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Digital artist Khyzyl Saleem, better known as The Kyza, took Ferrari’s brand-new 849 Testarossa and gave it the 1980s face so many people felt was missing. Ferrari revived the name for the SF90’s replacement, yet the production car’s sharp modern lines left fans wanting stronger ties to the wide, straked icon that defined the decade. Saleem answered that quiet frustration by reskinning nearly every panel while keeping the greenhouse and the rear window that doubles as an engine cover.

Pop-up headlights return up front, a feature that Ferrari’s own designers were infatuated with before homologation laws put an end to the idea. Clean strips carved from the fenders sit on either side of a flat hood with a clean vented mesh. Slim inlets cut across the bumper just above a carbon fiber splitter that’s as prominent as it is aggressive, and the wide, pointed front end settles into a period-appropriate stance.

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The flanks of the concept reveal the trademark side strakes pushed in deeper and more aggressively than the factory version. They stretch the body out in a clear reference to the original, while a single driver’s side mirror, another chosen historical element that Saleem did not bother to disguise, maintains the overall look authentic. Vintage HRE 505 alloys with a distinctive star-spoke pattern complete the look, sitting perfectly beneath the modified fenders.

The vehicle’s strongest point is most likely its rear end. Tiny LED taillights sit inside full-width black slats, only framed by those ultra-wide shoulders. A large but elegant carbon fiber diffuser wraps around a couple of round exhaust outlets, combining modern hybrid hardware with the historic Testarossa design without feeling forced or manufactured.

Under the hood, the concept car has the same configuration as the road car: a twin-turbo 4.0 liter V8 connected to three electric motors for a total of 1,035 horsepower transmitted to all four wheels. With 849 horsepower, the production car ranks among Ferrari’s most powerful series cars. Saleem concluded that the packaging simply need a body that felt more related to the name it conveys.

He has previously stated that he admires the factory car’s aggressive attitude, but he couldn’t resist bringing the design closer to the car’s own history to see what would happen. The tragic death of electronic music producer Kavinsky served as an emotional catalyst for Saleem to launch his endeavor. The images soon spread on Facebook and Instagram, earning high praise from many who had hoped for this type of reinterpretation – and Saleem’s design delivered in spades.
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Before and after shots of Elon’s ejecta snapped by Danuri

The race for the first before-and-after images of the spent SpaceX rocket on the Moon has been won by the South Korean space agency.

The Korean Aerospace Administration (KASA) posted imagery from its Danuri lunar orbiter showing the impact site on the Moon on August 6.

The impact was predicted to occur on August 5, and marked a landing on the Moon for SpaceX several years ahead of schedule, just without humans onboard and traveling a good deal faster than planned.

The words “crater” and “SpaceX” are not something investors nervously tracking the company’s stock price following the weeks since its IPO will want to think about.

The impact came on the fourth anniversary of Danuri’s launch, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It took a few months for the probe to reach the Moon, and its initial one-year mission has since been extended twice – most recently through 2027. The plan is currently for Danuri to intentionally make its own impact crater in March 2028.

The upper stage of the Falcon 9 is expendable, and this one was used to send Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 and ispace’s RESILIENCE to the Moon in 2025. On most Falcon 9 missions, the upper stage burns up in Earth’s atmosphere, but a lunar transfer orbit like this one made that impossible. In a post, SpaceX stated, “Impacts like this are rare, but they can happen with objects in these types of orbits, and we worked with NASA on the optimal disposal solution,” and wrote, “a controlled disposal maneuver is not always possible.”

NASA boss, Jared Isaacman, noted that NASA intentionally crashed spent stages into the Moon in the name of seismic research, and commented, “The reality is that meteoroids strike the lunar surface hourly, with impacts comparable to this upper stage occurring roughly every six days.”

Humanity has not done a great job of managing space junk around the Earth. While the SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage did not pose any risk to humans, it highlights the need to devise rules for the use of lunar space rather than risk an uncontrolled buildup of debris.

In June, The Register spoke to Neuraspace boss Chiara Manfletti about how things might be done differently as lunar traffic increases. Neuraspace is all about satellite collision avoidance, and Manfletti’s ideas included requirements from stakeholders to designating dumping grounds on the Moon.

