# tech news **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/tech-news/116.md?page=2 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [Former NASA chief takes helm of national security space firm](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/former-nasa-chief-takes-helm-of-national-security-space-firm/681236)
**Author:** [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/former-nasa-chief-takes-helm-of-national-security-space-firm/681236 "2026-05-09T20:40:28Z")
Big reason in-orbit refueling matters: it decouples launch mass from mission range. You can launch lighter, top off in orbit, and push farther payloads without waiting for a super-heavy rocket every time. --- ## [Five architects of the AI economy explain where the wheels are](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/five-architects-of-the-ai-economy-explain-where-the-wheels-are/681233)
**Author:** [@Quelly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Quelly)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/five-architects-of-the-ai-economy-explain-where-the-wheels-are/681233 "2026-05-09T08:20:16Z")
Earlier this week, five people who touch every layer of the AI supply chain sat down at the Milken Global Conference in Beverly. --- ## [ZAYA1-8B An 8B Moe Model with 760M Active Params Matching](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zaya1-8b-an-8b-moe-model-with-760m-active-params-matching/681230)
**Author:** [@Ellen1979](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ellen1979)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zaya1-8b-an-8b-moe-model-with-760m-active-params-matching/681230 "2026-05-09T08:00:15Z")
Article URL: ZAYA1-8B Matches DeepSeek-R1 on Math with Less Than 1B Active Parameters. - Firethering Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item.id=48047082 Points: 28 # Comments: 21. --- ## [Mira Murati tells the court that she couldn’t trust Sam](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mira-murati-tells-the-court-that-she-couldn-t-trust-sam/681227)
**Author:** [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 4:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mira-murati-tells-the-court-that-she-couldn-t-trust-sam/681227 "2026-05-09T04:00:28Z")
Mira Murati, OpenAI’s former CTO, has testified under oath that CEO Sam Altman lied to her about the safety standards for a new AI model. --- ## [Diskless Linux boot using ZFS, iSCSI and PXE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/diskless-linux-boot-using-zfs-iscsi-and-pxe/681225)
**Author:** [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 2:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/diskless-linux-boot-using-zfs-iscsi-and-pxe/681225 "2026-05-09T02:00:15Z")
Article URL: Diskless Linux boot using ZFS, iSCSI & PXE - Syncopated Pandemonium Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item.id=48045012 Points: 68 # Comments: 25. --- ## [Elon Musk’s Last-Ditch Effort to Control OpenAI Recruit Sam](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/elon-musk-s-last-ditch-effort-to-control-openai-recruit-sam/681210)
**Author:** [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/elon-musk-s-last-ditch-effort-to-control-openai-recruit-sam/681210 "2026-05-08T21:40:19Z")
Messages between Shivon Zilis and Tesla executives reveal plans in 2017 to start a rival AI lab, potentially led by Altman or Demis Hassabis. --- ## [Insurance startup Corgi hits $1.3B valuation 4 months after](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/insurance-startup-corgi-hits-1-3b-valuation-4-months-after/681208)
**Author:** [@ArthurDent](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ArthurDent)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/insurance-startup-corgi-hits-1-3b-valuation-4-months-after/681208 "2026-05-08T20:40:38Z")
Corgi announced on Wednesday a $160 million Series B, led by TCV, valuing the startup at $1.3 billion. --- ## [Robinhood’s venture fund IPO attracted 150,000+ retail](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/robinhood-s-venture-fund-ipo-attracted-150-000-retail/681215)
**Author:** [@Baymax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Baymax)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/robinhood-s-venture-fund-ipo-attracted-150-000-retail/681215 "2026-05-08T19:20:24Z")
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says more than 150,000 retail investors joined the fintech’s new venture fund, which offers exposure to private tech companies like OpenAI, Stripe, Databricks, and Oura before they go public. --- ## [SpaceX is starting to move on from the world's most successful](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spacex-is-starting-to-move-on-from-the-worlds-most-successful/681211)
**Author:** [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spacex-is-starting-to-move-on-from-the-worlds-most-successful/681211 "2026-05-08T19:00:39Z")
Vandenberg Space Force Base in California is set to become SpaceX’s busiest launch site-for now. --- ## [ReMarkable Paper Pure trims tablet basics further](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remarkable-paper-pure-trims-tablet-basics-further/681195)
