Terra Industries closes $52M seed round to build defense infrastructure for the Global South
African defense tech company Terra Industries announced an additional $18 million in funding, bringing its seed round to $52 million.
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World’s first superconducting quantum heat engine could help unlock massive quantum computers
A tiny superconducting engine has successfully converted heat near absolute zero into useful work, demonstrating the first cyclic quantum heat engine of its kind. Future versions could operate autonomously inside quantum computers, potentially eliminating huge numbers of costly, noise-producing microwave cables.
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Into the Omniverse: How Open World Models Push the Frontier of Physical AI
In July, NVIDIA joined more than 200 companies and organizations in signing “Open Weights and American AI Leadership,” an open letter arguing that AI leadership will be measured not by any single frontier model but by whether an open ecosystem reaches every sector.
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Carney curses Infantino as FIFA backs its president
FIFA’s President Gianni Infantino gets the support of executive members at an emergency meeting in Morocco.
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Strait of Hormuz tolls would harm livelihoods worldwide, shipowners warn
Eight leading shipping organisations sign letter opposing fees in critical waterway.
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Moment first rare tiger in 70 years released in Kazakhstan
Umit, a female Amur tiger, has been released as part of a programme to restore the animal's population, which was wiped out in central Asia a century ago.
BBC
Rihanna is 'in the studio', says partner A$AP Rocky
The singer, who last released a full album in 2016, is in the studio and "cooking", her partner said.
BBC
Trump attacks El-Sayed as ‘hater of Jews’ after Michigan win
US President Donald Trump attacked Michigan’s Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, calling him a ‘hater of Jews.'
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