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Good morning ☀️, leader of the next generation.
We will talk about agents. AI agents.
They will change the way how we do business, how we interract and even how we do our everyday lives.
Agents will build business.
Agents will organize your day.
Agents will fill up your fridge.
I will let that sit in here for a while, so we can imagine and build the future together one agent at a time...
⚡ WHAT'S AT STAKE TODAY ⚡
- 🛰️🤖 A satellite just learned to find things on its own — here's what that means
- 💬📱 Malaysia's AI agent-powered messaging app Respond.io raises $62.5M, eyes acquisitions
- 🤝💰 Salesforce acquires AI customer service platform Fin for $3.6B
- 🧠🪪 As AI agents become employees, NewCore emerges with $66M to give them identities
- 🦄🇮🇳 Sarvam becomes India's newest AI unicorn with $234 million funding round led by HCLTech
- 🔐⚠️ Cybersecurity vets protest 'dangerous' US government ban on Anthropic's most powerful models
- 😤🎓 Sundar Pichai faces boos, walkout at Stanford graduation ceremony over Google's Israel, ICE ties
- 🏛️🤐 The US government's Anthropic models ban was never about an AI jailbreak
- 🚀📈 SpaceX is public: Everything you need to know post-IPO
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A satellite used AI to independently identify targets in orbit for the first time.
A satellite just learned to find things on its own — here's what that means
For the first time, an Earth observation satellite has independently identified targets in orbit — no human analysts required. The milestone, which took place in April, marks the first known deployment of a vision-language model (VLM) in space, and hints at a major shift in what satellites can do and how valuable they could become.
Normally, satellites beam large volumes of raw data down to analysts on the ground, who then sift through it using machine learning tools or manual review. This time, things worked differently. Onboard YAM-9 — a spacecraft built by space infrastructure company Loft Orbital — a software package developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory analyzed imagery and responded to natural language queries directly in orbit.
The AI powering the demonstration was Google DeepMind's Gemma 3, a VLM designed specifically for edge applications — meaning it runs on limited hardware far from any data center. VLMs blend the contextual reasoning of large language models with image analysis capabilities. In practice, researchers asked the model to classify areas where natural environments meet human development, or to spot infrastructure around railway hubs. It delivered.
The implications are significant on two fronts. In the short term, onboard AI triage could dramatically cut the volume of raw data sent to the ground, making satellite sensors far more efficient. Looking further ahead, it serves as a proof of concept for deploying larger-scale AI infrastructure in space.
"It opens the door to always-on, patrol layers in space," said Paul Lasserre, Loft Orbital's head of AI. "If you have a VLM, you can have logic — like 'monitor this border for me, and let me know when something is suspicious,' and interact back and forth with the satellites."
Loft Orbital operates as a space infrastructure-as-a-service provider, building, launching, and operating satellites for third-party customers. YAM-9 was launched in late 2025 as a testbed for the company's orbital AI ambitions, and is equipped with an Nvidia Jetson Orin AGX GPU — one of the leading processors used in space computing.
The software running Gemma 3 onboard, called NAVI-Orbital, was developed by Juan Delfa Victoria, a technical lead in NASA JPL's AI group. While Gemma 3 itself is an off-the-shelf model, engineers had to strip down the surrounding software stack to reduce memory usage and library dependencies enough to run reliably in space.
Other companies are watching closely. Planet Labs already flies satellites equipped with Jetson Orin processors and currently uses them for basic object detection, but a spokesperson confirmed that research into more advanced AI applications — including VLMs — is underway. Kepler Communications, which operates the largest cluster of GPUs in space, declined to confirm VLM deployments due to NDA agreements, but acknowledged "several undisclosed use cases" since its compute satellites launched in January.
Loft Orbital's near-term goal is to scale up. Lasserre says real-time global coverage would require somewhere between 50 and 100 satellites similar to YAM-9. The company currently operates 12 spacecraft. Each deployment, even of smaller models, builds institutional knowledge around the practical challenges of running AI in space — particularly power consumption and memory management.
