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AMD publishes detailed Instella‑MoE technical report; weights licensed for research use

AMD published a detailed technical report and checkpoints for Instella‑MoE, a 16B MoE model trained on its Instinct GPUs — but model weights are licensed for research only. ...Read more

$AMD, #amd, #ai, #moe, #openmodels

Judge Rules Pentagon Unlawfully Retaliated Against Anthropic Over Surveillance Stance

A federal judge found the Pentagon unlawfully labeled Anthropic a 'supply chain risk' after the company refused to allow its AI for mass U.S. surveillance. ...Read more

#anthropic, #ai, #pentagon, #firstamendment

John Ternus Becomes Apple’s CEO as Tim Cook Moves to Executive Chair

John Ternus became Apple’s CEO on Sept. 1 as Tim Cook moved to executive chair; Apple disclosed governance and compensation changes tied to the transition. ...Read more

$AAPL, #apple, #ceo, #timcook, #johnternus

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued for New York City Metro, Mid-Atlantic Through Midnight

The Storm Prediction Center issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the New York City metro and Mid‑Atlantic, warning of damaging winds, hail and possible tornadoes. ...Read more

#weather, #severeweather, #mid-atlantic, #new-york

Judge Approves Meta Settlement That Mandates Age Checks, Teen Limits and Years of Audits

Federal judge approved a ~$17bn Meta settlement that mandates age-assurance checks, default teen limits, parental controls and years of audits. ...Read more

#meta, #privacy, #teens, #settlement

NASA awards Blue Origin up to $700 million contract to build Mars telecommunications network

NASA selected Blue Origin to build and operate a Mars Telecommunications Network under a contract worth up to $700M; an orbiter is due by Dec. 31, 2028. ...Read more

#nasa, #blueorigin, #mars, #space, #telecommunications

White House Says U.S.-Backed Firm Secured Control of 65 Billion Barrels in Venezuela; Contracts Not Public

The White House says a U.S.-linked firm won 100-year concessions to 17 Venezuelan fields holding about 65 billion barrels, but contracts remain unpublished. ...Read more

#venezuela, #oil, #energy, #nabep

Circle mints two 250M USDC batches on Solana, treasury issuance totals ~$500M

Circle's USDC Treasury minted two 250 million USDC batches on Solana (~$500M). On-chain mints don't show whether tokens entered circulation. ...Read more

#crypto, #usdc, #stablecoin, #circle, #solana

Kroenke Sports & Entertainment to Acquire Controlling Stake in Los Angeles Angels from Moreno Family

Kroenke Sports & Entertainment will buy a controlling interest in the Los Angeles Angels from the Moreno family; deal expected to close Q1 2027. ...Read more

#losangelesangels, #kroenke, #mlb, #teamownership

Google rolls out 'agentic video understanding' in Gemini Flash to cut token use and costs

Google adds 'agentic video understanding' to Gemini Flash models to analyze only relevant segments, cutting token use, cost and speeding long-video analysis. ...Read more

$GOOGL, #google, #gemini, #ai, #video, #cloud

DOJ, FBI Seize $560,000 in Crypto, Take Control of Domains Tied to Hamas Fundraising

DOJ and FBI seized about $560,000 in cryptocurrency, seized domains including AlQassam.ps and disrupted an alleged Hamas online fundraising and recruitment network. ...Read more

#hamas, #cryptocurrency, #fbi, #doj, #counterterrorism

SPT-3G produces high-precision CMB lensing map, sharpens neutrino-mass and structure-growth limits

SPT-3G releases a high signal-to-noise CMB lensing map from 2019–20 South Pole data, tightening structure-growth and neutrino-mass constraints. ...Read more

#cmb, #cosmology, #spt3g, #neutrinos

Deeper X‑ray and JWST Data Cast Doubt on Claimed Black Hole in Galaxy UHZ1

Deep Chandra and JWST reanalysis finds no solid X‑ray or mid‑IR evidence that galaxy UHZ1 (z=10.05) hosts the luminous, obscured black hole claimed in 2023. ...Read more

#astronomy, #black-holes, #jwst, #chandra

ArXiv preprint: DC electric field cools bosonic NaRb to quantum degeneracy and forms self-bound droplets

A Princeton-led arXiv preprint reports that a single static (dc) electric field cooled bosonic NaRb molecules to quantum degeneracy and produced self-bound droplets. ...Read more

#physics, #ultracold, #molecules, #quantum

Cubs hit franchise-record nine homers in 17-3 rout of Brewers at Wrigley Field

Alex Bregman hit three homers as the Cubs set a franchise record with nine home runs in a 17-3 win over the Brewers at Wrigley Field. ...Read more

#cubs, #brewers, #mlb, #baseball, #homeruns