A California space startup wants to let you order sunlight on demand, even in the middle of the night. Reflect Orbital is developing a constellation of satellites equipped with large, ultra-thin reflective mirrors that can beam sunlight from orbit directly to specific locations on Earth. Founded by former SpaceX engineer Ben Nowack, the company aims to make sunlight “programmable,” allowing customers to request a targeted patch of light simply by entering GPS coordinates through an online platform. Each satellite will be capable of illuminating an area roughly five kilometers wide, with brightness levels ranging from a soft full-moon glow to full daylight. Initial target markets include extending solar power generation after sunset, supporting emergency response operations, and lighting remote industrial sites. The concept has already generated enormous interest: Reflect Orbital has received over 260,000 inquiries and raised millions in venture capital funding. However, the idea of “sunlight-as-a-service” has also triggered significant controversy. Astronomers and environmental groups warn that widespread orbital illumination could disrupt nocturnal wildlife, interfere with bird migration, harm human sleep cycles, and create a new form of light pollution on a global scale. Despite these concerns, the company is pushing ahead with plans to launch its first demonstration satellites in the near future. If successful, Reflect Orbital could fundamentally change how humanity interacts with darkness, potentially making night optional in targeted areas.

A robot kicked a little boy in the stomach We're officially one software update away from Terminator

Elon Musk: "You can make a swarm of assassin drones for very little money… and have them just do a grid sweep of the building until they find the person they're looking for, ram into them and explode. You can do that right now."

Made with grok imagine, parody of Bernie Sanders.

We're kinda heading towards technofeudalism. In the worst case scenario, we're not going to be a "useless class" it's actually going to be much worse. We're going to be "redundant biomass." I've been working on my next book after Labor Zero, which focuses on the balance of power after automation takes over. The outlook is grim. Labor's necessity is the only thing that has kept elites, corporations, and states in check across all of human history. Invariably, whenever the state or firms do not need human labor, they treat humans like garbage. Thus, in essence, "technofeudalism" is actually kinder than what we'll probably end up with. At least under feudalism, the landlords still needed serfs. In a fully automated future? Your body is a net negative to the state.

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figure : our robot just worked for 48 hours with zero down time and sorted 63,000 packages. the chinese:

Elon Musk: “The biggest mistake I've made is to put too much weighting on somebody's talent and not enough on their personality. It actually matters whether somebody has a good heart.”