09 Jun 2026
Crackdown on tech platforms will go ahead despite US intervention, says No 10
White House displeasure over the prospect of an under-16 social media ban will not deter the UK from cracking down on tech platforms, the British government has said.
09 Jun 2026
Elon Musk shared a fresh look at the AI data centers SpaceX wants to send into orbit
SpaceX is gearing up for the largest IPO in history. Michael Yanow/NurPhoto via Getty Images SpaceX is going all in on AI data centers in space — and the company kicked off its IPO week with a sneak peek.
09 Jun 2026
NASA to announce Artemis III astronauts Tuesday. Here's what to know.
NASA is set to announce the crew of the upcoming Artemis III mission , an important test flight before humans return to the moon. At 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 9, NASA will announce the names of the four astronauts who will launch aboard the Orion spacecraft atop NASA's SLS (Space Launch System) rocket as soon as next year.
09 Jun 2026
White House urges UK not to ban social media for under-16s
The White House has urged the UK not to impose a social media ban for under-16s, saying such restrictions could impose a “disproportionate” burden on US tech firms.
09 Jun 2026
Apple's Tim Cook bows out with careful keynote that's light on AI
Opinion Apple Intelligence for the rest of America, not Wall Street. By Chris Taylor
08 Jun 2026
How China's Unitree Will Dominate Global Robotics
We are witnessing the birth of another Chinese hardware giant. Three years ago, Unitree was a quadruped company. By last year, they parlayed quadruped dominance into creating and leading the humanoid market. This year, their G1 humanoids are finally entering into viable deployments, and three new designs are on the way, including their most-direct Western humanoid competitor.
08 Jun 2026
Can Apple and Google stop children from sharing explicit images?
Children can already be prevented from sharing some explicit images, but the UK wants tech firms to go further.
08 Jun 2026
SpaceX IPO Could Send These Canadian Teachers Into a Richer Retirement
Topline A Canada-based teachers’ pension fund could earn a massive return of up to $11 billion on a private investment of about $220 million it made in billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX seven years ago. SpaceX is planning to go public this week.
08 Jun 2026
Chromatix: a differentiable, GPU-accelerated wave-optics library
Main Many current microscopy methods increasingly rely on computation as an integral part of the imaging process. This model-based approach to optics—integrating optical system design with algorithmic reconstruction or optimization—has had major implications for biological discovery.
