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Cornell flies pizza-box light sails free of their satellites
News Sep 23, 2026

Cornell flies pizza-box light sails free of their satellites

Student-built sails unfolded from CubeSats, sent radio data from gram-scale computers, and were filmed opening in weightlessness on the space station.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
An engineered bacterium that grows on Martian dirt
News Sep 23, 2026

An engineered bacterium that grows on Martian dirt

Pioneer Labs reports an engineered microbe that feeds on local soil, water, and treated air on Mars, and makes plastic for habitats without first cleaning toxins from the ground.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
SpaceXAI launches Grok 4.7 for coding and longer knowledge work
News Sep 23, 2026

SpaceXAI launches Grok 4.7 for coding and longer knowledge work

The new model uses a larger base, stays on hard tasks longer, and is sold at the same price as Grok 4.6 through the API and coding tools.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
Katalyst wins a contract to assemble a power-beaming spacecraft in orbit
News Sep 23, 2026

Katalyst wins a contract to assemble a power-beaming spacecraft in orbit

A robotic spacecraft will join solar-power tiles in low Earth orbit and send microwave energy to Earth for remote sites and military use.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
AGI-26 conference opens in San Francisco
News Jul 28, 2026

AGI-26 conference opens in San Francisco

Four-day gathering of AI experts launches with keynotes, workshops, and urgent questions on the path to human-level AGI.

Giulio Prisco 2 min read
DEGENS: DOWN & OUT IN THE CRYPTO CASINO
Article Feb 12, 2025

DEGENS: DOWN & OUT IN THE CRYPTO CASINO

How memecoins monetised nihilism.

RU Sirius 12 min read
Within For Forever
Community Dec 5, 2023

Within For Forever

Explore a dystopian future shaped by Neuralink. A fictional philosopher, Teddy Heart, confronts an unexpected apocalypse. Join Mindplex Community's debut sci-fi odyssey, where reality blurs, and survival takes unforeseen turns.

Little Boots 9 min read
Together AI, HUMAIN Partner on 250 MW Saudi Data Center
Mindbytes Aug 31, 2026

Together AI, HUMAIN Partner on 250 MW Saudi Data Center

Together AI and PIF-backed HUMAIN announced a 250 MW Saudi data center at LEAP 2026, projecting $5 billion in first-year revenue as US capacity tightens.

Linsey Smith 2 min read
Starship Flight 13 delivers soft landing and Starlink deployment
News Jul 27, 2026

Starship Flight 13 delivers soft landing and Starlink deployment

Second flight of the V3 vehicles advances reusable architecture with intact ship recovery and in-space engine relight.

Giulio Prisco 2 min read
Can Machines be Conscious
Podcast Dec 19, 2025

Can Machines be Conscious

Hikari Sorensen, researcher at the California Institute of Machine Consciousness (CIMC), joins Dr. Mihaela Ulieru to discuss the frontiers of machine consciousness.

Mindplex Magazine 1 min read