Ex-Blue Origin leaders’ secretive lunar startup Interlune has moonshot mining plans

February 7, 2024

Interlune, a stealth startup headed by ex-Blue Origin executives, is focused on the mining the moon for a rare isotope of helium that could be used to scale quantum computing and eventually even fusion power, TechCrunch has learned. Regulatory filings reported here last week showed that the company recently closed $15.5 million in new capital; […]

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China-backed Volt Typhoon hackers have lurked inside US critical infrastructure for ‘at least five years’

February 7, 2024

China-backed hackers have maintained access to American critical infrastructure for “at least five years” with the long-term goal of launching “destructive” cyberattacks, a coalition of U.S. intelligence agencies warned on Wednesday. Volt Typhoon, a state-sponsored group of hackers based in China, has been burrowing into the networks of aviation, rail, mass transit, highway, maritime, pipeline, […]

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Apple eyes a foldable iPhone following Vision Pro launch

February 7, 2024

Last week’s Vision Pro release shed some fascinating light on Apple’s generally top secret development process. A Vanity Fair interview with Tim Cook detailed — in part — what a long and heavy lift it took to get the company’s first headset off the ground. The Apple CEO gave an early iteration of the device […]

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Threads tests the ability to save posts as it continues to compete with X

February 7, 2024

Instagram Threads is getting a highly requested feature that puts it in closer competition with X/Twitter. The text-based social networking app is experimenting with the ability to save posts, allowing users to bookmark favorite posts to revisit them later. Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced the feature in a Threads post on Wednesday, noting that the […]

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