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  • Charlie Puth Takes On Elon Musk Over SpaceX Rocket Noise Near Santa Barbara
    December 10, 2025, 2:06 PM EST. SpaceX continues launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, but Charlie Puth has asked Elon Musk to address rocket noise. In a post, he described a 3 a.m. Falcon 9 launch whose sonic booms reportedly reached 150-160 dB, shaking his house and frightening his pregnant wife. The mission was the fourth California launch this month from Vandenberg, with another planned. SpaceX says residents may hear sonic booms depending on weather. Regulators and conservation groups have pressed for more study of noise, wildlife, and debris, while the FAA and Space Force note ongoing monitoring. Musk has not publicly responded.
  • Valve: The lines between VR and non-VR content are blurred with Steam Frame
    December 10, 2025, 1:58 PM EST. Valve tells UploadVR that the line between VR and non-VR content is blurring as Steam Frame aims to put Steam's catalog on your face. With SteamOS powering the headset, users can switch between VR and non-VR games without heavy setup-the goal is to reduce friction and let a Steam Deck, iPhone, iPad, or Switch also serve as a VR companion. Developers note shifts from Quest to Horizon and explore Android XR and visionOS. Valve's Jeremy Selan frames it as less about distinct modes and more about a single gaming experience where all content is playable across devices. A 2026 review is planned, and UploadVR's lengthy discussion from launch day is linked in the piece.
  • AI firms face copyright lawsuits in 2025 as rights holders push back
    December 10, 2025, 1:54 PM EST. The three years since ChatGPT's debut have spotlighted a shift in how copyright is treated in AI. Major rights holders filed a wave of lawsuits alleging training data scraped from the internet-often including copyrighted works-violates copyright law. The most high-profile case pits Disney and Universal against Midjourney, accusing the image generator of training on their properties and producing outputs that copy iconic characters. Midjourney counters that outcomes can be transformative and fall under fair use. Legal experts like Andres Guadamuz warn that copyright isn't stopping AI progress. Governments are weighing in too: Japan asked OpenAI to respect cultural IP, including manga and Nintendo titles. In Sora 2, OpenAI limited depictions of public figures after objections, while opt-out provisions for celebrities remain controversial.
  • CoreWeave and the AI Financing Frenzy: Debt, Circular Deals, and the Data-Center Boom
    December 10, 2025, 1:52 PM EST. CoreWeave, a crypto-mining-turned-data-center operator, has become a focal point in the AI funding boom. Its March IPO was the biggest tech-startup listing since 2021, and shares have surged as the company lines into massive partnerships: a $22B OpenAI deal, a $14B tie-up with Meta, and a $6B arrangement with Nvidia. Yet CoreWeave's finances look precarious: expected $5B revenue against roughly $20B in annual spending, backed by $14B of debt and looming near-term maturities. Much of the revenue comes from a handful of customers-Microsoft alone could account for as much as 70%-with Nvidia both supplier and investor. OpenAI is also a major investor, tying CoreWeave to a web of circular financing that now underpins a broader AI-center expansion-and it may signal more 2008-style risk taking in tech finance.
  • Tesla End-of-Year Deals: 0% APR Financing and $449/Month Model Y Lease Spark Debate
    December 10, 2025, 1:50 PM EST. Tesla is pushing aggressive end-of-year incentives to boost Model Y deliveries, offering 0% APR financing on the base Model Y Standard for 72 months to buyers with credit above 720, with payments around $529 and $3,300 due at delivery. APR tiers range from 0.99% to 2.99% for lower credit bands. Separately, a 36-month lease on the Model Y Premium Rear-Wheel Drive runs around $449/month with $1,145 due at delivery, 10,000 miles/year, and a towering potential buyout of $287,756. While the financing and lease terms look favorable on paper, the deals target a decontented base variant and carry questions about value, depreciation, and long-term costs. If you're not chasing the latest tech or the best equity position, caution is advised-these deals may be attractive, but the fundamentals remain critical.