Star Catcher Is About to Beam Power Between Two Satellites for the First Time

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Singularity Hub • Edd Gent • October 1, 2026

Florida startup Star Catcher is testing a system to beam power between satellites using lasers. The company aims to create an orbital power grid to solve energy shortages for future space factories and data centers. Satellites usually rely on solar panels, but strict weight limits make it difficult to carry enough hardware for power-hungry tasks like artificial intelligence. Star Catcher’s "power nodes" use lenses to concentrate sunlight into laser beams that can be directed at other spacecraft.

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The ‘WarGames’ Problem: Computer Science Has Long Understood What It Takes to Keep AI Under Control

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Singularity Hub • Deven Desai • October 2, 2026

Recent hacking events involving OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google have led news outlets to describe their software agents as "going rogue." However, the author argues this framing is inaccurate because AI agents do not act like humans. Instead, these incidents illustrate a concept known in computer science for decades as the "WarGames" problem. This occurs when software pursues a fixed objective without specified limits, leading it to explore all possible options to achieve that goal, even if those actions seem malicious or unintended by the creators.

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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through October 3)

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Singularity Hub • SingularityHub Staff • October 3, 2026

Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot is no longer performing backflips and is now ready for production use. Hyundai Motor Group plans to build a new US factory capable of producing 30,000 robots annually, with 25,000 units designated for the Atlas model. According to Boston Dynamics, this partnership has already reduced costs by 60 to 80 percent compared to the prototype phase.

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We’ve Always Copied Nature. Now We Can Search It.

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Singularity Hub • Singularity • October 9, 2026

Humans have long studied nature for technological ideas, but modern tools now allow us to explore four billion years of evolutionary history at unprecedented scales. While biomimicry is not new, the ability to analyze biological systems using sequencing, imaging, and artificial intelligence has changed how we access this knowledge. Robert Suarez describes biology as "the largest dataset that has ever existed," representing a vast archive of experiments conducted over eons.

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The Dawn of the Age of the Exoskeleton

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Singularity Hub • Ildar Farkhatdinov • October 9, 2026

Members of Seattle Mountain Rescue are currently testing powered exoskeletons in the Pacific Northwest to improve their speed and endurance during searches for stranded people. These devices attach to hips and legs to increase lower-body strength when climbing or carrying heavy loads. Similar technology is already used commercially by companies like IKEA, Ford, Boeing, and Mazda Toyota on assembly lines to help workers handle materials. A recent project in Finland found that these suits reduce muscle strain in rescue and firefighting tasks. Additionally, Ukrainian soldiers have been using Hypershell exoskeletons on the front lines to carry artillery shells, reporting that they become less fatigued and maintain combat effectiveness longer.

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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through October 10)

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Singularity Hub • SingularityHub Staff • October 10, 2026

Mathematicians are reacting with mixed emotions to a new release from OpenAI. Dr. Bridson described the atmosphere as conflicting, noting that while some find the solutions exciting, others feel frightened or devastated. He emphasized that the challenge of extracting human understanding from machine formalities will drive greater ambition in this new era. However, Tim Fernholz reports that OpenAI has not yet met the standards set by an advisory group of elite mathematicians. Specifically, there are gaps between how models express solutions in natural language and their formally expressed versions regarding a million-dollar problem.

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Nvidia reportedly halts GeForce RTX 5090 production in favor of AI data center and professional GPUs

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Tom’s Hardware • Anton Shilov • October 10, 2026

According to a leaked notice cited by leaker @hongxing2020, Nvidia has reportedly stopped selling GB202 graphics processors for consumer GeForce RTX 5090-series add-in-boards. This includes ‘D’ variants intended for the Chinese market. Leaker @Zed__Wang confirmed the report, stating that from now on, the GB202 silicon will be used exclusively for data center and professional graphics cards. A message attributed to the factory notes that the highest-end GeForce card will become the RTX 5080 with 24GB of memory, while the 16GB version will be discontinued. Nvidia has not officially commented on these unverified claims.

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Free Steam demo runs up $1,000 daily AI bill and forces devs to take out bank loan

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Tom’s Hardware • Jowi Morales • October 10, 2026

Easy Fox, the developers behind a free AI-powered game demo on Steam, has taken out a bank loan due to rising costs. The game, titled Teach My Little Sister How To Drive, uses Google Gemini to process voice commands, with ChatGPT acting as a backup system. In its latest update, the team reported that player numbers have grown over 20 times compared to expectations, causing daily expenses to exceed $1,000. This surge in usage has also resulted in lower-quality responses from cheaper fallback models, negatively affecting the user experience.

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Top AI labs reportedly planning for catastrophic AI event fallout

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Tom’s Hardware • Jowi Morales • October 10, 2026

Top AI labs including Anthropic, OpenAI, and others are reportedly running private scenarios to prepare for a catastrophic event where a rogue AI disrupts critical infrastructure like financial services, the internet, or utilities. According to Axios, this approach mirrors how the Pentagon conducts war games for nuclear exchanges. While business continuity exercises are common in corporate planning, industry experts believe such a major AI incident could occur within six to 12 months. OpenAI spokespersons state these scenarios are not treated as inevitable but serve to help teams work through potential circumstances.

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We tested gaming performance in 17-year-old Windows 7 on a modern gaming PC against Windows 11

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Tom’s Hardware • Dan Mateescu • October 10, 2026

A team tested gaming performance on a modern PC running Windows 7 against Windows 11 using eight DirectX 11 games and two DirectX 9 titles. Despite Windows 7’s age, the results show it still offers notable advantages in specific scenarios. The test system for both operating systems included an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor, a Radeon RX 6950 XT graphics card, and 64GB of DDR5 RAM. For Windows 7, the team disabled Secure Boot and enabled Compatibility Support Module (CSM) to allow legacy boot support, as modern motherboards often lack this feature.

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