NASA’s veteran Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was also attempting to capture the impact, and more images are likely to be released over the coming week.

Now to name the impact site. Elon Crater, anyone? ®

South Africa begin their preparations for welcoming New Zealand in Buenos Aires as they face Argentina.

The Springboks finished the summer section of the Nations Championship with three wins from three and have now gone almost a year since their last defeat — a 22-38 loss to Australia. But August brings the Greatest Rivalry Tour, and with it, the chance to beat New Zealand on their own turf.

Members include distinguished AI researcher Alan Smeaton and Shutterstock AI director Alessandra Sala.

Seven experts across technology, academia and public administration have been appointed to oversee the newly established AI Office of Ireland. Led by Mary Doyle, a former higher-up across Government departments, the board will help the new office implement the EU’s landmark legislation on AI.

Alongside Doyle as chairperson, the board also features two former members of Ireland’s AI Advisory Council, Prof Deirdre Ahern and Prof Alan Smeaton.

Last week, former Medical Council of Ireland executive director of education, innovation and AI Paul Byrne joined AI Office of Ireland as its CEO.

Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke, TD said that the appointments marked another milestone in Ireland’s “ambition to be a leader in trustworthy and human-centric AI”.

“The board will provide leadership and oversight to support the Office in its role as Ireland’s central coordinating authority for AI regulation under the EU AI Act,” the minister said.

“Their collective expertise will help ensure that Ireland develops a robust and innovative framework for the governance of AI while also safeguarding fundamental rights and fostering public trust.”

The Office, which began operations earlier this week, will act as the primary point of contact for the European Commission, national authorities and the public around matters regarding the AI Act.

It is expected to develop a consistent regulatory framework to implement the law, facilitate centralised access to technical expertise, and drive AI innovation and adoption across the country.

The board will comprise:

Mary Doyle, chairperson

Doyle is a former assistant secretary general and deputy secretary general in the departments of the Taoiseach, health and children, and education and skills.

She is also a board member at Ireland’s national association of community organisations – The Wheel – and has previously served as a member of the National Economic and Social Council, on the board of Science Foundation Ireland, with the National Statistics Board, and as a forum member of the Economic and Social Research Institute.

“AI presents enormous opportunities to enhance public services, support economic growth and improve people’s lives. Realising those opportunities requires a governance framework that promotes innovation while maintaining public trust and protecting fundamental rights,” Doyle said.

Deirdre Ahern

Ahern is a professor of law at Trinity College Dublin, where she is also the director of the technologies, law and society research group. Her research focuses on corporate law, corporate governance, and the regulatory challenges presented by AI and other technologies. She is also a principal investigator with Research Ireland’s Rinn AI and Rinn Quantum. Ahern was appointed as a member of the Irish Government’s AI Advisory Council in 2024.

Michelle Kearney

Dr Kearney, who works in the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, led efforts to establish the AI Office of Ireland. She is currently working on the upcoming International AI Summit in October, a key event in Ireland’s rotational EU presidency this year.

Siobhán Noble

Noble is the chief data and AI officer at Carne Group, an Ireland-based financial services company. She also serves as the vice-chair of the Irish Funds Emerging Technologies and Innovation working group.

Donal Rooney

Rooney is a non-executive director with Enterprise Ireland and Oxfam Ireland. He is a chartered accountant with experience managing finance across multiple roles in private equity, public companies and public sector environments.

Alessandra Sala

Dr Sala is senior director of AI and data science at Shutterstock, the global digital media company. She chairs the AI and Multimedia Authenticity Collaboration, which attempts to unify standards between organisations to foster a unified response to deepfake technology. Sala is also the co-chair of the UNESCO Women for Ethical AI platform.

Alan Smeaton

Prof Smeaton was a board member of the Irish Research Council for seven years before being appointed to the AI Advisory Council in 2024. He is also a founding director of the Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics, and is a well-established name in AI and data analytics research.

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For many, there’s a clear winner in this battle of the artificial minds.

Is Claude more accurate than ChatGPT?

What can Claude do that ChatGPT cannot?

