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In today's Techpresso:

🧩 Google is merging Android and ChromeOS

🚀 SpaceX to invest $2 billion in xAI startup

🤖 Amazon delays Alexa’s web debut

🚫 Nvidia CEO says China military cannot use US chips

🔮 Discord officially releases its virtual Orbs rewards

🎁 + 13 other news you might like

🔮 + 6 handpicked research papers and tools

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🧩 Google is merging Android and ChromeOS LINK
  • Google's President of the Android Ecosystem, Sameer Samat, has officially confirmed the company is combining its ChromeOS platform with the mobile operating system, Android.
  • The announcement provided no concrete details, leaving open questions about how this affects current ChromeOS users, enterprise clients, and the typical decade-long support window for laptops.
  • A small hint suggests a focus on productivity, aligning with Google’s separate, ongoing development of a desktop UI experience for its main Android operating system.
🚀 SpaceX to invest $2 billion in xAI startup LINK
  • Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX is investing $2 billion in his artificial intelligence startup, xAI, according to investors close to both firms.
  • This sum represents almost half of the AI venture's recent equity raise, showing the strategy of using one business to financially support another.
  • The large cash infusion could pose risks for the aerospace manufacturer, which is spending billions to develop its delayed experimental rocket called Starship.
🤖 Amazon delays Alexa’s web debut LINK
  • Amazon has postponed the web launch of its new Alexa assistant, known as Project Metis, from its original target date at the end of June.
  • Internal documents did not specify the reasons for pushing back the release, and managers have not explained the cause of the schedule change to staff.
  • A company spokesperson denied that Alexa.com is delayed, stating it will be available with Alexa+ Early Access for users sometime during the summer.
🚫 Nvidia CEO says China military cannot use US chips LINK
  • Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang believes China’s military cannot rely on US chips for defense systems because Washington could limit access to them at any time.
  • He stated the country already has enough internal computing power and therefore does not require Nvidia hardware to build up its own military forces.
  • Despite these claims, a Chinese AI startup named DeepSeek has reportedly supported the nation's military while using Nvidia chips to train its language models.
🔮 Discord officially releases its virtual Orbs rewards LINK
  • Discord is now giving users virtual Orbs for completing advertisement-based Quests, which they can then spend on digital items in the platform’s dedicated Shop.
  • People can exchange the earned currency for profile effects, avatar decorations, or even a three-day credit for its paid Nitro subscription service.
  • The system provides advertisers an easier method for promotional campaigns while the company looks to prove its ad model is scalable ahead of a potential IPO.

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Other news & articles you might like

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  • Malaysia now requires permits for US-made AI chip transfers LINK
  • Microsoft will halt new Office features for Windows 10 in 2026 LINK
  • Self-destructing SSD brings espionage-level security to data protection LINK
  • Apple’s Smart Home Hub Is Reportedly Delayed Until 2026 LINK
  • Tech war: China approves Synopsys’ acquisition of Ansys after US lifts EDA ban LINK
  • Children are forming emotional bonds with AI chatbots, report says LINK
  • Google’s Gemini refuses to play Chess against the mighty Atari 2600 after realizing it can't match ancient console LINK
  • AI 'Nudify' Websites Are Raking in Millions of Dollars LINK
  • New technology helps robots see inside sealed boxes LINK
  • Amazon's $8 billion Anthropic investment rumors suggest it would rather sell AI infrastructure than compete with ChatGPT and Gemini LINK
  • Where are the iPhone’s WebKit-less browsers? LINK

Trending research and tools

OpenCut: an open-source alternative to CapCut that offers free, simple video editing while keeping your videos on your own device. LINK
Emergent Misalignment: Narrow finetuning can produce broadly misaligned LLMs: training a language model on a very specific task can cause it to develop widespread, unintended behaviors on other topics. LINK
APKLab: an Android reverse-engineering workbench for VS Code that lets you decode, rebuild, and install application files directly inside the editor. LINK
Persona Features Control Emergent Misalignment: this paper finds that adjusting an AI's persona traits can help steer it away from developing unexpected and harmful behaviors. LINK
Large Language Models Are Not Stable Recommender Systems (2023): the paper finds that large language models are not reliable for making recommendations because their output is highly sensitive to small, irrelevant changes in the prompt. LINK
A Demonstration of Interstellar Navigation Using New Horizons: the New Horizons spacecraft was used to successfully navigate by triangulating its position from distant stars. LINK

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