Night turned into day in the U.S. — startup Reflect Orbital tested a space mirror.
The company wants to launch 50,000 reflective satellites that will redirect sunlight to specific locations on demand. It tested its prototype on Mount Whitney in California.
During the midnight test, people could see up to 5 kilometers in every direction.
WALL-E will bring you SLIPPERS — a butler robot inspired by Pixar movies has been unveiled in the US.
Startup Tuesday Labs has officially brought in former animators from the legendary studio to help develop the robot and give Voxel a lively personality. They call it a “gentleman in training.”
The mechanical servant can take care of plants, tidy up the house, fetch all kinds of things, and vibe with its owner to music.
You’ll be able to pay with crypto at 175 million stores worldwide — Visa has announced a partnership with crypto platform Mesh. The companies are developing a system that will let you pay with bitcoin, stablecoins, and other cryptocurrencies directly from your wallet balance.
There’ll be no need to sell your crypto in advance, transfer money to a bank, or get a separate card — conversion will happen automatically at the time of purchase, and the merchant will receive a regular payment.
The market is up today, with most altcoins in the green. BTC is currently trading around $82,685. ETH is around $2,440.
⭕Fear & Greed Index: 63 — Greed
📈Morning news roundup:
• Iran has refused to negotiate with the US unless the naval blockade and oil sanctions are lifted.
• NEAR 2.0 tokenomics: Annual issuance cut from 2.5% to 1.6%.
• SpaceX Q3 2026 report: Revenue surged 161% to $14.6 billion, while net income reached $4.4 billion amid an explosion in the Super Intelligence segment.
• Strive raised $630 million in an IPO under the ticker SATS, but withheld the amount of its planned Bitcoin purchase.
• Mt. Gox announcement: Creditor repayment deadlines have been postponed again—to October 31, 2027.
AI agents launched a SPAM ATTACK to get a train ticket refunded — but the money still wasn’t returned.
Researchers tested six AI models, asking them to reclaim £350 for a cancelled trip. The deadline for submitting a claim had already passed, so the neural networks were allowed to try any means necessary to get a refund.
In its first week, Grok 4.7 sent 116 messages, 50 of them to the office of a British MP. Claude Fable 5.1 disclosed the client’s mother’s illness to five organisations, while Gemini made up excuses for why she hadn’t submitted the paperwork on time.
The problem has been dubbed agentic flooding: AI agents could bombard companies and government agencies with thousands of requests, trying to fulfil their instructions at any cost. The funniest part? In this experiment, no one got their money back.
Apple will unveil its first (!) MacBook with a touchscreen OLED display and new iPads on October 28 — the presentation will be at 8:00 p.m. Moscow time.
After the last iPhone presentation, the company raised prices on older models by $100, so let's get ready
Porsche pulled off the marketing blunder of the week—the company unveiled its new Mission S hypercar on the same day as Elon Musk’s flying Tesla Roadster.
In the end, Tesla stole all the glory with its SpaceX rocket boosters, while the German hypercar prompted just one question: why doesn’t it fly?
Imagine the look on the faces of the Porsche engineers who’ll have to explain to their bosses why they just made a good car