Technology
Developers launched Moltbook, a social network where AI agents purportedly discussed and coordinated without humans, but reporting found much content was actually written by humans.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX acquired xAI and said it would place data centers in orbit powered by solar panels, a plan experts called technologically and economically dubious.
Two Russian relay satellites, Luch‑1 and Luch‑2, conducted intelligence-gathering maneuvers and stationed near European geostationary satellites for months, reportedly exploiting unencrypted older communications.
European governments moved away from US tech services, opting for domestic or open-source alternatives, citing security fears and growing public demand for stronger European technological sovereignty.
Deutsche Telekom and Nvidia opened a large, underground AI data center in Munich, equipping it with about 10,000 GPUs to serve German firms, startups and researchers.
Chinese authorities banned new cars with hidden, electronically reliant door handles, requiring mechanical releases inside and outside, citing safety concerns that such handles could trap occupants and hinder emergency egress.
