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SpaceX inks compute deal with Reflection AI, an open-source AI lab; Instagram looks to take on streaming services

Reflection AI will pay $150 million a month beginning July 1, 2026 through 2029 for immediate access to Nvidia's latest GB300 AI chips and supporting hardware across SpaceX's Colossus 2 data center near Memphis, Tennessee. Also, Instagram is coming for streaming services like Net ...  Show more

In the Weights is your new AI-centric vanity search; Did Polymarket pay creators to post deceptive videos about fake bets; and

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