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Moravec‘s Paradox

Trump releases AI action plan targeting regulatory ‘red tape’

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The White House on Wednesday released a long-awaited artificial intelligence action plan that called for removing regulations that could hinder innovation in the emerging space, among other steps. The plan, which stems from a January executive order ,…

bubmagJuly 24, 2025

Virtual Reality

Meet VR natives, the new key demographic for virtual reality

The head of nDreams' newly formed Compass Studio, Callum Godfrey, explains who they are and how to develop for them Image credit: Another Axiom Advances in virtual reality headset technology may have slowed in recent years, but the audience for them continues to grow, and even develop new branches. An…

bubmagJuly 24, 2025

SpaceX

Falcon 9 launches NASA TRACERS space science mission

A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on July 23 carrying NASA’s TRACERS mission and several other smallsats. Credit: SpaceX LAS VEGAS — A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a NASA space science mission and several other smallsats July 23 after a one-day delay. To…

bubmagJuly 24, 2025

Drones

Japan’s SORA joins Africa’s $12 billion fight against malaria with AI-powered drones

SORA Technology, a Japanese drone-based solutions and aerial technology provider, is expanding its operations to Nigeria and 14 other African countries in a sweeping push to curb malaria using AI-powered drones. Starting August 25, the firm will deploy fleets of fixed-wing drones across high-risk areas, where they will identify mosquito…

bubmagJuly 24, 2025

Cursor

Vibe coding platform Lovable becomes fastest-growing software startup ever

Swedish AI startup Lovable says it has surpassed $100mn in annual recurring revenue (ARR) just eight months after launch. This makes it the fastest-ever software company to reach the milestone — eclipsing the historically rapid growth rates of companies such as Cursor and Wiz . Lovable’s rise stems from the popularity…

bubmagJuly 24, 2025

Barack Obama

Trump just can’t quit Obama. And it’s getting worse.

When Donald Trump won the presidential election in 2016, then-President Barack Obama graciously hosted him in the Oval Office, following a tradition of setting aside partisan differences for the greater good of the country. Though it was only eight years ago, that moment seems like a different era entirely. Earlier…

bubmagJuly 24, 2025

Climate Change

Marking Time in a Changing World

It’s November, and Arlyn Charlie feels uneasy. As he steps across the frozen surface of the Teetł’it Gwinjik, a river in Gwich’in territory in northwest Canada, the ice cracks beneath his feet. Around him, poles jut out from holes in the ice; beneath the surface, they anchor nets to catch…

bubmagJuly 24, 2025

Electric Car

The car makers already discounting EVs over concerns they’ll be excluded from Government grants

It's barely been a week since the government announced its new Electric Car Grant but already confusion is rife and skepticism at an all time high amongst both car makers and buyers. With it still unclear which brands and models will pass stringent sustainability criteria built into the official grant…

bubmagJuly 24, 2025

Kim Jong Un

Kim Jong Un calls for ‘actual war’ training by combat units

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) oversaw a firing contest among artillery units of the Korean People's Army and said it resembled it "actual war," state-run media reported Thursday. Photo by KCNA/EPA SEOUL, July 24 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called on the military to ramp…

bubmagJuly 24, 2025

Xi Jinping

European leaders press demands on trade at scaled-back summit in Beijing

BEIJING -- European leaders demanded a more balanced relationship with China at a summit with President Xi Jinping in the Chinese capital on Thursday. They highlighted trade in their opening remarks, calling for concrete progress to address Europe's yawning trade deficit with China. “As our cooperation has deepened, so have…

bubmagJuly 24, 2025

Trump releases AI action plan targeting regulatory ‘red tape’

Meet VR natives, the new key demographic for virtual reality

Falcon 9 launches NASA TRACERS space science mission

Japan’s SORA joins Africa’s $12 billion fight against malaria with AI-powered drones

Vibe coding platform Lovable becomes fastest-growing software startup ever

Trump just can’t quit Obama. And it’s getting worse.

Marking Time in a Changing World

The car makers already discounting EVs over concerns they’ll be excluded from Government grants

Kim Jong Un calls for ‘actual war’ training by combat units

European leaders press demands on trade at scaled-back summit in Beijing

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