30 Jun 2026
A new synthesis recasts sleep as a resilience mechanism for the brain, with lessons for artificial intelligence
Every animal that has ever been studied closely, from the fruit fly to the philosopher, surrenders each day to a state that looks, from the outside, like a small rehearsal for death. A new Perspective published in the peer-reviewed journal Brain Medicine asks why, and answers with a synthesis rather than a single experiment. Drawing together decades of work in neuroimaging, electrophysiology, and…
30 Jun 2026
Venture Capital Funding: Nebex, Queue, LeapXpert
Technology startups companies such as Nebex, Queue, Sazabi, among others, announced VC funding from venture capital companies.
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
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…
28 Jun 2026
SpaceX Just Spent $60 Billion on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Could Elon Musk Be Building the Next Amazon?
In the early days of online shopping, Amazon ( AMZN +2.44% ) was a simple website that sold books. In the years that followed, the company expanded its marketplace into a more comprehensive e-commerce platform. That eventually helped pave the way for the launch of its cloud infrastructure platform, Amazon Web Services ( AWS ). This chain of events quietly turned Amazon into an essential digital…
28 Jun 2026
OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT 5.6 Soul, Terra and Luna Models
OpenAI has introduced GPT 5.6, a release featuring three specialized models, Soul, Terra and Luna, tailored for different use cases. Soul uses its “Soul Ultra” mode to handle complex reasoning tasks, Terra offers a versatile option for general-purpose applications and Luna is optimized for high-speed, large-scale operations.
27 Jun 2026
US allows partial release of Anthropic's Mythos AI model
The United States government has authorized Anthropic to release its powerful Claude Mythos 5, an artificial intelligence model, to some "trusted" American cybersecurity firms, the company announced on Friday.
27 Jun 2026
iPhone 18 Pro Price: The Subscription Shift Protecting Apple’s Margins
Customers try out iPhone 17 Pro smartphones inside the Apple Store at Sanlitun Taikoo Li (Photo by Cheng Xin/Getty Images) Getty Images Apple is expected to increase the price of the iPhone 18 Pro, with Apple CEO Tim Cook saying that inflationary pressures on memory and storage have made the current pricing of Apple’s hardware unsustainable.
