Elon Musk’s SpaceX officially acquires Elon Musk’s xAI, with plan to build data centers in space

The merger creates the world’s most valuable private company and paves the way for Musk to try and prove out the usefulness of space-based data centers.

China is leading the fight against hidden car door handles

Under new safety rules published Monday by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, cars sold in the country must have mechanical releases on their door handles. The new rules, which go in effect January 1, 2027, will prohibit the hidden, electronically actuated door handles popularized by Tesla — and now found on numerous other… Continua a leggere China is leading the fight against hidden car door handles

Fintech CEO and Forbes 30 Under 30 alum has been charged for alleged fraud

The startup CEO says she plans to publicly address the charges this week.

Waymo raises $16B to scale robotaxi fleet internationally

Waymo said the funds will be used to fuel its growth, which has accelerated over the past year and doesn’t appear to be slowing.

Avalanche thinks the fusion power industry should think smaller

Avalanche has raised $29 million in fresh funding to pursue its unique approach to fusion power, which can currently fit on a table.

India’s Supreme Court to WhatsApp: ‘You cannot play with the right to privacy’

India’s top court is investigating WhatsApp’s data-sharing model, monopoly power, and user consent.

Vema predicts cheap hydrogen could change where data centers are built

Vema Hydrogen drills wells to stimulate hydrogen production deep underground, which could result in some of the cheapest hydrogen available.

Carbon Robotics built an AI model that detects and identifies plants 

Carbon Robotics’ Large Plant Model will allow farmers to kill new types of weeds without having to retrain the machines.

Carbon Robotics built an AI model that detects and identifies plants 

Carbon Robotics’ Large Plant Model will allow farmers to kill new types of weeds without having to retrain the machines.

Coalition demands federal Grok ban over nonconsensual sexual content

Nonprofits urge the U.S. government to suspend Grok in federal agencies after the xAI chatbot generated thousands of nonconsensual sexual images, raising national security and child safety concerns.