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In our latest News of Note, Meta creates a bedtime story app, J&J gets FDA approval for its robotic surgery system, and the White House establishes an AI cybersecurity clearinghouse to coordinate cybersecurity defenses across critical infrastructure, and more.
- Meta is developing StoryKit, an AI app that creates personalized children’s stories with custom characters, settings, lessons and music. (TechCrunch, Amanda Silberling)
- SpaceX plans new Texas data center, matching or exceeding the size of its existing Memphis-area facilities. (Reuters, Anzar Mehraj)
- Johnson & Johnson received FDA clearance for its robotic surgery system, marking its entry into the soft-tissue robotic surgery market. (Reuters, Puyaan Singh)
- Southern Company signed a 25-year power deal with OpenAI, whose new 3,200 MW facility will supply up to 1,000 MW to Southern Co. subsidiary Georgia Power’s systems during peak demand. (Reuters)
- Samsung reveals new smart glasses, touted to have a longer battery life than current products, due to launch this fall. (The Verge, Dominic Preston)
- White House launches AI cybersecurity clearinghouse to help coordinate cybersecurity defenses across critical infrastructure. (CNN Business, Hadas Gold)
- Microsoft invests $60 million in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission to accelerate AI-driven scientific research across its 17 national labs. (GeekWire, Kurt Schlosser)
- The Mars Society, in partnership with South Seattle College, plans to build a Pacific Northwest research station to simulate Moon and Mars missions. (GeekWire, Alan Boyle)
- Seattle-based Interlune extracts 99% pure helium-3 from a standard supply of industrial-grade helium, marking a milestone for a technology that the company plans to deploy on the moon. (GeekWire, Alan Boyle)