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- 1Elizabeth Holmes reportedly to move to halfway home next year●Theranos founder reportedly to be transferred to halfway home next year
Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the disgraced blood-testing startup Theranos, is reportedly set to be transferred from federal prison to a halfway house next year. She is serving an 11-year sentence for defrauding investors. The reported move would mark a step toward her eventual release and is drawing renewed attention to the case and her prospects after prison.
- 2India's Space Startups Surge From 1 to 440 in Five Years●Big Boost to India's Space Ecosystem | From 1 to 440 Space Startups in 5 Years
India's space sector has expanded dramatically, growing from just one space startup to 440 within five years following the opening of the sector to private participation. The rapid rise is being described as a major boost to the country's space ecosystem, with new companies working on satellites, launch vehicles and space services alongside ISRO.
- 3Environmental groups challenge FCC approval of space sunlight project●"Four environmental organizations filed a petition Thursday asking the Federal Communications Commission to reverse appr
Four environmental organizations filed a petition Thursday urging the Federal Communications Commission to reverse its approval of a startup's plan to beam on-demand sunlight from space to Earth. The groups argue the agency failed to consider the project's potential impacts on wildlife and astronomy, raising concerns about a growing commercial trend of using orbiting reflectors to illuminate areas on the ground at night.
- 4China's Moonshot Reportedly Seeks More Nvidia Blackwell Chips Amid Export Dispute●China's Moonshot Reportedly Seeks Access To More NVDA Blackwell Chips A Week After Trump Official Flagged Export Control Breach
Chinese AI startup Moonshot is reportedly seeking access to additional Nvidia Blackwell chips, according to a report circulating this week. The news comes just a week after a Trump administration official flagged an export control breach involving Nvidia's advanced chips. The development highlights continuing tensions over US restrictions on selling cutting-edge semiconductors to Chinese companies, a dispute that has become a central flashpoint in the technology rivalry between Washington and Beijing.
- 5Autonomous strike drone picks and bombs targets with Nvidia chip●Autonomous strike drone uses Nvidia Jetson Orin Nano to pick and bomb targets
A Swedish startup has developed attack drones that autonomously select and strike targets using an Nvidia Jetson Orin Nano running a small AI model, with no human input and no external communications. The development is drawing attention for showing how cheap, commercially available AI hardware can now power fully autonomous lethal weapons, raising debate over battlefield ethics and arms control.