It’s a scorching October day in Bangkok and I’m wandering by the displays on the Thai Area Expo, held in one of many metropolis’s busiest buying malls, once I do a double take. Amid the flashy area fits and mannequin rockets on show, there’s a plain-looking bundle of Thai basil rooster. I’m instructed the identical type of vacuum-sealed bundle has simply been launched to the Worldwide Area Station.
It’s an surprising sight, one which displays the rising pleasure inside the Southeast Asian area sector. And whereas there’s some uncertainty about how precisely the area’s area sector could evolve, there’s loads of optimism, too. Learn the complete story.
—Jonathan O’Callaghan
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The must-reads
I’ve combed the web to seek out you at this time’s most enjoyable/vital/scary/fascinating tales about expertise.
1 Disney simply signed a serious take care of OpenAI
Which means you’ll quickly be capable to create Sora clips starring 200 Marvel, Pixel and Star Wars characters. (Hollywood Reporter $)
+ Disney was overtly skeptical of AI. What modified? (WSJ $)
+ It’s not feeling fairly so pleasant in the direction of Google, nonetheless. (Ars Technica)
+ Anticipate a load of AI slop making its approach to Disney Plus. (The Verge)
2 Donald Trump has blocked US states from imposing their very own AI guidelines
However technically, solely Congress has the facility to override state legal guidelines. (NYT $)
+ A brand new job power will hunt down states with “inconsistent” AI guidelines. (Engadget)
+ The transfer is especially unhealthy information for California. (The Markup)
3 Reddit is difficult Australia’s social media ban for teenagers
It’s arguing that the ban infringes on their freedom of political communication. (Bloomberg $)
+ We’re studying extra concerning the mysterious machinations of the teenage mind. (Vox)
4 ChatGPT’s “grownup mode” is because of launch early subsequent 12 months
However OpenAI admits it wants to enhance its age estimation tech first. (The Verge)
+ It’s fairly simple to get DeepSeek to speak soiled. (MIT Expertise Assessment)
