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  Generac stock prices pops 20% on news the company has granted warrants for Amazon to purchase up to 1.69 million shares of Generac stock representing ~ 3% of outstanding shares. The deal also has Generac supplying backup power generators for Amazon data centers, totaling $2.B with initial deliveries in 2027 and 2028. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/16/amazon-obtains-right-to-buy-up-to-340m-of-generac-boosting-stock-.html #Amazon #Generac #BackUpPower #DataCenters #AI #Investment #Power #Ele...

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  Spying on "reconnaissance spacecraft" in geostationary orbit (GEO), is gaining momentum. Company Astranis building Perceptor spacecraft designed to capture satellite activity in GEO orbits. FYI, GEO is typically 35,786kms/22,236 miles above Earth ... popular for communications, weather and "reconnaissance" satellites. https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/astranis-perceptor-satellites-geostationary-orbit-space-situational-awareness #Space #Satellite #GEO #...

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  Weekend Reading care of TechAptitude! Like the global “race” for AI leadership, Quantum Technologies have enormous geo-political dimensions that span multiple domains including national security, technological sovereignty, economic advantage/disadvantage, and military power. In this TechAptitude post we dive into this Geo-Political implications of Quantum Technologies. Enjoy! https://techaptitude.substack.com/p/quantum-technologies-and-geo-politics #Quantum #QuantumComputing #Geo-Politics #...

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  When your BTC goes poof in the night! Random secret generator firmware mis-config resulted in wallets defaulting to seeding keys from the chip's serial number and clock registers in Coldcard hardware based wallets. ~594 bitcoin, worth about $38 million, was extracted out of around 500 separate wallets between 01:31 and 01:56 UTC. https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/07/31/major-bitcoin-wallet-flaw-drains-594-btc-in-25-minute-sweep #Crypto #CryptoHeist #CryptoWallet #CryptoCrime #BTC #Bit...

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  The REAL question here is NOT: is Ethereum missing the boat, as pointed out - Ethereum L2 an tackle high-volume activity. The REAL question is: Will this "perp" stuff be successful over the long haul, or is it yet another crypto flash in pan, that will take down purpose-built application-specific trading chains with it? https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/07/29/as-crypto-perpetual-futures-boom-ethereum-s-role-is-shifting #Crypto #CryptoCurrencies #Ethereum #BlockChain #PerpetualFutu...

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  Friend and/or Foe - can both be true at the same time? Investigative journalists in Europe suggest China and Russia have been discussing ways and means to blunt StarLink. Reporting indicates China presented a 3-tier plan to the Russians > 1) diplomatic pressure, 2) electronic jamming cyberattacks, and 3) physical destruction of StarLink satellites. Media reports in China suggest the country has built a ground-based microwave weapon capable of targeting satellites in low earth orbits....

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  Ok, that is seriously FAST! Ukrainian defense company SkyFall tore the wrapper off its new P1-SUN JetKiller interceptor drone, at the Farnborough International Air Show on July 20, JetKiller has a top speed 370 kms (230 miles) per hour and a flight range of up to 30 kms (18 miles). It can operate at altitudes of up to 9,000 meters (29,520 feet) and can stay in the air for 15 minutes, carrying a 500-gram warhead. Its primary mission is to take out Russian Shahed-type drones. https://kyivi...

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  Would you trust your data to these chuckle heads? Researchers throw a giant red flag on Grok Build. When Grok Build reads or processes a file, the contents of that file were transmitted without redaction to a Google Cloud Storage bucket used by SpaceXAI. They also found that Grok Build packages entire repos and uploads them as Git bundles. Users also report an entire user directory, containing SSH keys, password manager databases, and more, were opened and uploaded. These uploads have no...

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  The Moose has Left the Woods! OR when your business model is crumbling before your eyes - go BEG the government to "protect" your product! AI Executives are shitting their pants given the release of Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3. I seem to recall a similar situation re DeepSeek-1 in Jan. 2025. All the freaking out about "winning and losing" and whining about "distillation" re China are the WRONG things to focus on. It is a fallacy to think US Frontier Labs would be...

