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🍏 Apple tests a flip style iPhone after its first fold Apple is already testing a compact flip style iPhone while the first foldable iPhone has yet to launch. The report comes from Bloomberg via Mark Gurman. The idea is to use the first fold to create demand for the category, then expand into multiple sizes and formats. The flip model would target users who prefer smaller devices. The first foldable iPhone is expected to sit at the top of the lineup and be more compact than rival devices. The outer display is said to be around 5.5 inches, with launch still months away. Apple is also exploring a larger book style foldable. Work on a foldable iPad has reportedly hit development issues. 📊 @tech

🚀 SpaceX seeks FCC approval for 1 million orbital data center satellites SpaceX filed a request with the FCC to deploy up to 1 million satellites. The proposal describes solar powered orbital data centers connected via laser links. The filing uses extreme numbers that are unlikely to be approved and are widely seen as a negotiation tactic. Even a small fraction would still be massive. Around 15,000 satellites are currently in orbit, with more than 9,600 from Starlink. SpaceX frames the idea as an environmental shift. Ground data centers consume water and electricity, while orbital systems would rely on solar power and dump heat into space. The scale alone would reshape how orbit is used. 📊 @tech

📊 Reddit chart shows AI replacement fear rising over time at one FAANG A post on Reddit claims the author polled coworkers at a tech giant every 6 months about whether AI will replace their job. In the chart, green is “not worried at all.” Red is “very worried, it could replace me today.” Across the dates shown, the green share falls while the orange and red shares grow. By the latest poll, the chart is dominated by worry. 📊 @tech

🎮 LingBot-World releases as open source alternative to Genie 3 A Chinese team released LingBot-World in open source days after Google launched Genie 3. The system is built on Wan 2.2 and targets the same idea of interactive video worlds. It runs at 720p and 16 fps with under 1 second latency. Simulations can last up to 10 minutes. The model generates interactive environments that stay consistent over time and can be controlled in real time. It is designed for continuous interaction rather than short clips. Under the hood is a MoE setup with two 14B experts tuned for different noise levels. Only one expert is active at a time. Training moved from a pretrained Wan 2.2 to long action controlled videos, then to distillation into fast autoregressive diffusion for real time use. This setup is not meant for consumer hardware. The technical report is detailed. A public demo is still pending. 📊 @tech

🚀 Real-time LinkedIn API at enterprise scale ✔️ EnrichGraph gives B2B teams API access to public LinkedIn-sourced professional and company data without scraping or fighting platform limits. ❌LinkedIn does not offer a usable public API. Scraping breaks at scale, gets accounts banned, and creates fragile pipelines. ⭕️ EnrichGraph replaces all of that with infrastructure built for production. Used by teams building sales enrichment, recruiting platforms, and market intelligence tools. Common use cases 🔸 Job change detection and alerts 🔸 Recruiting and talent platforms 🔸 Sales and lead enrichment 🔸 Market intelligence and BI

Designed for scale, not shortcuts.

🚀 AI plans a Mars rover route for the first time On December 8, a Mars rover followed a route generated by AI for the first time in history. The test came from a collaboration between Anthropic and NASA. Claude was loaded with years of rover context. This included telemetry, command formats, safety limits, orbital images, terrain models, and hazard data. The agent planned the path iteratively in 10 m segments. The final route was reviewed by humans and tested in simulation. NASA says only minor adjustments were needed. Rover teams estimate AI planning cuts route planning time by about 2x and delivers more consistent results. 📊 @tech

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🌍 Google launches Project Genie for AI-generated virtual worlds Google has launched Project Genie, a new AI service for creating virtual worlds. The tool is available through Google AI Ultra in the US. Access costs $250. Project Genie lets users generate worlds from text or images. A preview is created first and can be edited before the full world is generated. The system combines Genie 3, Nano Banana Pro, and Gemini. The product enters the same space as world generation tools from World Labs, Runway, and AMI Labs. Google’s version focuses on interactive movement inside the generated environment. This is Google’s first public release aimed at user-created interactive worlds. 📊 @tech

🔭 Vaonis launches a $99,000 telescope controlled from a smartphone Vaonis has unveiled Hyperia, a smart observatory priced at $99,000. The system was originally built for the Palais de la Découverte in Paris before moving into a commercial release. Hyperia uses Canon optics with a 150 mm refractor and a 1050 mm focal length. Inside is a 45 MP full-frame Canon sensor, comparable to EOS R5 II class cameras. A 17-lens system reduces reflections and supports long exposure imaging. The structure stands about 1.8 m tall and weighs up to 75 kg. It can stay outdoors for up to 5 years without a dome or servicing. The system compensates for Earth’s rotation by rotating the sensor, enabling exposures of up to 30 minutes. Everything runs through a mobile app. Users select targets, schedule observations across nights, process images, and stream live output to classrooms or planetariums. Preorders opened in January. Deliveries are planned for 2027. 📊 @tech

