The backlash against generative AI in creative fields is getting official. Both the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association and San Diego Comic-Con have recently instituted hard bans. It’s a messy but decisive move.
China is pushing industrial parks to consume most of their own renewable energy. A new policy requires at least 60% of newly built wind and solar power to be used on-site, aiming to cut emissions and ease grid strain. This marks a strategic pivot towards localized, self-sufficient industrial energy.
A critical fix is landing in Linux 6.19-rc5 to resolve a regression that broke the open-source Nouveau driver for newer NVIDIA GPUs. The issue, which caused boot freezes on hardware like the GeForce RTX 50 “Blackwell” series, stemmed from a problematic firmware allocation patch. Developer David Airl
A new CRISPR startup, Aurora Therapeutics, is betting that regulators will create a new pathway for personalized gene-editing drugs. Their plan is to get a single treatment approved that can be tweaked for different mutations without new trials.
The old playbook of spending more to acquire more subscribers is failing. Now, companies are turning to telecom bundling and AI to reach customers through the billing relationships they already trust. It’s a fundamental shift in how digital services find their audience.
In a major move, Nvidia has hired Google Cloud marketing leader Alison Wagonfeld as its first-ever Chief Marketing Officer. She starts in February, consolidating all marketing under her as the company reports record $57 billion quarterly sales. This marks a new phase for the AI chip leader.
A new leak claims Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S26 Ultra can hit 75% battery in just 30 minutes using 60W charging. But the test was done in a controlled lab, not the real world. This would be a big jump from the S25 Ultra’s 45W speeds, if it holds up.
A new private space telescope project, funded by Eric and Wendy Schmidt, aims to surpass Hubble in size. The Lazuli observatory is part of a larger open-science system and could launch before 2030.
Google is halving the frequency of its Android code dumps to the open source community. The move, effective in 2026, will see source code published to AOSP only in Q2 and Q4 each year.
Microsoft is reorganizing internally to bolster GitHub against new AI rivals like Cursor. The goal is to transform GitHub from a code repository into an AI “agent factory” and development dashboard.
