Northrop’s robot space mechanic is a new way to keep satellites at work longer
The Mission Robotic Vehicle is making the first attempt to attach a new thruster to an aging satellite.
OpenAI reportedly completed a $7 billion employee tender offer
San Francisco’s housing market is in trouble again.
Discovered Materials is playing AI whack-a-mole to hunt cooler chips
Discovered Materials raised $9 million to fund the hunt for more novel materials to build more efficient chips.
AI makes weather prediction better. Can WindBorne make it lucrative?
WindBorne Systems has raised $37 million Series B round to scale its weather balloons and AI forecasts.
EON wants to move the data superhighway from ocean fiber to space lasers
Endeavour Optical Networks is planning to launch the fastest space laser communications system yet built.
A Marc Benioff-backed startup thinks AI can solve the AI deployment problem
June emerged from stealth today with a $20 million pre-seed round to make AI adoption simpler.
Sam Altman is ready to decelerate
His change of position comes after “the first security incident that I have felt very viscerally.”
The robot NASA hired to lift a orbital telescope is tumbling out of control
According to NASA, two of the three reaction wheels that control the spacecraft’s alignment have failed, and there are problems with one of the spacecraft’s thruster systems.
Amazon’s new satellite network for mobile phones could turn up the heat on SpaceX
Amazon is expanding its plans for providing satellite connectivity to mobile phones.
Are brain waves the next unlock for physical AI?
Forget YouTube videos—frontier physical AI models need multiple camera angles, dense annotation, and soon, brain wave readings.