✔️ AI takes over homework grading in Chinese schools Chinese schools are increasingly using AI to check homework. Systems scan handwritten notebooks, find mistakes, and assign grades automatically. The technology is already used in hundreds of schools in Shanghai, Beijing, and other large cities. For essays and creative tasks, teachers often adjust results because algorithms still miss nuance. According to developers, these systems cut teacher workload by almost half. Time shifts from routine grading to direct work with students. 📊 @tech

🎬 xAI launches Grok Imagine API for video generation xAI has launched the Grok Imagine API. It is a video and audio generative model. The release was announced on xAI’s official X account. Grok Imagine can animate images, generate scenes from text prompts, and refine longer cinematic sequences. The model is offered through xAI’s video API. xAI positions this as a high performance API built for video workloads. The focus is on turning text or images into finished video output. The launch puts xAI directly into the video generation model category. https://x.ai/news/grok-imagine-api 📊 @tech

🌐 Chrome turns into an AI agent with Gemini integration Google rolled out a major update that deeply integrates Gemini into Google Chrome. The browser now includes a persistent Gemini side panel that stays open across tabs and works alongside whatever page is active. Users can compare products across sites, summarize reviews, or check availability while browsing. Chrome also adds in-browser image transformation, connected access to Gmail, Calendar, YouTube, Maps, and shopping tools, plus an auto browse mode that handles multi step tasks like price research, form filling from PDFs, or adding items to a cart with budget limits. The update shifts Chrome from passive browsing to task execution. For now, advanced features are limited to AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in the US. 📊 @tech

🤖 Elon Musk says Tesla will start selling humanoid robots by end of next year Elon Musk said Tesla plans to begin robot sales by the end of next year and stressed the timeline is firm. According to him, the humanoids already handle simple tasks at factories. The robots are positioned for basic work and household routines like cleaning. Musk described their scope broadly, saying users will be able to ask them to do almost any task. A test production line is already running at Tesla’s Fremont factory. Pricing is still not final, though earlier estimates were around $20,000 per unit. 📊 @tech

📄 OpenAI launches Prism for writing research papers OpenAI has released Prism, a collaborative LaTeX editor built on technology from its acquired startup Crixet. The tool embeds ChatGPT directly into the writing workflow. Prism can check citations, turn sketches into LaTeX formulas or diagrams, and assist with drafting inside the editor. It is positioned as a working environment rather than a separate chat tool. The product is free to use. Subscribers to ChatGPT are expected to get additional features later. 📊 @tech

🔐 Samsung adds pixel level privacy to block shoulder surfing Samsung announced a new privacy layer for Galaxy smartphones designed to stop people from reading screens from the side. The feature works at the pixel level, dimming or hiding parts of the display for off angle viewers. The system combines hardware and software. From the side, the screen can appear dark or partially obscured, while staying fully visible head on. Samsung says development took over 5 years, based on how people use phones and what they consider private. The feature can be enabled per app, such as banking, or only during password entry or notifications. Visibility levels are adjustable, with an option to turn it off. Timing and supported models are still unspecified. Samsung says it is coming soon. 📊 @tech

On this day in 2010: iPad unveiled. 📊 @tech

📊 Claude lands inside Microsoft Excel for Pro users Anthropic has встроила Claude directly into Microsoft Excel. The integration lets users work with data through plain tasks instead of writing formulas. You can ask things like grouping customers by LTV and purchase frequency. Claude analyzes the table and returns results inside Excel. It also generates formulas for a given task, explains how they work, checks existing formulas for errors, builds pivot tables, compares periods, and flags trends or outliers. The shift moves Excel from manual logic to intent based analysis. For Pro users, spreadsheets become a conversational interface rather than a syntax problem. 📊 @tech

🎮 Doom runs on wireless earbuds with under 1 MB of RAM Australian developer Arin Sarkisyan got Doom running on Pinebuds Pro, the only wireless earbuds with open firmware. Each earbud uses a Cortex M4F chip rated at 300 MHz, though stock firmware caps it at 100 MHz to save battery. Bluetooth was too slow for video. The workaround was USB to UART via the earbuds’ contact pads, pushing 96 KB per frame. Memory was tighter. Doom expects at least 4 MB of RAM, while the earbuds expose under 1 MB. The game code was trimmed and assets compressed from 4.2 MB to 1.7 MB. The result is Doom at 18 FPS over an MJPEG stream, playable through a browser connection. It runs, which is the whole point. 📊 @tech