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Reuters reported, citing sources, that Blue Origin has pushed the New Glenn rocket launch to January.
Blue Origin pushes New Glenn rocket launch to January, sources say https://t.co/66JRoJ8j2s
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Musk: Starlink software can train superintelligence
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Reuters reported, citing sources, that Blue Origin has pushed the New Glenn rocket launch to January.
Same as above — Reuters reported the New Glenn launch delay to January, citing sources.
Blue Origin delayed the New Glenn launch to January 2027, but Reuters did not report a "major explosion" as the cause. The explosion claim is unverified.
Reuters Tech News reported the same New Glenn delay to January, citing sources.
Otter AI added support for 27 new languages, bringing the total to 30+, and announced an upcoming feature to follow speakers who switch languages.
California voters rejected Proposition 40, a one-time 5% tax on billionaires. Tech leaders outspent backers roughly 10 to 1 to defeat it. This is a headline about internet memes reacting to an alleged scandal; it does not assert the scandal itself as fact. NAMES: Jensen Huang = CEO of Nvidia.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Anthropic is expected to set its IPO valuation range this week, and TechCrunch relayed that report.
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Same as above — Reuters reported the New Glenn launch delay to January, citing sources.
Blue Origin pushes New Glenn rocket launch to January, sources say https://t.co/qAeu4FkJWi
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Blue Origin delayed the New Glenn launch to January 2027, but Reuters did not report a "major explosion" as the cause. The explosion claim is unverified.
⚡ 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: $AMZN Blue Origin Delays New Glenn Rocket Launch to January 2027 Following Major Explosion - $RKLB $ASTS $SPCX 👉 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: ➤ 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻 postpones 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗚𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗻 rocket's return to 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳. ➤ Launch delay
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Reuters Tech News reported the same New Glenn delay to January, citing sources.
Blue Origin pushes New Glenn rocket launch to January, sources say https://t.co/PwrrpHza69
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Otter AI added support for 27 new languages, bringing the total to 30+, and announced an upcoming feature to follow speakers who switch languages.
Otter AI can now follow conversations across 30+ languages - Otter AI just added support for 27 languages and revealed an upcoming feature that can follow along if speakers switch between languages.
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California voters rejected Proposition 40, a one-time 5% tax on billionaires. Tech leaders outspent backers roughly 10 to 1 to defeat it. This is a headline about internet memes reacting to an alleged scandal; it does not assert the scandal itself as fact. NAMES: Jensen Huang = CEO of Nvidia.
California’s proposed ‘billionaire tax’ fails to pass - California voters rejected Proposition 40, the one-time 5% tax on billionaires, the AP reported Monday. Tech leaders outspent backers roughly 10 to 1 to defeat it, and the founders and economists TechCrunch interviewed befor
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The Wall Street Journal reported that Anthropic is expected to set its IPO valuation range this week, and TechCrunch relayed that report.
Anthropic reportedly plans to move forward with IPO plans - The AI company is expected to set its valuation range this week, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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What the hosts said
MGood morning, it's Tuesday, 6 AM, and Elon Musk is making a big claim about Starlink software and superintelligence.
CHe says the software built to move data through space is also great for training superintelligence.
MWhich is convenient, because he's also building a superintelligence company.
CRight, xAI. He says Grok's training stack comes from Starlink engineers, even includes assembly code.
MNo benchmarks, no third-party reviews. Just a claim.
CBut the logic isn't crazy. Starlink moves huge data with low latency. That's a real skill.
MMoving data is not the same as training a model. Those are different problems.
CBut if you can manage data across thousands of satellites, you understand distributed systems.
MUnderstanding distributed systems doesn't mean your software trains superintelligence. That's a leap.
CFair. But he's also planning compute satellites. Starmind. So this fits a bigger story.
MIt fits a narrative. Whether it works is another question.
CThe internet's already asking for next-gen peptides from the superintelligence.
MPriorities.
CMeanwhile, Blue Origin is pushing the New Glenn launch to January, Reuters reports.
MAnd one account on X is claiming a major explosion caused it. Reuters didn't say that.
CRight, that's unverified. The delay is real, the explosion claim is not.
MSo New Glenn waits. Again.
CSorry, coffee went down wrong. Anyway, California voters rejected the billionaire tax.
MProp 40, a one-time five percent tax on billionaires. Tech leaders outspent backers ten to one.
CGood. That tax would've driven wealth out of the state.
MOr just trimmed fortunes. Economists were split.
CBut when you tax the people who build companies, they leave. We've seen it.
MSome leave. Some stay. The point is voters said no.
CAnd the memes about Jensen Huang's alleged scandal are apparently top-notch.
MThat's a headline about memes, not the scandal itself. We're not touching that.
CRight, skip it. But Anthropic is reportedly moving forward with its IPO.
MWall Street Journal says they'll set the valuation range this week.
CThat's a big moment for AI. Another one going public.
MAnd Otter AI now follows conversations in over thirty languages.
CSo your meetings can be transcribed in thirty languages you don't speak.
MExactly. That's the morning brief. Back with more after this.
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