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Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket ship lifts off for an suborbital trip in April. (Blue Origin Photo) The executive in charge of Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital space program has laid out plans to scale up the operation for weekly launches — and says the company is looking into setting up a second launch site, perhaps outside the U.S. Phil Joyce, Blue Origin’s senior vice president for New Shepard, discussed the road ahead over the weekend at the Global Spaceport Alliance’s International Spaceport Forum in Sydney, Australia. His remarks were reported by Aviation Week as well as SpaceNews. Customer demand…

vivo has announced that its next big software update, OriginOS 6, will arrive in India on October 15. The update will replace the older Funtouch OS, which has been the default on vivo and iQOO phones outside China. With this launch, Indian users will finally have access to the same software experience that vivo has been offering. For years, Funtouch OS has powered vivo and iQOO smartphones outside China. However, in 2025, it fell behind competitors like ColorOS, which offer much better animations and features. Now, the shift to OriginOS aims to fix those gaps while bringing a consistent software…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed SB 53, a first-in-the-nation bill that sets new transparency requirements on large AI companies. SB 53, which passed the state legislature two weeks ago, requires large AI labs – including OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google DeepMind – to be transparent about safety protocols. It also ensures whistleblower protections for employees at those companies.   In addition, SB 53 creates a mechanism for AI companies and the public to report potential critical safety incidents to California’s Office of Emergency Services. Companies also have to report incidents related to crimes committed without human oversight, such as cyberattacks, and deceptive behavior by a model that isn’t required under the EU AI Act.   The…

When you step into your workshop, you want a tool that doesn’t limit your creativity. With the D1 Ultra from hansmaker, you gain access to a dual laser engraver that merges the versatility of a diode laser engraver with the power of a fiber laser engraver—all in one machine. Instead of choosing between different systems for wood, acrylic, or metal, you finally have a fiber and diode laser engraver that adapts to any project on demand. The hansmaker D1 Ultra is available now. Click the product name to learn more.Imagine working with a single setup that lets you cut through…

Actual AI co-founders Ethan Byrd (left) and John Kennedy. (Actual AI Photo) AI coding tools are redefining software development and speeding up code generation. They are also creating new management hurdles. Actual AI wants to help. The Seattle startup announced a $3.2 million seed round led by AlleyCorp to help build out its autonomous agent product designed to help engineering managers adapt to the AI era of development. While AI coding tools can streamline some software tasks, they are also adding new ones — such as more manual review, coordination tasks, and maintenance challenges, according to Actual AI. The company’s agent…

The iQOO 15 is just around the corner, and the teasers have already begun. Last week, the company’s India chief, Nipun Marya, confirmed that the iQOO 15 will come with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor. Now, a new Weibo post has confirmed the inclusion of a 50MP periscope lens. Here’s everything we know about the iQOO 15 so far. iQOO 15: Design, Specifications, and Features (Expected) If you loved the design of the iQOO 13, then the iQOO 15 will feel right at home. Based on the renders, the iQOO 15 will feature a design almost identical to…

Manny Medina, previously best-known as the founder of sales automation startup Outreach ($4.4 billion valuation), has wowed investors with his young startup, Paid. Paid just closed an oversubscribed $21.6 million seed round led by Lightspeed. With the €10 million pre-seed round it raised in March, London-based Paid has already raised $33.3 million and hasn’t even hit its Series A yet. A source familiar with the deal says the startup’s valuation is over $100 million. Paid came out of stealth in March offering an interesting contribution to the AI agentic world: The company doesn’t offer agents. It offers a way for…