Meta to cut 5% of employees deemed unfit for Zuckerberg’s AI-fueled future
Anticipating that 2025 will be an “intense year” requiring rapid innovation, Mark Zuckerberg reportedly announced that Meta would be cutting 5 percent of its workforce—targeting “lowest performers.” Bloomberg reviewed the…
Amid a flurry of hype, Microsoft reorganizes entire dev team around AI
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has announced a dramatic restructuring of the company’s engineering organization—all around pivoting the company’s focus to developing the tools that will underpin agentic AI. Dubbed “CoreAI…
Ban on Chinese connected-car software is almost ready
Plans to block new vehicles with software and hardware linked to either China or Russia are moving ahead. Today, the Department of Commerce published a final rule in the Federal…
Buyers of Razer’s bogus “N95” Zephyr masks get over $1 million in refunds
The Federal Trade Commission said yesterday it is sending over $1 million in refunds to 6,764 consumers who purchased Razer Zephyr masks that were deceptively marketed as providing N95 protection…
Instagram alternative Pixelfed now has apps
Image: Pixelfed Pixelfed, a decentralized and ad-free Instagram alternative, now has apps on iOS and Android, as reported by TechCrunch. The iOS app launched today, while the Android app launched…
Up close and personal with the stag beetle in A Real Bug’s Life S2
A plucky male American stag beetle thinks he’s found a mate on a rotting old tree stump—and then realizes there’s another male eager to make the same conquest. The two…
Firefly, SpaceX and NASA Sending a Lander to the Moon Tomorrow
Firefly’s first lunar delivery is scheduled to launch tomorrow and will land near a volcanic feature called Mons Latreille within Mare Crisium, on the northeast quadrant of the Moon’s near…
Next Generation Lunar Reflector
Improved technology will be taken to the moon by SpaceX, Firefly Aerospace and NASA with a launch tomorrow of the Firefly Blue Ghost 1 mission. The Next Generation Lunar Retroreflector…
New Lunar Dust Sampling and Lunar Drill Technology Launches Tomorrow
Firefly Blue Ghost 1 lunar lander launches tomorrow to go to the moon with a lot of new science gear including the PlanetVac. PlanetVac will collect samples of lunar regolith…
Radiation Tolerant PC and Electromagnetic Dust Shield Going to the Moon
A moon lander mission is launching tomorrow and will take about 45 days to get the moon and then spend 14 days or more operating on the surface. It will…