SpaceX Prepares Starship’s 13th Flight as Short Sellers Press Their Bet
SpaceX was preparing to attempt the 13th flight of its Starship rocket on Wednesday from its launch site in Boca Chica, Texas, after engineers re-tested Booster 20, the booster slated…
Intel Explores SK Hynix Partnership for Delayed Ohio Chip Plant
Intel is looking for a partner to help revive its delayed chip factory in Ohio, and SK Hynix, the world’s second-largest memory chip maker, is on the list of candidates,…
ASML Raises 2026 Outlook as High-NA EUV Enters Intel’s Lines
In Veldhoven, the machines are finally doing what the industry hoped they would. ASML raised its revenue guidance for 2026 in a quarterly update this week, citing progress on its…
Tesla’s Robotaxi Service Expands to Three Florida Cities
A driverless Tesla is now available for hire in Miami, Orlando and Tampa, making Florida the second state where the company’s robotaxi service operates. The expansion, which the company confirmed…
Google Opens Play Store to Rivals in Canada
For the first time since Google Play’s launch, an app store that is not Google’s can appear inside it. The company said it will allow third-party app stores and alternative…
TSMC Adds $100 Billion to U.S. Plans, Lifting Total to $265 Billion
The White House made it official on Thursday: TSMC will pour another $100 billion into American semiconductor manufacturing, on top of the $165 billion it had already pledged, for a…
Facebook and Instagram Go Dark for Two Hours in Meta’s Worst Outage of the Year
Just after midnight on Sunday, the feeds stopped. Facebook users trying to refresh saw error screens; Instagram opened to blank timelines. Within minutes, complaints were flooding DownDetector, and on X,…
Justice Department Lifts TikTok Ban on Federal Workers’ Devices
The memo was short, and its effect was immediate. The Justice Department has formally revoked the ban on using TikTok on government devices, saying its national security risk assessment is…
SpaceX Aborts Starship’s 13th Test Flight One Second Before Liftoff
The countdown had reached the final second. SpaceX’s Starship rocket, its engines already lit, was moments from leaving the ground at the company’s launch site in South Texas on Thursday…
SpaceX Shares Dip Below IPO Price as Starship Abort Tests Investor Patience
SpaceX’s stock fell below its initial public offering price on Thursday after the 13th test flight of its Starship rocket was aborted in the final second before liftoff, a setback…