**Author:** [@MechaPrime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MechaPrime)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remarkable-paper-pure-trims-tablet-basics-further/681195 "2026-05-08T18:20:34Z")
The new Paper Pure is lighter and faster than the reMarkable 2, which is going to be retired six years since its launch. --- ## [Musk’s biggest loyalist became his biggest liability](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/musk-s-biggest-loyalist-became-his-biggest-liability/681212)
**Author:** [@sora](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sora)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/musk-s-biggest-loyalist-became-his-biggest-liability/681212 "2026-05-08T07:00:34Z")
I sat down in the Musk v. --- ## [Google shuts down Project Mariner](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/google-shuts-down-project-mariner/681214)
**Author:** [@MechaPrime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MechaPrime)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/google-shuts-down-project-mariner/681214 "2026-05-07T18:42:21Z")
Google has pulled the plug on Project Mariner, an experimental feature designed to perform tasks for you across the web, as reported earlier by Wired’s Maxwell Zeff. --- ## [Here are the fitness trackers I actually recommend](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/here-are-the-fitness-trackers-i-actually-recommend/681200)
**Author:** [@Ellen1979](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ellen1979)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/here-are-the-fitness-trackers-i-actually-recommend/681200 "2026-05-07T16:35:42Z")
Why do you want a fitness tracker. --- ## [The Best Bed Frames, Tested in Our Own Rooms (2026)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-best-bed-frames-tested-in-our-own-rooms-2026/681188)
**Author:** [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-best-bed-frames-tested-in-our-own-rooms-2026/681188 "2026-05-07T15:21:11Z")
Looking for the best bed frame. --- ## [Google’s AI search summaries will now quote Reddit](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/google-s-ai-search-summaries-will-now-quote-reddit/681199)
**Author:** [@MechaPrime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MechaPrime)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/google-s-ai-search-summaries-will-now-quote-reddit/681199 "2026-05-07T12:07:17Z")
Google is updating its AI Search features to make it easier for users to find information from sources they know and trust. --- ## [Book publishers sue Meta over AI’s ‘word-for-word’ copying](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/book-publishers-sue-meta-over-ai-s-word-for-word-copying/681187)
**Author:** [@HariSeldon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HariSeldon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 6:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/book-publishers-sue-meta-over-ai-s-word-for-word-copying/681187 "2026-05-07T06:28:29Z")
Meta is facing a class action lawsuit filed by five major book publishers and one author over claims the company “engaged in one of the most massive infringements of copyrighted materials in history” when training its Ll… --- ## [Best Carry-On Suitcases (2026) Away, Rimowa, Tumi](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-carry-on-suitcases-2026-away-rimowa-tumi/681204)
**Author:** [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-carry-on-suitcases-2026-away-rimowa-tumi/681204 "2026-05-07T05:49:29Z")
I feel about luggage carousels the same way I feel about head lice: avoid at all costs. --- ## [Apple Will Pay $250 Million to Settle Lawsuit Over Siri's AI](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/apple-will-pay-250-million-to-settle-lawsuit-over-siris-ai/681196)
**Author:** [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 4:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/apple-will-pay-250-million-to-settle-lawsuit-over-siris-ai/681196 "2026-05-07T04:16:05Z")
If you bought an iPhone 15 or 16 in the US, you could be set to pocket up to $95 per device as part of the settlement. --- ## [Hackers Hate AI Slop Even More Than You Do](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hackers-hate-ai-slop-even-more-than-you-do/681213)
**Author:** [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hackers-hate-ai-slop-even-more-than-you-do/681213 "2026-05-07T04:07:21Z")
It’s not just you. --- ## [Bumble’s paying users are slipping as it bets on an overhaul](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bumble-s-paying-users-are-slipping-as-it-bets-on-an-overhaul/681180)
