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TechNASA’s shoebox satellite will ask one fuel tank to do two jobs
A CubeSat that passed ground tests will try chemical bursts and electric nudges using the same propellant supply.
TechMeta's new $349 glasses drop the camera and keep the AI
Ray-Ban Meta Audio packages open-ear sound and a voice assistant in 43-gram frames, offering a different answer to what smart glasses are for.
TechMicrosoft wants robots to leave their AI brains off-board
Microsoft Research found that moving inference to nearby or cloud GPUs can improve some robot tasks and battery life, provided the network keeps up.
TechMeta’s 100-gram VR glasses move computing into a tethered puck
Meta unveiled $1,299.99 VR glasses for spring 2027, shifting processing and battery into a pocket puck. Its movie, sports and workspace promises remain to be tested outside demos.
TechMeta adds cycling directions and voice-driven video avatars to Ray-Ban Display
Meta’s September 23 update adds cycling and transit directions, a voice-driven video-call avatar and wider sales for its display glasses. Several features are scheduled for later rollouts rather than available immediately.
TechMeta plans a 1-petabit transatlantic cable for 2029
Petal would link the US and France over about 7,000 kilometers, but the ambitious capacity claim remains a plan until the cable is built.
TechChatGPT adds Experian credit scores to its finance dashboard
U.S. Plus and Pro users can connect an Experian report separately from bank accounts, with monthly score updates and distinct privacy controls.
TechGooglebook turns the cursor into a Gemini trigger, starting at $899
Google’s new laptop asks users to wiggle the cursor for Gemini help, dictate structured notes and describe custom widgets.
TechGoogle Cloud now watches storage bills for four kinds of trouble
Storage Intelligence Advisor is generally available with zero setup, baselining project activity and flagging operational, egress and error anomalies.
TechGoogle open-sourced fake freight networks because real ones are too secret
MilleMiglia generates realistic middle-mile logistics benchmarks without exposing the proprietary routes and demand data that keep research locked out.
TechGoogle patches Pixel modem zero-day used in limited targeted attacks
Google's September 2026 Pixel bulletin flags CVE-2026-58704, a high-severity modem elevation-of-privilege flaw under limited targeted exploitation. The 2026-09-05 patch level closes it; no user interaction is required.
TechApple's AI servers may need Nvidia after all
Apple is developing enterprise AI servers built around forthcoming M8 Ultra chips and has discussed using Nvidia's NVLink Fusion to connect them, Reuters reported, citing The Information. Configurations with two or four M8 Ultras are in play, aimed at developers, businesses, and governments, with a possible 2029 window. The project could still be canceled or ship without Nvidia.