SpaceX Launches NASA’s Roman Telescope on Falcon Heavy
The Falcon Heavy lifted off at 7:26 a.m. Eastern time from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, carrying a telescope built to survey the universe at a scale…
Tesla’s Robotaxi Debuts in Austin Next Week
The cars have no steering wheels, no pedals, and a light bar across the nose that changes color to match a rider’s app. On Wednesday, Tesla plans to put them…
SpaceX Builds Turbine Foundry in Texas to Make Its Own Power Gear
In Bastrop, a town east of Austin known for a SpaceX factory that stamps out rocket parts, the company is planning something new: a foundry to cast the blades and…
Uber Launches $14.8 Billion Offer for Delivery Hero
Uber published its formal offer document for Delivery Hero on Aug. 27, setting a price of 41.50 euros a share and valuing the German delivery company’s equity at about 13…
YouTube Lets Creators Tag Amazon Products, Bringing Rivals Into E-Commerce Deal
YouTube said U.S. creators can now tag Amazon products in their videos and earn commissions on purchases, with payments arriving two months after a sale is locked in. The program…
Apple Sets Sept. 9 Event as New CEO Ternus Takes the Stage
The invitation went out Tuesday afternoon, the familiar typography and the cryptic tagline: “Surprise and Shine,” with a date, Sept. 9, and a venue in Cupertino. For Apple Inc., it…
Amazon to Shut Down Mechanical Turk After 21 Years
The notice appeared on the Mechanical Turk homepage late Tuesday, a single line with no ornament: “Mechanical Turk will close September 30, 2026.” Amazon.com Inc. confirmed the shutdown with a…
Salesforce Shares Jump 13% on Earnings and Anthropic Tie-Up
The shares had been written off by a chorus of bears who argued that artificial intelligence would hollow out the software industry, that customers would stop paying for seats when…
OpenAI Rolls Out Ads Inside ChatGPT, Starting With India
The first banner appeared this week inside the ChatGPT app: a brand’s name and a tagline where a suggestion used to sit. OpenAI has begun selling advertising in its chatbot,…
Waymo to Launch Robotaxi Service in Munich in 2027
The first Waymo vehicles will appear on Munich’s streets in the coming weeks, at first with trained drivers at the wheel, mapping the city’s roads and testing its traffic patterns.…