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TrashBench decided ordinary water blocks were optional. In a recent experiment the channel stripped everything away and simply pumped water across the exposed dies of a graphics card and a processor. A 3D-printed plastic fitting, some epoxy, and a willingness to risk hardware produced results that surprised even the person running the tests.

Work began by attempting to seal the leaks on a dead RTX 3060 card. Early attempts to use translucent plastic prints proved ineffective, as water seeped straight thru the layers. Adding some nail polish and epoxy helped, but it wasn’t until he switched to black PETG as well as adjusted the print settings that he was able to get the part to maintain pressure. Once he had the chamber fixed and it wasn’t leaking everyplace, he moved on to a live GTX 980. Water flowed directly over the exposed silicon, but to his surprise, it did not destroy the card. It turned out that the chamber on that older GPU was much larger, which helped keep the temperatures lower than he’d expected for such a basic setup.

A fair comparison with an RTX 2060 SUPER was finally possible, and the results were rather interesting. The card operated at a high temperature of 70 °C under load with stock air cooling, but when we installed a standard AIO cooler, it decreased to around 36 °C. Then he installed the 3D printed direct water connection and, well, you could say it blew the competition away in both Unigine Heaven and Cyberpunk 2077, resulting in a decisive victory for the homemade block over the commercial one. Of course, there was no metal in the way, so the heat just passed into the water running past it. It’s worth noting that while the water warmed up over time, the CPU remained cooler than the polished copper block throughout testing.

Next, he tried sub-zero coolant, and while temperatures did drop, the difference was not as dramatic as switching from air to room-temperature water. It seems that the size of the chamber and the contact area made a far bigger difference than how cold the liquid was. He was able to adapt the same concept to operate with a delidded Intel i5-7600K, but the small die and limited mounting space made it much more difficult to fit into a smaller chamber. Unfortunately, he realized that the majority of the heat was concentrated in a small area, and the water just couldn’t keep up. The GPU’s huge die was not an issue because the heat was uniformly distributed across it, but the CPU’s dense hotspot proved difficult to keep cool.

Leaks continued to appear as water escaped around the fittings, and he came close to losing the hardware several times. Putting extra epoxy on the broken parts helped to patch things up, but the risk was evident. It’s evident that direct liquid contact can work; immersion cooling has been available for years, but the large difference in outcomes between GPU and CPU was surprising. The GPU is a perfect choice for this type of cooling due to its larger surface area and lower heat density, but doing the same method on a compact processor die is difficult to keep cold.
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Rumor mill: Apple is expected to roll out three new “Ultra” products over the next several months, starting with a foldable iPhone expected to arrive this September, followed by new AirPods and a redesigned MacBook. The reported lineup would expand Apple’s hardware ambitions into foldable displays, camera-equipped earbuds, and a touchscreen laptop with possible cellular connectivity.

The foldable phone, likely to be called the iPhone Ultra, would be Apple’s most expensive iPhone to date. Reports put its US starting price between $1,999 and $2,499. Apple is expected to introduce it alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max.

The device is rumored to feature a 7.7-inch inner screen and a 5.3-inch outer screen. The larger display would give users more room for video, apps, and multitasking when the phone is unfolded. The phone is also expected to feature two rear cameras and a single front-facing camera.

One notable reported change involves authentication. Instead of Face ID, the iPhone Ultra could use a Touch ID sensor built into the power button. That would mark a departure from Apple’s current flagship iPhones, which rely on facial recognition.

The company may also use the Ultra name for a new version of its wireless earbuds. The AirPods Ultra are expected to resemble the AirPods Pro but add tiny infrared cameras. Those cameras could give Siri more information about the user’s surroundings and expand the capabilities of Visual Intelligence.

Visual Intelligence is available on the iPhone 15 Pro and newer models. In iOS 27, users can access the feature through the Camera app using a new Siri mode. AirPods with cameras could allow users to use Visual Intelligence without having to hold up their phone.

A small LED on the earbuds would indicate when the cameras are in use. Apple code found in the second iOS 27 developer beta last month appeared to reference AirPods with cameras, suggesting that the product could be moving closer to launch. AirPods Ultra could arrive as early as this year, potentially putting them on the same release schedule as the iPhone Ultra.

