Subj : Google Beam ¨, Nintendo Switch 2 records ¨, Meta's 9 figure comp ¨ To : All From : TLDR Date : Thu Jun 12 2025 10:45:56 --scRnzytj Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Google's Project Starline was reborn as Google Beam at Google I/O last mo= nth. 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Google's Project Starline was reborn as= Google Beam at Google I/O last month. The 3D conferencing system, which us= es a lot of advanced hardware, makes users look like they're in the same ro= om as each other. HP has revealed the first Beam setup - the HP Dimension w= ill be available later this year for $24,999. It will come with a 65-inch d= isplay (Beam systems will have displays of various sizes) and also support = regular 2D chats using Zoom and Google Meet. Google Beam's video model requ= ires a lot of intense cloud processing, so customers will also have to pay = for a Google Beam license on top of the hardware - prices for the licenses = have not yet been released.
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Standard Nuclear has made Oak Ridge, Te= nnessee, the base of a project to power up America's next nuclear era. It i= s developing meltdown-resistant fuel for a smaller, safer type of nuclear r= eactor. Standard Nuclear is the largest source of tristructural isotropic (= triso) fuel outside of China. Triso fuel, which is in high demand for use i= n small modular reactors, is known for its durability and safety.
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Elon Musk says that Tesla's robotaxi se= rvice is tentatively set to launch in Austin, Texas, on June 22. He says th= e first driverless trip from the Tesla factory to a customer's house will t= ake place on June 28, his birthday. Tesla is prioritizing safety, so the da= tes may shift. The rollout will start small, with about 10 to 20 robotaxis,= and Tesla will geofence the service, limiting where the robotaxis will be = able to operate. Employees will be remotely monitoring the fleet.
Meta launching AI superinte= lligence lab with nine-figure pay push, reports say (2 minute read)

Mark Zuckerberg is personally creating = a new superintelligence team dedicated to building the world's most advance= d AI platform. Meta has offered compensation packages of between seven and = nine figures to AI researchers from top competitors, some of whom have acce= pted. Zuckerberg has been reportedly personally frustrated with the pace of= Meta's AI development and has gone into a more hands-on mode to accelerate= progress.
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