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GoPro to be acquired for $285M, will remain a public company

GoPro is merging with a company that builds AI infrastructure, and will continue supporting existing consumer products.

  • GoPro is being acquired by Starman Optical for $285 million.
  • Shareholders will receive $1.14 per share, retaining about 10% of the combined company.
  • The merger aims to bring production back to the US and expand market reach.

Business

Graduates of a small West Coast college are earning more than Harvard and Stanford alums. Here's why.

Samuel Merritt University, a small college in the Bay Area, has some of America's highest-earning graduates — thanks to its focus and location.

  • Samuel Merritt University graduates earn $148,182 on average four years after graduation.
  • The small college lacks on-campus housing and some amenities of larger institutions.
  • Nursing and healthcare focus, plus Bay Area location, drive high earnings.

Culture

Russia's Race to Replace Starlink Is Failing

Russia’s second batch of Rassvet satellites did not reach intended operational altitudes.

  • Russia's Rassvet satellite network fails to reach operational altitude.
  • None of the satellites from the second batch achieved the designated 540-mile orbit.
  • Project faces criticism for higher-than-expected failure rate.

Tech

Amazon Alexa can now alert you when something new might tempt you to shop

Amazon is adding a new Alexa-powered feature called “Update Me When” that can send personalized alerts about product launches, tours, books, shows, and other events that could trigger a purchase.

  • "Update Me When" alerts users about potential purchases.
  • AI-driven tool predicts buying decisions based on events.
  • Feature part of Amazon's AI-powered shopping features.

Tech

Where code becomes material: Jing Dong’s art of human-machine encounter

Artist and software engineer Jing Dong explores AI, emotion and creativity through interactive art and SoulArts, an app that turns drawings, dreams and reflections into creative exploration.

  • Jing Dong creates AI application SoulArts to transform human expressions into creative material.
  • SoulArts connects sensing, interpretation, transformation, and human response in a recursive system.

Science

Amendment 71: New Opportunity: A.16 Cryosphere

A.16 Cryosphere solicits high-impact efforts focused on sea ice, ice sheets, and glaciers. The expectation is that proposed investigations will use the wealth of data from NASA satellites and airborne campaigns to address the most urgent and impactful topics in cryospheric science, as identified in the National Academy of Sciences Decadal…

Science

Trawling threatens vital carbon stores in Scotland's sea lochs

New research from the University of St Andrews shows that disturbing seabed sediments through trawling could cause significant losses of carbon stored in Scotland's sea lochs. The study, published in Marine Environmental Research, shows that organic carbon stored in seabed sediments can be released into the surrounding seawater when…

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