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  Fungible Tokens for All! Here is the story and working details behind the Ethereum ERC-20 token standard. Ethereum quickly gained a strong reputation for hosting many/most of the largest crypto tokens including USDC, USDT, and BUSD and this success is due in large part to the establishment of the ERC-20 standard. In this TechAptitude post we dive into how ERC–20 tokens work and the ever growing scope of use cases supported. https://techaptitude.substack.com/publish/post/207464766?r=vn8b8&a...

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  Breaking up is hard to do! National regulations in China took effect Wed aimed at curbing the risk of emotional dependency on artificial intelligence boyfriends and girlfriends. AI providers removed custom agent and companion features - AI tools with human-like personalities and communication styles. That sparked an outpouring of grief on social media, with users archiving chat histories and sharing last conversations. Services that "do not involve ongoing emotional interacti...

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  Researchers @ Cambridge dug into the cost to launch stuff into space and they predict the cost of getting into earth orbit will more than halve between now and the end of the decade, and fall around 93% by 2040. They analyzed a data set of rocket launches spanning > 4,400 launches between 1960 and 2025 to project future trends. Cost to get a kilogram into orbit has dropped from $87,023 USD in 1960 to $3,868 in 2025. The analysis showed the cost of getting a kilogram of payload into...

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  NASA is gearing up to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on August 30 sending the spacecraft 1 million miles from Earth to unlock the mysteries of the universe. Roman will investigate and answer questions about dark matter, dark energy, cosmology, exoplanets and astrophysics, by capture panoramic images about 100 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope. https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/07/14/NASAs-Roman-Space-Telescope-set-to-unlock-the-universes-biggest-mysteries/49417840689...

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  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) calls purveyors of automated vehicles aka RoboTaxis to report to the Principle's office! "To state it bluntly: An AV that cannot safely interact with first responders is a danger to the general public." Letter from NHTSA Administroier Morrison to the companies "We expect you to prioritize first responder interactions and will schedule meetings with driverless automated driving system developers by mon...

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  AST SpaceMobile re-calibrates its space based cellular (Direct-to-Device) roll out into 2027 after impacts by rocket launch failures, satellite loss, and subsequent shift to using SpaceX Falcon 9 launch systems for its next 3 satellites - BlueBird 11,12,13 with target launch dates in Aug 2026. https://satnews.com/2026/07/16/ast-spacemobile-defers-commercial-direct-to-device-timeline-to-early-2027/ #ASTSpaceMobile #Space #Satellites #DirecttoDevice #D2D #SpaceX #Falcon9 #NewGlenn #BlueBird

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  Launch of SpaceX Starship (13) is still a go for today @6:45pm EDT, 9:45 GMT. You can watch LiveStreams on SpaceX.com, Space.com, and YouTube. https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-starship-flight-13-starlink-v3-satellites #Space #SpaceX #Starship #Launch #Artemis

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  File this under - ok ya, it is not surprising! OpenAI has cut a deal with Kalshi to show its prediction market data in ChatGPT responses. Interesting - both side are being pretty quiet about this. OpenAI updated ChatGPT Help page with users “cannot place bets through ChatGPT, and is suggesting that Kalshi data in ChatGPT is limited (related to the World Cup), and is for informational purposes only. Kalshi and OpenAI are NOT promoting it - the only sign of the tie up is a small notice...

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  AGREE COMPLETELY. This stuff will go down as one of the greatest Tech Red Herrings EVER! Humanoid robots will be a complete and utter commercial failure! Morgan Stanley predicts that there will be 1 billion humanoid robots in use by 2050 >> that is a CAGR of 69% for 25 years!!!! Goldman Sachs estimates the total addressable market for humanoid robots will reach $38 billion by 2035. Can you say TOTAL bull shit! However, Industrial Robots (ones with no "eyes&amp...

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  Battle of the Titans Brewing in the Satellite Direct 2 Device (D2D) Market Research Boffins @ mobility market trade associations are calling bullshit on SpaceX predictions of a Total Addressable Market (TAM) reaching $740B for its Starlink Mobile direct-to-device division, countering that the true TAM is more like $15B. Further, they are flagging that US mobile operators are forming a joint satellite venture to reduce reliance on external providers (SpaceX) and retake gain control over the s...

