19 May 2026
Going Viral Isn’t Cool Anymore. How Should Brands Show Up?
Third spaces . Community . Anti-slop . Intention economy. Intellectual influencers . Subreddits . A return to long-form . Going offline . No followers . Craft . Questioning the way Big Tech monetizes our attention was once the reserve of tech columnists and fringe campaigners against online harm. But two decades into social media’s existence, the backlash against it has entered the cultural…
19 May 2026
Rivian Founder’s New Company Aims To Evolve Humanoid Robots
The founder of Rivian Automotive has launched a new company aimed at developing more effective humanoid robots.
19 May 2026
Blackstone to invest $5 billion in AI infrastructure venture with Google, powered by TPU chips
Blackstone, the world's largest private owner of data centers, will invest $5 billion in equity capital in a new artificial intelligence infrastructure company with Google, the New York-based asset management firm announced Monday.
19 May 2026
Katha Room and Guitar Wiz put India on Apple's Design Awards finalists list
Apple has announced the 36 finalists for this year's Apple Design Awards, its annual recognition of the most thoughtfully built apps and games across its platforms. Spread across six categories — Delight and Fun, Inclusivity, Innovation, Interaction, Social Impact, and Visuals and Graphics — the list spans solo developers and major studios, bedroom projects and decade-long labours of love. Among…
19 May 2026
NextEra Will Buy Dominion Energy in Largest-Ever Electric Utility Deal
Florida-headquartered NextEra Energy, one of the largest U.S. power utilities, is set to buy Virginia-based Dominion Energy in an all-stock deal valued at about $67 billion.
19 May 2026
LG UltraGear 24.5′′ world’s first native 1000Hz FHD gaming monitor unveiled
LG Electronics has announced the release of its latest UltraGear gaming monitor, the model 25G590B. Developed primarily for competitive gaming and first-person shooter (FPS) titles, the new display is marketed as the industry’s first monitor to feature a native 1000Hz refresh rate at Full HD (FHD) resolution.
18 May 2026
Google I/O primer: Alphabet's AI showcase is its chance to wow Wall Street
Alphabet 's stock is up 140% over the past year, with a cloud business that is growing faster than Amazon's and Microsoft's . But 18 months ago, the Google parent looked like it had spent a decade preparing for the artificial intelligence era, only to watch OpenAI define the market. Now, Wall Street is valuing Alphabet like one of the few companies positioned to profit from every layer of the…
18 May 2026
When is next rocket launch from Vandenberg? Where to see SpaceX liftoff
Before SpaceX launches its Starship rocket in Texas, the company has another Falcon 9 mission planned in California. Here's where you can see liftoff.
18 May 2026
SpaceX Starship Flight 12 launch updates: 1st-ever Starship V3 test gets new launch date
SpaceX Starship Flight 12 will now launch on May 21 The test flight will send Starship's upper stage on a suborbital trajectory partway around the world, with splashdown coming in the Indian Ocean off Western Australia about 65 minutes after liftoff. Starship's Super Heavy first stage will make a controlled splashdown of its own in the Gulf of Mexico about seven minutes after launch. Flight 12…
