NASA Leadership Shakeup & Budget Cuts, Massive ASUS Router Backdoor Alert, AI’s Rapid Evolution, and Ongoing Antitrust Battles: Weekly Tech Roundup

This week in the tech world was marked by significant developments across various fronts. Leadership uncertainties and budgetary concerns cast a shadow over NASA, while a critical cybersecurity alert put thousands of ASUS router users on notice. The artificial intelligence landscape continued its dynamic evolution, with major players like OpenAI and Anthropic making headlines for new capabilities and policy engagements, alongside a notable AI content deal between Amazon and The New York Times. Antitrust scrutiny remained a persistent theme, highlighted by Meta’s ongoing trial and new U.S. restrictions on technology sales to China. In the software realm, the popular Arc browser announced a surprising halt to its development, and regulators on both sides of the Atlantic advanced new rules aimed at bolstering online safety and platform accountability.

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Artemis II Astronauts, FBI vs Dark Web, and More: Weekly Tech News Roundup

This week, NASA announced the crew of Artemis II, it’s the 50th anniversary of the cell phone, and the FBI seized Genesis Market. Stadia is completely dead, all the news from Star Wars Celebration, the interesting things of the week and more in the other news section. NASA Announces Artemis II Astronauts Exciting news for the space community! NASA and the Canadian Space Agency just announced the four astronauts for the upcoming Artemis II mission. The chosen crew consists of Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Jeremy Hansen, and they’re all set to embark on a 10-day mission orbiting … Continue reading Artemis II Astronauts, FBI vs Dark Web, and More: Weekly Tech News Roundup

Pokémon Day, OpenAI’s ChatGPT API, and Ford’s Scary Patent: This Week in Tech

This week the Pokémon Company held their annual Pokémon Day Pokémon Presents, OpenAI unveiled the ChatGPT API, and Ford filed a scary patent. Also, Tesla had their annual Investor Day; it’s been a busy week in space news and more in the other news section. Pokémon Presents On Monday, The Pokémon Company held a Pokémon Presents in celebration of Pokémon Day; during the event, they announced updates about the World Championship, the mobile games (including release details about Pokémon Sleep), and DLC for Scarlett and Violet. You can read more about it here. ChatGPT API On Wednesday, OpenAI announced the release of … Continue reading Pokémon Day, OpenAI’s ChatGPT API, and Ford’s Scary Patent: This Week in Tech