30 Jun 2026
Lumo 2.0: Proton's Private Alternative to ChatGPT and Claude Just Got Better
When Lumo (partner link) launched last year, I took it for a spin to see what Proton's foray into AI assistants looked like. I found out that the open source AI assistant ran quite well for a new launch.
30 Jun 2026
‘No free snacks, no free coffee’: NVIDIA's surprising office culture shocks internet
According to Orosz, NVIDIA employees did not seem bothered by the policy. He quoted developers as joking, ‘We use this thing called salary to buy stuff we actually need.’ Representative image. (Pexels)
30 Jun 2026
Artificial Intelligence and the invisible revolution: A Mugglehead roundup
The debate over artificial intelligence has extended far beyond chatbots. Now it’s about who gets hired and fired, who and what gets electricity, how communities use water and what jobs get to survive into the next decade. From courtrooms and corporate boardrooms to city streets and data centres, AI is increasingly influencing decisions that shape everyday life. Consequently, a growing number of…
29 Jun 2026
May Industrial Production and Investment Decline Amid Semiconductor Impact
May 2026 Industrial Activity Trends. [Photo=National Data Agency] Industrial production across all sectors fell last month due to weak mining and manufacturing, with facility investment also declining. Despite a boost in semiconductor exports, the sector's performance did not significantly impact overall industrial activity. However, retail sales saw a slight increase due to higher demand for…
29 Jun 2026
Russia’s Rassvet ambition: Sovereignty in space beyond Starlink
The contest for technological supremacy is no longer confined to artificial intelligence, semiconductors, or quantum computing. Increasingly, it is unfolding hundreds of kilometers above Earth, where satellites have become indispensable instruments of national power. Communications, navigation, military coordination, financial transactions, emergency services, and internet connectivity all depend…
29 Jun 2026
Rakuten-led group set for subsidies to build Japan's answer to Starlink
TelecommunicationGovernment readies $900m in support for homegrown satellite-to-mobile accessA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites lifts off into orbit after launching from Cape Canaveral,...
29 Jun 2026
Morgan Stanley warns of potential climax in silver, semiconductor markets
When silver miners and chip stocks start moving in lockstep, something interesting is happening. When Morgan Stanley’s top equity strategist calls it a potential peak, something interesting just became something urgent.
29 Jun 2026
Rocket Lab Buys Satellite Company Iridium To Go Up Against Starlink And Amazon's Leo
It wants its own satellite internet network. Rocket Lab / Iridium These days, it's not enough to own a company that sends things up into space; you also need to own the things you're sending up.
29 Jun 2026
Elon Musk says SpaceX is putting top Starship and Starlink engineers to work on Grok
Elon Musk said SpaceX would release new AI models "trained from scratch" every month. WEF/Getty images It's all hands on deck at SpaceX as the company plays catch-up in the AI race .
