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Elon Musk acquired an autonomous coding startup amid concerns that China is outpacing the US in artificial intelligence. The move underscores the intensifying global AI race and Musk's strategic push to bolster AI capabi…
Ben & Jerry's cofounder Ben Cohen advised young people to pursue careers based on passion rather than money, warning against becoming Uber drivers due to Waymo's autonomous vehicles. He emphasized finding a niche, aligni…
A humanoid robot kicked a child during a public martial arts demonstration in June 2026, sparking debate over liability for AI-powered robot harms. The incident highlights governance gaps as humanoid robot installations …
SpaceX's stock surge following its IPO has improved the math for a potential merger with Tesla, reducing the share dilution needed for an all-stock acquisition. SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell hinted at the possibility …
Fiber optic spool-fed drones, which use a thin cable to communicate with operators, are evading counter-drone systems on battlefields in Ukraine, according to a U.S. Army publication. The technology offers resistance to …
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory tested the ERNEST rover prototype in California's Colorado Desert, covering 16 miles in 37 hours at speeds up to 0.6 mph—10 times faster than current Mars rovers. The four-wheeled rover u…
A man allegedly ran over his ex-girlfriend with a car outside a San Leandro temple, then fled the scene of a subsequent crash that killed her, leading police on a high-speed chase. Humberto Guevara, 32, faces 11 charges …
A researcher argues that the AI community should stop focusing on artificial general intelligence (AGI) timelines and instead measure the ratio of human input to AI output, drawing parallels to the self-driving car indus…
Korean semiconductor equipment maker HPSP has received purchase orders for its High-Pressure Hydrogen Annealing pilot equipment for Tesla's Terafab, a $119 billion semiconductor project in Texas. The facility aims to sup…
Doosan Corp. and LG CNS signed an MOU to collaborate on data centers, hydrogen drone logistics, and AI and robotics transformation, aiming to combine Doosan's hydrogen fuel cells with LG CNS's cloud and AI platforms to e…
Researchers developed a self-play reinforcement learning method for autonomous driving that uses only 30 minutes of human demonstrations, 2500 times less than imitation learning, to train policies that coordinate with hu…
European and U.S. defense companies showcased AI-powered 'wingman' drones at the Berlin airshow, designed to accompany fighter jets with sensors, jammers, and weapons. The technology aims to bolster Europe's sovereign de…
A developer added a hybrid post-quantum key exchange to the Rust-based VPN Qeli, combining X25519 and ML-KEM-768 to protect against 'harvest now, decrypt later' attacks. The handshake runs both algorithms and mixes their…
A man died from injuries sustained in a Segway scooter crash in San Jose after losing control at high speed in a bike lane. The rider, who was not wearing a helmet, was hospitalized on June 9 and died June 13. It is San …
U.S. defense tech startup Anduril secured $5 billion in May, one of the largest private defense investments ever, to expand manufacturing of autonomous drones and systems. Global private defense investment hit $10.63 bil…
Solar power surpassed natural gas generation in California during 82% of days from January to May, marking the first time average solar output exceeded gas in the first five months of a year. The milestone comes as the s…
Two AI agents, Atlas and Oracle, negotiated and settled a USDC payment over email using a non-custodial on-chain escrow on Base Sepolia. The human user hired Atlas to find a provider, funds were locked in escrow, and pay…
Waymo is recalling 3,871 robotaxis to fix a software issue that caused the autonomous vehicles to enter and drive through freeway construction zones in Phoenix and San Francisco. The Alphabet Inc. unit reported 13 incide…
NASA has selected a payload to fly on a commercial Mars orbiter being developed by a rocket company that has yet to reach orbit, marking a new approach to interplanetary exploration by leveraging private industry.
A new software standard for physical AI aims to accelerate development of real-time applications like autonomous object tracking by abstracting heterogeneous computing complexity into high-level libraries, reducing deplo…