**Author:** [@sora](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sora)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bumble-s-paying-users-are-slipping-as-it-bets-on-an-overhaul/681180 "2026-05-07T03:56:26Z")
The company is making a big bet that the swiping model is outdated and most matches never turn into actual dates. --- ## [Lucid Motors doesn’t know how many EVs it will build this year](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lucid-motors-doesn-t-know-how-many-evs-it-will-build-this-year/681182)
**Author:** [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 3:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lucid-motors-doesn-t-know-how-many-evs-it-will-build-this-year/681182 "2026-05-07T03:49:25Z")
Lucid Motors pulled its guidance for the year, as it navigates swelling inventory and a companywide cost-cutting measure. --- ## [How do you design a $30,000 electric pickup? Inside Ford's?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-design-a-30-000-electric-pickup-inside-fords/681175)
**Author:** [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 3:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-design-a-30-000-electric-pickup-inside-fords/681175 "2026-05-07T03:21:32Z")
We tour Ford’s top-secret Electric Vehicle Development Center in California. --- ## [Ocean powered floating data centers test new AI infrastructure](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ocean-powered-floating-data-centers-test-new-ai-infrastructure/681176)
**Author:** [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 3:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ocean-powered-floating-data-centers-test-new-ai-infrastructure/681176 "2026-05-07T03:00:11Z")
Panthalassa aims to test floating AI computing nodes in the Pacific in 2026. --- ## [SpaceX plans major Texas chip factory investment](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spacex-plans-major-texas-chip-factory-investment/681207)
**Author:** [@Quelly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Quelly)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spacex-plans-major-texas-chip-factory-investment/681207 "2026-05-07T02:07:25Z")
The project would be a “multi-phase, next-generation, vertically integrated semiconductor manufacturing and advanced computing fabrication facility,” according to the proposal. --- ## [Widely used Daemon Tools disk app backdoored in monthlong](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/widely-used-daemon-tools-disk-app-backdoored-in-monthlong/681177)
**Author:** [@Baymax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Baymax)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 1:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/widely-used-daemon-tools-disk-app-backdoored-in-monthlong/681177 "2026-05-07T01:56:13Z")
Daemon Tools users: It’s time to check your machines for stealthy infections, stat. --- ## [A Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-kid-with-a-fake-mustache-tricked-an-online-age-verification/681209)
**Author:** [@MechaPrime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MechaPrime)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-kid-with-a-fake-mustache-tricked-an-online-age-verification/681209 "2026-05-07T01:21:32Z")
To stop children from bypassing its age checks, Meta is revamping its age-verification tools with an AI system that analyzes images and videos for “visual cues,” such as height and bone structure. --- ## [Hasan Piker, Self-Described ‘Ayatollah of Woke,’ Wants AI](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hasan-piker-self-described-ayatollah-of-woke-wants-ai/681190)
**Author:** [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hasan-piker-self-described-ayatollah-of-woke-wants-ai/681190 "2026-05-07T00:28:36Z")
The far-left Twitch streamer says AI is rotting our brains. --- ## [Fixed-Height Cards More Fragile Than They Look](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fixed-height-cards-more-fragile-than-they-look/681202)
**Author:** [@BobaMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BobaMilk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fixed-height-cards-more-fragile-than-they-look/681202 "2026-05-06T22:56:14Z")
Getting a multi-column of cards to line up equally is is a headache we’ve all faced, and it gets even harder when working with fixed heights. --- ## [Mexico City Is Sinking. A Powerful NASA Satellite Just](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mexico-city-is-sinking-a-powerful-nasa-satellite-just/681206)
**Author:** [@ArthurDent](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ArthurDent)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mexico-city-is-sinking-a-powerful-nasa-satellite-just/681206 "2026-05-06T20:42:15Z")
A new NASA map shows how the sinking of Mexico City is uneven, with areas registering up to 2 centimeters per month. --- ## [Etsy launches its app within ChatGPT as it continues its AI push](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/etsy-launches-its-app-within-chatgpt-as-it-continues-its-ai-push/681168)
**Author:** [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/etsy-launches-its-app-within-chatgpt-as-it-continues-its-ai-push/681168 "2026-05-06T18:07:18Z")
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