Apple is also said to be working on a MacBook Ultra for release by early 2027 featuring an OLED touchscreen. Apple has never offered a touchscreen MacBook, making the feature one of the more significant aspects of the report.

Other rumored features include M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, a Dynamic Island, and a thinner design than the latest MacBook Pro models. The company could also include an Apple-designed C2 modem, giving the laptop built-in cellular connectivity.

If you imagine a future in finance, make sure that you are aware of the movers and shakers driving innovation in the space.

The global financial sector is ever-evolving, driven largely by advancements in technology and increased access to financial infrastructure. As a result, there are a wealth (pun intended) of exciting opportunities for professionals looking to excel in this space.

With that in mind, if you want a career in finance or dealing with financial infrastructure, it can be helpful to take a look at some of the people whose insights, decision making, innovations and business manoeuvres are further developing the industry. The following 10 women are among those professionals.

Amy Hood

Amy Hood has been the executive vice-president and chief financial officer at Microsoft since 2013, having first joined its ranks in 2002. Her responsibilities involve leading the company’s worldwide finance organisation through: accounting and reporting; acquisitions; business development and ventures; financial planning and analysis; global real estate; internal audits; investor relations; tax planning; and treasury.

She has advanced Microsoft’s cloud endeavours and navigated growth amid a changing landscape – for example, during the AI boom. 

Andrea Reynolds

The CEO and founder of London-based financial services company Swoop, Andrea Reynolds has years of experience in raising finance for businesses as a chartered accountant and corporate finance advisor. She serves as chair of Berkshire Hathaway International Insurance, and is a non-executive director for both Berkshire Hathaway and Faraday Underwriting.

She is particularly interested in projects in which she can help under-represented founders learn about funding and how to navigate the funding landscape, and also sits on the advisory Ireland for Finance Committee. 

Ciara Walsh

Ciara Walsh is a co-founder and the CMO of Irish start-up JustTip, which is a cashless tipping platform for the hospitality industry. Walsh was previously named on the Sunday Independent’s 30 under 30 list, and she has spoken on the challenges of developing a start-up at a young age, learning from one’s mistakes and becoming resilient. 

Elaine Deehan   

The Ireland country manager for Monzo Bank Europe, Elaine Deehan is also a special projects manager at the organisation. She is at the forefront of developing Monzo’s presence in Ireland and, prior to her role there, worked across banking and fintech at Citi, AIB, Sentenial, CurrencyFair and Starling Bank, where she was also largely responsible for leading Irish expansion. Deehan was also previously named the Business Post’s Business Leader of the Month. 

Ioanna Stanegloudi

Ioanna Stanegloudi is a co-founder and the chief risk officer of fintech start-up Finclude, which was previously Verge Capital. She has been recognised among Fortune’s 40 under 40, was included in the Women in Fintech Powerlist by Innovate Finance, won the NYU Stern Entrepreneurs Challenge, placed second in the PitcHer competition at Grace Hopper Celebration, and had her company recognised by the UN.

Currently, she is focused on the mental health element of working and personal life, addressing issues around anxiety, burnout, perfectionism, career pressure, identity transitions and relationship stress.

Lesley Tully

The founder and CEO of This is Penny, Lesley Tully is redefining how women engage with pension infrastructure. Designed to account for the elements of a woman’s life that can often disrupt her financial goals, such as career breaks or additional care-giving responsibilities, This is Penny aims to enable women to develop a sturdy financial future.

Prior to establishing her own company, Tully was the head of design thinking for the Bank of Ireland Group, as well as the project director for Dublin Contemporary, Ireland’s largest art exhibition. As part of her role there, she drove strategy, finance, fundraising, operations, governance and stakeholder engagement. 

Niamh Cunningham

Niamh Cunningham is the head of corporate FP&A and strategic finance at Barclaycard Payments. Her previous roles include senior director and head of strategic finance for global sales, partnerships and international at Block; head of finance and strategy for international markets at Square; and group internal auditor at CRH.  

Ruth McCarthy

If you are particularly interested in the intersection of finance and compliance, then Ruth McCarthy is undoubtedly one to follow. The head of compliance, risk and policy at Irish fintech company Fexco, McCarthy’s work involves combining legal and regulatory knowledge with commercial awareness to deliver growth within the payments ecosystem. 

