SpaceXAI Drops Grok 4.5 — Faster, Cheaper, and Aiming at Opus
SpaceXAI released Grok 4.5 on Wednesday. It’s the first model since the company went public, and they’re positioning it as…
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The Old Rules of Rocket Design Are Getting Flipped Upside Down
Ten years ago, nobody outside SpaceX was asking for a rocket like Starship. Now the whole space industry can’t wait…
Irish Drone Delivery Startup Manna Plans Major US Push With Tulsa Factory
Manna Aero, the Irish autonomous drone delivery company, is gearing up for a serious expansion into the United States. The…
QuantumDiamonds Nabs €76M EU Grant to Speed Up Chip Inspection With Quantum Sensing
Europe wants to make more chips. And a German startup called QuantumDiamonds just got a serious boost to help make…
Google’s SynthID Watermark Helped Debunk That Fake McConnell Hospital Photo
Earlier this week, a picture started circulating that looked like Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell in a hospital bed, covered in…
NHTSA Tells Autonomous Vehicle Companies to Stop Blocking First Responders
Emergency scenes are not “edge cases.” That’s the message from NHTSA Administrator Jonathan Morrison in a directive issued Wednesday to…
Lovable Reportedly in Talks to Double Its Valuation to $13.2 Billion
Swedish vibe-coding startup Lovable is in talks to raise $300 million at a $13.2 billion valuation. That’s exactly double the…
Judge Approves Elon Musk’s $1.5M SEC Settlement Despite “Significant Misgivings”
A federal judge has approved Elon Musk’s $1.5 million settlement with the SEC. But she made it clear she wasn’t…
Truecaller Picks a Public Fight With India’s Telecom Regulator Over Spam Labels
Truecaller’s CEO went public with a fight against India’s telecom regulator. The issue? Truecaller can’t label calls from official designated…
US Rare Earths Are Going to Asia Because Nobody in America Wants Them Yet
The US government poured billions into building a domestic rare earths supply chain. There’s just one problem: nobody in America…