Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis Knighted in UK for Contributions to Artificial Intelligence

Demis Hassabis, born in London in 1976, displayed prodigious talents across various disciplines from a young age. Achieving master status in chess during his teenage years, he went on to work as a lead programmer at Bullfrog Productions, a renowned U.K. video game developer. Hassabis later graduated with first-class honors in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge and pursued roles in AI and computer science before obtaining a PhD in cognitive neuroscience from University College London (UCL). Devamını Oku

Orbit Fab Introduces $30K Port for Satellite Refueling

Orbit Fab, a Colorado-based startup, aims to create “gas stations” for satellites by providing a mechanism for transferring propellant from an orbital tanker to customer spacecraft. The docking mechanism, named RAFTI, has been flight qualified and is now available on the market at a price of $30,000 per port. Devamını Oku

Startups Weekly: Major Changes at the AI Heavyweights

Stability AI finds itself without a permanent CEO as Emad Mostaque, the founder and former chief executive, departs to pursue the decentralized AI dream. Mostaque’s exit leaves the unicorn startup under the interim leadership of co-CEOs Shan Shan Wong and Christian Laforte. Mostaque’s departure was marked by a dramatic proclamation on X, where he cited his desire to combat the “centralized AI” concern, emphasizing the issue of control over AI systems. Devamını Oku