.
- Sales of non-alcoholic drinks surge on Amazon for Sober October as sober curious movement grows.
- Experts warn advanced AI could exacerbate declining trust, enable more convincing propaganda and misinformation.
- Proposal suggests AI music licensing clearinghouse so artists get revenue from AI songs while spreading earnings.
- Scientific research spinouts face challenges in Europe like slow university commercialization and lack of later stage funding.
- Calls made for independent regulatory body on AI given lawmakers' lack of technical expertise on risks.
- Despite economic woes, Spain's VC market has held up better than UK and Germany so far.
- Startup FabricNano uses synthetic biology for greener chemical production to provide fossil fuel alternatives.
- Despite high warming potential, methane lacks climate tech investment at less than 2% of total climate finance.
- Electric van makers like Arrival face financial woes and bankruptcy risk due to trouble raising funds.
- Animation studio LottieFiles integrates its animations into Canva to provide more customizable motion graphics.
- Tokyo Dome City entertainment complex unveils rebranding with variable font as key design element.
- Regulatory approval for Figma-Adobe $20 billion deal still pending after 13 months.
- Microsoft develops durable glass discs that can store data untouched for over 10,000
- years.Revolutionary bionic hand with fingertip control and arm implants reduces phantom pain.
- VCs invest in supercomputer companies to gain portfolio startups access to scarce AI compute resources.
- North Korea applies AI to accelerate its cyber attack capabilities and malware writing.
- IBM develops more efficient brain-inspired AI chip called NorthPole for tasks like image recognition.
- Google Search adds fast, intuitive AI image creator to generate pictures from text prompts.
