Space startup plans to beam ‘hyperspectral insights’ to US government

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Finnish startup Kuva Space has unveiled plans to provide the US government with hyperspectral data. A powerful technology with diverse applications, hyperspectral imagery analyses a wider light spectrum than traditional sensors. As a result, it can unravel new insights about scanned objects. Here on Earth, the techniques have discovered artworks hidden under Picasso paintings and enhanced colours

OpenAI is adding watermarks to ChatGPT images created with DALL-E 3

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DALL-E 3 logo on a smartphone in front of a screen that says

Images created with DALL-E 3 on ChatGPT and the OpenAI API will now have watermarks.

On Tuesday, the company shared the announcement in a post on X, saying images "now include metadata using C2PA specifications."

C2PA, which stands for Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity, is a technical standard used by Adobe, Microsoft, BBC, and other

Bluesky is finally open to everyone. But will anyone come? We ask its CEO.

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Bluesky CEO Jay Graber says the platform now has 3 million users.

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  • Bluesky, one of the newer alternatives to X, has been invite-only until Tuesday. 
  • Jay Graber, Bluesky's CEO, says the platform has 3 million users.
  • Graber is "optimistic about human potential, even though I'm realistic about human nature."

When Bluesky launched last year, it filled a gap that was desperately needed by people who

Russia's wartime economy is flush with resources and is weathering Western sanctions, European economist says

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Vladimir Putin smile

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  • Russia's economy is actually doing pretty well, according to European economist Michel Santi.
  • Moscow has been able to purchase Western resources through middlemen, he said.
  • The only problem that plagues Russia is its severe worker shortage, Santi added. 

Officials in the West have touted the effectiveness of sanctions, but for the most part, Moscow is actually doing fine as its war in

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Even the Kremlin called out Tucker Carlson for his diatribe against the media

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Tucker Carlson is set to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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  • Tucker Carlson is facing backlash for saying Western media hasn't tried to interview Vladimir Putin.
  • Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesperson, dismissed Carlson's claim.
  • Carlson's interview with Putin is likely to air on Thursday.

It seems even the Kremlin thinks Tucker

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Apple Vision Pro teardown uncovers pixels the size of red blood cells

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If you ask anyone who’s actually tried an Apple Vision Pro what the best feature is, they’ll likely call out the dual micro-OLED displays. These screens produce especially crisp visuals, and iFixit has taken it upon themselves to find out why. The publication conducted a teardown on the Apple Vision Pro with an emphasis on those glorious displays. 

The big takeaway? The screens are incredibly

Democrats have become way more comfortable putting Israel aid on hold amid the ongoing war in Gaza

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House Democratic leadership lead most of their caucus in voting against a standalone Israel aid bill for the 2nd time in recent months on Tuesday.
House Democratic leadership lead most of their caucus in voting against a standalone Israel aid bill for the 2nd time in recent months on Tuesday.

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  • A majority of House Democrats voted against Israel aid on Tuesday for the 2nd time in recent months.
  • It's mostly because Democrats are insisting the aid be paired with more Ukraine aid.
  • But it's also a product of growing fatigue
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New sports streamer will change TV as we know it — and may start an industry fight. Execs tell me what they really think.

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Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers dunks the ball during the first half of a game against the Charlotte Hornets.
A new sports streaming platform owned by Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Fox could completely upend the TV industry. It will offer live programming, like this week's Hornets-Lakers game.

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  • A new sports-focused streaming platform could anger pay TV distributors and sports leagues.
  • Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Fox announced their new jointly owned venture Tuesday.
  • I
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