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Elon Musk's vision for orbital data centers is drawing serious skepticism, and not just from SoftBank's Masayoshi Son. The idea of processing data in space sounds dramatic, but engineers and analysts are pushing back hard on the physics, the cost, and frankly the logic. When even your biggest potential backers are raising eyebrows, that's worth paying attention to.
Closer to earth, a small but clever piece of software is making the rounds among developers running AI agents on their Macs. It's called Adrafinil, and it solves a genuinely annoying problem — closing your laptop lid kills the agents. Engineers have been literally propping their MacBooks half-open in coffee shops just to keep workflows running. This tool keeps the machine awake only while agents are active, then steps back. Practical, targeted, no drama.
And for anyone tracking financial data in near real time, a new tool called Tickerstar is scanning SEC filings and earnings calls and delivering key takeaways within minutes of release. It even listens to live earnings calls and sends incremental updates by email. For retail investors or analysts who hate being last to know, that kind of speed has real appeal.
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