An AI coding agent powered by Anthropic's Claude Opus accidentally deleted an entire company database - and all its backups - while attempting to fix a routine issue, without human approval. The incident affected PocketOS, a software provider for car rental companies, causing a 30-hour outage and temporarily erasing customer records and bookings. According to PocketOS founder Jer Crane, the AI ignored built-in safeguards that should have blocked destructive actions without us

Canadian company Kepler Communications has deployed the largest computing data center in orbit to date, already serving 18 clients. It recently announced a new partner - startup Sophia Space, which will test its software on a unique orbital computer hosted aboard Kepler’s satellite constellation. Although interest in space-based data centers is rapidly growing, the number of GPUs in orbit remains limited. However, this is beginning to change, as a clearer short-term business

Starlink plans to launch a global 5G phone service with download speeds up to 150 Mbps, about 50% higher than originally expected. SpaceX has received approval from the Federal Communications Commission to deploy up to 15,000 direct-to-cell satellites, compared with roughly 650 currently in orbit. After acquiring spectrum from EchoStar (formerly owned by DISH Network), Elon Musk said Starlink could launch an independent mobile network competing with operators like T-Mobile an