The technology may also find its way into scientific exploration. The concept behind NAVI-Orbital actually originated with a different use case: Delfa Victoria and JPL researcher Taran Cyriac John were exploring the idea of AI assistants for astronauts on the Moon or Mars.
"You have astronauts in pressurized suits — they can't be tapping on a keyboard," Delfa Victoria explained. "So how about we provide an assistant, like in video games and movies, where you see an AI that's interactive?"
Just don't call it HAL 9000.
8 levels of context maturity in AI-native engineering
AI shows up in 60% of engineering work. Only about a fifth of it can be handed off without someone babysitting the output. That’s because agents are still missing the context you have. Join this live webinar on June 24 (FREE) to find out how teams pulling ahead are using a context layer to level up.
Which of these would help your business the most right now?
Malaysia-based Respond.io secures $62.5M to expand AI-powered customer messaging globally.
Malaysia's AI agent-powered messaging app Respond.io raises $62.5M, eyes acquisitions
Kuala Lumpur-based Respond.io has raised a $62.5 million Series B led by Camber Partners, growing to $35 million ARR at 169% year-over-year growth. The platform helps mid- to large-sized B2C businesses manage customer conversations across WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, and other messaging channels using AI agents.
Unlike competitors charging per seat, Respond.io bills by conversation volume, making AI growth a revenue advantage rather than a threat. Processing 2 billion messages quarterly, the company plans to use new funding for hiring, organic growth, and acquisitions — with CEO Gerardo Salandra ultimately eyeing a Nasdaq listing.
🎙️ The Supercharged Podcast Is Growing
Real Conversations with the People Building the AI Future
The Supercharged Podcast is quickly becoming a space for real, unfiltered conversations about AI — beyond the hype, tools, and surface-level takes.
Each episode dives deep with founders, operators, and builders who are actively working with AI — or building AI-first companies — to uncover how it’s truly changing the way work gets done.
From strategy and systems to real-world execution, these conversations are practical, honest, and focused on what actually works — not just what sounds good.
⚡ Trends for the Future
SpaceX is public: Everything you need to know post-IPO
SpaceX completes the largest IPO in history, making Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire.
SpaceX has officially gone public, marking a historic moment in both the space and financial industries. The company priced 555.6 million shares at $135 each, raising $75 billion in what became the largest IPO in history. The offering instantly transformed CEO Elon Musk into the world's first trillionaire and sent shockwaves through global markets.
Trading began on June 12 on the Nasdaq exchange, with shares opening at $150 — an 11% jump from the IPO price. By the close of its first day, SpaceX shares settled at $160.95, up 19%. The momentum continued into the following day, with shares climbing over 15% to $186.15 by midday. Robinhood reported record-breaking traffic on its platform as retail investors rushed to get in on the action.
The IPO generated massive financial rewards beyond just Musk. Approximately 4,400 SpaceX employees are expected to become millionaires as a result of the offering. Investment banks also cashed in, with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley leading roughly $500 million in total underwriting fees.
SpaceX's S-1 filing offered an unprecedented look inside the company's financials. Despite revenues exceeding $18 billion in 2025, SpaceX posted a $4.9 billion loss that year, contributing to more than $37 billion in cumulative losses since its founding. Musk retains approximately 85.1% of the company's voting power, giving him near-total control over its direction as a public company.
The filing also highlighted SpaceX's growing AI ambitions. Its xAI division has secured major compute deals, including a $1.25 billion per month agreement with Anthropic and a $920 million per month deal with Google. SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell added further intrigue during a CNBC interview, suggesting a potential merger between SpaceX and Tesla could simplify Musk's business empire — a comment that quickly caught the attention of Tesla shareholders.
With SpaceX now a publicly traded company, its next chapter will be closely watched by investors, competitors, and space enthusiasts alike.
⚡ Let’s Make AI Actually Useful:
What Would Move the Needle in *Your* Industry?
AI has potential — but generic advice rarely helps.
What would be genuinely valuable for AI to do in your industry right now?
• Automate a painful workflow?
• Improve decision-making?
• Replace a manual process that wastes time?
• Help your team upskill faster?
Tell us what you’d want AI to handle — or where you feel stuck.
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