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🤖 Elon Musk merges xAI and X
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- Elon Musk's xAI is acquiring social media platform X in an all-stock transaction, valuing xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion, just two years after Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion.
- The merger aims to integrate xAI's technology with X's user base of over 600 million active users, enabling shared access to data, AI models, computing resources, and personnel for enhanced user experiences.
- Founded only two years ago, xAI has quickly become a prominent AI lab, having raised at least $12 billion from investors and recently released Grok 3, which the company claims is among the most powerful AI models available.
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🚀 NASA will test Starliner thrusters extensively before launch
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- NASA and Boeing haven't determined whether the next Starliner flight will carry astronauts, with the mission now delayed until late 2025 or more likely into 2026 following thruster failures during its previous test flight.
- Extensive propulsion system testing is required before Starliner flies again, as multiple maneuvering thrusters malfunctioned during the June mission, prompting NASA to return astronauts Wilmore and Williams on a SpaceX Crew Dragon instead.
- Engineers have resolved about 70 percent of the anomalies from Starliner's flight, but propulsion issues remain unresolved, and the spacecraft may only complete a few missions before the International Space Station is decommissioned.
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❌ Windows 11 removes loophole for skipping Microsoft account creation
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- Microsoft is removing the bypassnro command in Windows 11, a well-known script that allowed users to skip linking a Microsoft account during the initial setup process of a new PC.
- While the script can temporarily be reactivated through a registry edit by pressing Shift+F10 during setup, there is no guarantee Microsoft will allow this workaround to remain functional for long.
- This change aligns with Microsoft's recent efforts to enforce stricter Windows 11 requirements, including TPM 2.0 support and blocking installation with old product keys, as Windows 10 approaches end of support in October.
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🙅♀️ Google discontinues two Nest home security products
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- Google is discontinuing the popular Nest Protect smoke and carbon monoxide detector, which has been a common fixture in homes, and the less popular Nest x Yale smart lock, with replacements coming from third-party manufacturers.
- The Nest Protect, which launched before Google acquired Nest for $3.4 billion in 2014, is still available for $119 on the Google Store while supplies last, but users should note these devices need replacement every 10 years.
- Google appears to be shifting focus away from smart home hardware development, having not released new cameras, smart speakers, doorbells, or smart displays in several years, while maintaining interest only in TV streamers and thermostats.
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💥 FBI investigates Oracle data breach exposing patient data
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- The FBI is investigating an Oracle Health data breach where a threat actor accessed a server in February and stole patient data from U.S. hospitals, prompting breach notifications to affected healthcare customers.
- A separate incident emerged when an anonymous hacker called rose87168 published a sample of what they claimed to be 6 million Oracle Cloud customer authentication records obtained through a server vulnerability.
- External security researchers have verified the authenticity of the Oracle Cloud breach data, with Cloudsek assessing it as "High in severity" and affecting more than 140,000 cloud service customers.
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