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April 6, 2026

📱 NASA astronauts took iPhones on Artemis II mission


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📱 NASA astronauts took iPhones on Artemis II mission


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🚀 Musk requires SpaceX IPO banks to buy Grok subscriptions


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⚡Half of planned US data center builds delayed or canceled


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🔄 OpenAI reshuffles leadership as top executives step back


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📱 NASA astronauts took iPhones on Artemis II mission

  • NASA astronauts on the Artemis II mission carried iPhone 17 Pro Max devices to the Moon, marking the first time the agency has provided each crew member with a personal smartphone for capturing photos and videos.

  • The iPhones are restricted from connecting to the internet or using Bluetooth and are limited exclusively to photo and video capture. NASA conducted a rigorous four-phase safety review to address potential hazards, including the risk of shattering glass.

  • The crew also has four GoPro Hero 11 cameras and two Nikon D5 camera bodies onboard. NASA explored the use of Velcro to securely mount the phones inside the Orion capsule under microgravity conditions.


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🚀 Musk requires SpaceX IPO banks to buy Grok subscriptions

  • Elon Musk is requiring banks, law firms, and other financial advisers involved in the SpaceX IPO to purchase subscriptions to Grok, his AI chatbot, according to a New York Times report.

  • Several banks have agreed to spend tens of millions of dollars on Grok subscriptions and have already begun integrating the chatbot into their internal IT systems as part of the arrangement.

  • The SpaceX IPO filing follows the company’s recent acquisition of xAI, the creator of Grok and owner of the X social network, at a time when Grok is facing investigations over the generation of harmful imagery.


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⚡Half of planned US data center builds delayed or canceled

  • Approximately half of all planned U.S. data center projects this year are expected to be delayed or canceled, primarily due to critical shortages of essential electrical equipment such as transformers, switchgear, and batteries.

  • Lead times for high-power transformers in the United States have increased sharply from around two years before 2020 to as long as five years today, far exceeding the under-18-month deployment cycles required by AI data centers.

  • China still accounts for more than 40% of U.S. battery imports and nearly 30% of certain transformer and switchgear categories, raising concerns that ongoing trade tensions could further disrupt construction timelines despite massive planned investments.


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🔄 OpenAI reshuffles leadership as top executives step back

  • OpenAI is implementing multiple leadership changes simultaneously, including the reassignment of its Chief Operating Officer, medical leave for its CEO of AGI development, and the departure of its head of marketing.

  • COO Brad Lightcap will now lead “special projects” focused on complex deals and investments, while Denise Dresser, the former Slack CEO and newly appointed Chief Revenue Officer, assumes his previous commercial responsibilities.

  • Fidji Simo is taking medical leave for several weeks to address a neuroimmune condition, during which co-founder Greg Brockman will temporarily oversee product management.


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