Amazon’s Kuiper Constellation Nears Completion as Atlas V Makes Its Final Flight
The last Atlas V rocket in United Launch Alliance’s fleet lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Thursday morning with 29 Amazon satellites tucked inside, and by the afternoon ULA confirmed…
Near-Eye Display Market Set to Recover in 2026 as AR Glasses Take Off
After a year that pushed the market to its lowest point in recent memory, the makers of the tiny displays that sit inside virtual and augmented reality headsets are expecting…
Scientists Assemble a Cell From Scratch, Bringing Synthetic Life a Step Closer
The announcement came not from a biology conference but from a university press release, and it described something no lab had demonstrated before: a cell built entirely from non-living chemical…
Regulator Closes Four-Year Probe Into Tesla Phantom Braking
The reports began arriving in 2021, and by early 2022 the U.S. government’s auto-safety regulator had collected roughly 300 complaints about a troubling pattern: Tesla vehicles slowing down suddenly, for…
Foldable Phone Displays Set for Rebound in 2026, Led by Apple and Samsung
The market for foldable smartphone displays, after a year of adjustment, is expected to return to growth in 2026, with shipments reaching about 27.5 million panels, an increase of 24%…
Tesla Delivers 480,126 Vehicles in Second Quarter, Beating Estimates on Europe Demand
The number, released before the market opened on Thursday, was better than almost anyone expected: Tesla delivered 480,126 electric vehicles in the second quarter, comfortably beating the 406,024 that Wall…
Trump Announces Doubling of TSMC’s Arizona Fab as Chip Production Comes Home
The announcement, made from the White House on Wednesday, had the feel of a campaign promise fulfilled: President Trump said TSMC will double the capacity of its Fab 21 complex…
SpaceX Gets Its First Analyst Report, Putting a $2.2 Trillion Valuation to the Test
The report, published this week by Bloomberg, is the first formal analyst coverage SpaceX has received since its record-breaking initial public offering, and it is an attempt to do something…
U.S. Orders Equipment Halt for Chinese Foundry Hua Hong
The export license that Hua Hong Semiconductor needed for new chip-making equipment will not be coming. The U.S. government has ordered equipment makers to stop shipping certain tools to Hua…
iPhone 18 Pro Photos Surface on Dark Web After Breach at Apple Supplier
Photographs of an unreleased Apple iPhone appeared on the dark web last week, the visible aftermath of a ransomware attack on Tata Electronics, the Indian manufacturer that assembles a growing…