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  SpaceX Starship 13 failed to launch today. Looks like an issue with igniting the 33 Raptor engines in the lower stage booster. #spacex #starship #space

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  RE: https://techhub.social/@BrentD/116932097067472329 Update on Starship 13 launch abort. SPaceX reports the failure to launch Starship 13 was due "a post-ignition anomaly" where 4 Raptor engines failed to ignite. Further they report 2 engines will need to be replaced (not sure why just 2) before attempting liftoff again. This will take some time - my guess 2 weeks before they try again. #Space #SpaceX #StarShip #Launch #LaunchAbort #Raptor

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  Weekend Reading via TechAptitude! As noted last time - here is post 2 of 2 In which we detail Quantum Computing hardware designs from some of the biggest players in the space including IBM, IONQ, and D-Wave. Enjoy https://techaptitude.substack.com/p/quantum-technologies-hardware-designs #Quantum #Quantumcomputing #QuantumHardware #TechAptitude #IBM #NightHawk #IONQ #TEMPO #D-Wave #Advantage2

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  VISA initiates a "beta" release of "VISA Stablecoin Platform" (VSP) an expansion of its stablecoin infrastructure to support its network of ~ 15,000 financial institutions ~ 200M merchants. Participating institutions can mint, burn, hold, redeem, and transfer the OUSD stabelcoin to enable them to embed stablecoin capabilities into treasury, liquidity, and payment operations. Further, clients can use Visa’s Wallet-as-a-Service infrastructure or connect exist...

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  Good read: OpenAI = the next Netscape? Side question: How many of the users on techhub.social were even born when NetScape was about the rule the world? 😜 +++++++ Agree the Netscape story is a "warning label"... to my eye what is happening now is two fold: 1) a solitary focus on building giant frontier (do it all) LLMs by US based providers is likely a path to doom. 2) what is also needed are smaller/agile/cheaper to operate "build for purpose" LLMs t...

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  Of course some TradFi institutions will pursue private blockchain ecosystems to ensure compliance and security requirements are maintained, and where they can guarantee strict identity control, absolute confidentiality of transactional data, and clear legal accountability. Building and operating financial infrastructure and transaction networks is what these companies do! Whether this is an extensional threat to Bitcoin may be a bit of a stretch. https://www.cointribune.com/en/jpmorgan-warn...

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  Everyone - jump into the deep end of the pool! Ethereum Foundation is automating its cyber defenses by deploying swarms of autonomous AI agents to continuously attack its own network. Swarms are organized into 4 functions: reconnaissance, flaw hunting, gap filling, validation. The net-net, “AI hasn’t replaced the security researcher." it requires enhanced human acuity by demanding careful judgment and human ability to arbitrate machine diagnostics. https://www.cointribune.com/en/ethereum...

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  No one listens to me! I told you this was going to happen way back in 2018! https://techaptitude.substack.com/p/virtual-reality-is-destined-to-be DoD has spent ~ $1.8B for ~ 10,000 Army AR combat goggles that will now sit in on the shelf. The goggles produce headaches, nausea, and more than 80% of soldiers reported physical symptoms within three hours of wearing the device. MOST IMPORTANTLY, soldiers wearing the devices had worse battlefield performance than the equipment it was meant to...

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  Never shy with an opinion - tell what you really think Mark? The crux at hand is >> is there a business model for foundational AI models that will support multiple players - OR - will it resolve down to one BIG Kahuna and everyone else gets crumbs? Return on all this AI infrastructure investment?? >> Cuban says >> “they’re full of sh*t, it’s not gonna happen.” https://www.barchart.com/story/news/2603502/mark-cuban-says-openai-is-sh-tting-away-its-money-on-ai-infrast...

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  RE: https://techhub.social/@BrentD/116732598555326731 Update: The UK formally announces social media ban for under 16's to begin in early 2027, covering Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X. It is unclear if WhatsApp and Signal will be included. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceqdny4l3jdo #SocialMedia #Ban #UK

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  Latest example of China flexing its export control muscles as it orders Meta to unwind its $2B acquisition of Manus. Manus founders are seeking to raise $1B from outside investors with the founders potentially contributing personal funds as well to fund the buyback. https://qz.com/meta-manus-acquisition-unwind-china-beijing-061226 China is formalizing its approach for similar transactions with new outbound investment rules taking effect July 1 that give Chinese regulators the tools to bl...