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- 1Astronomers warn proposed 50,000 orbital mirrors would harm sky observation●"'They're saying we want to launch 50,000 mirrors by 2035,' Benvenuti said. 'That would be catastrophic for astronomy, t
Astronomer Benvenuti said plans to launch 50,000 light-reflecting mirrors into orbit by 2035 would be 'catastrophic for astronomy.' The comment came after the FCC reportedly granted approval to Reflect Orbital, a company that intends to bounce sunlight back to Earth as a commercial service. Researchers fear large numbers of bright reflective satellites would interfere with telescope observations and darken the night sky science relies on.
- 2Chinese robot brain startup predicts ChatGPT-style breakthrough next year●Chinese 'robot brain' startup sees ChatGPT-style breakthrough as soon as next year
A Chinese robotics startup says it could achieve a ChatGPT-style breakthrough in robot intelligence as soon as next year. The company is working on a 'robot brain' — general-purpose AI that would let robots understand and perform a wide range of tasks, mirroring the leap large language models made in text. The claim highlights intensifying competition between China and the US in embodied AI, though the timeline is ambitious and independent verification is lacking.
- 3Alpine Linux contributors vote against banning LLM-generated code●@ gildilinie # Alpine # Linux had a vote among core contributors, and similar to debian, the majority wasn't in favor of
Alpine Linux held a vote among its core contributors on whether to ban code written with large language models, and the majority voted against a ban. The result mirrors an earlier vote in the Debian project, which also declined to prohibit LLM-generated code. The decision was recorded in the Alpine council's meeting minutes and is being discussed by open source developers weighing how much AI assistance to allow in volunteer-built distributions.
- 4Digital twin technology to improve wastewater management●Digital twin helps us use wastewater more efficiently
A digital twin—a virtual model that simulates wastewater systems in real time—is being promoted as a way to use wastewater more efficiently. By mirroring treatment plants and distribution networks digitally, operators can test scenarios, optimise water reuse and reduce waste without disrupting real infrastructure, supporting more sustainable water management.
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