She is especially passionate about the Irish payments industry, payment technology, strategy and innovation.

McCarthy is also a member of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal. She is chair of the Fintech and Payments Association of Ireland, a member of the Industry Advisory Group for the Irish government’s Ireland for Finance strategy for financial services, and was a member of the ECB market advisory group on the digital euro.

Sarah Friar

The chief financial officer at OpenAI, Sarah Friar previously served as the CFO of Square, where under her guidance the organisation launched its initial public offering and added $30bn in market capitalisation. Prior to working at Square, she was the senior vice-president of finance and strategy at Salesforce, and she has held executive and leadership roles at Goldman Sachs and McKinsey. 

She is a member of a number of boards, such as the Board of Trustees at Stanford, the Board of Directors at ConsenSys and the Board of Advisors at Operation Hope. The latter is a global provider of financial dignity education and economic empowerment programmes for low- and moderate-income youths, individuals and families in underserved communities.

Friar is also the co-founder of Ladies Who Launch, a network that aims to mentor and inspire women entrepreneurs and business owners. Friar was named among the Time100 2026 most influential people and the 2023 NACD Directorship 100 selection.

Sinead Fitzmaurice

Sinead Fitzmaurice is notable for being the first female CEO in Ireland to scale an Irish tech company to unicorn status. Having since left Transfermate, where she achieved that feat, Fitzmaurice is now an operating partner at Aperture Capital. She is also the founder and CEO of Ryan Capital Group, a collection of investors and mentors whose aim is to help other founders to achieve success. She currently serves as a chair and non-executive director for financial services company Nazaré Point. 

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The AI song-generation platform Suno plans to make it easier to tell if a tune you hear was made by its tools.

Watermarks and fingerprinting were two items the company suggested in a blog post on Thursday that it intends to implement in a bid to “build the world’s best platform for music creation while contributing to a healthy and growing music ecosystem.”

The watermarking and fingerprinting effort remains vague, and Suno said it also plans to introduce a new downloads policy that limits mass distribution on streaming platforms.

Suno is one of many AI music generators that let you create and download songs using AI models. However, Suno’s source code was hacked in July, and the findings raise eyebrows. The code showed that Suno’s AI was trained by scraping music and lyrics from platforms such as YouTube Music and Genius, according to 404 Media. Suno also recently faced legal troubles from music groups, including Sony and Universal, for mass copyright infringement in 2024. 

Most streaming platforms don’t yet ban AI-generated music outright. But platforms like Spotify are already implementing policies to crack down on deepfakes, require disclosures about AI-generated music and allow artists to file complaints. Apple Music has Transparency Tags to spot and identify AI-generated music. And Deezer doesn’t include AI-generated music in recommendations, and doesn’t pay royalties for AI tracks. But are Suno’s efforts enough for artists, streaming platforms and recording companies?

Representatives for Suno, Deezer and Apple Music did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

In the blog post, Suno outlined a slew of changes to protect artists and their work. It says names aren’t used in training metadata in order to help people create original songs that aren’t inspired by any other artists. Suno also says it doesn’t allow prompts that specify artists or copyrighted songs. Instead, it focuses on musical characteristics. 

This list goes on, like Suno cracking down on any other potential attempts to copy artists by using third-party technology to screen audio files and lyrics for unauthorized use. Updates to its community guidelines clarify which activities are (and aren’t) prohibited on Suno. And its Trust & Safety team will continue to review and investigate reports of violations and take action. 

However, some parts remain vague. The blog post also mentioned new transparency tools to identify a Suno-generated song on other platforms. Then there’s new audio watermarking and fingerprinting technology to flag fraud and misuse, and the company plans to introduce a new downloads policy that limits mass distribution on streaming platforms. Suno has not yet shared any details on the downloads policy, or the watermarking and fingerprinting technology. 

Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET. She specializes in data-driven analysis and news at the intersection of tech, personal finance and consumer sentiment. Dashia investigates economic shifts and everyday challenges to help readers make well-informed decisions, and she covers a range of topics, including technology, security, energy and money. Dashia graduated from the University of South Carolina with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. She loves baking, teaching spinning and spending time with her family.

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