28 May 2026
‘Sex and the City’ Star Quietly Moves to Costa Rica to Write Nine-Book Fantasy Epic Series
For years, Jason Lewis existed in the culture less as a person than as an idea. Tall, blond, improbably symmetrical, he arrived at the tail end of Sex and the City as Smith Jerrod, the younger man who adored Samantha Jones with such patient, uncomplicated devotion that he almost seemed engineered in a laboratory to stabilize the psychic damage of Manhattan dating culture. He was less a boyfriend…
Seth Abramovitch
2026
28 May 2026
Move over DOGE — Mamdani is launching COGE
Mamdani announced New York City's answer to DOGE By Allie Kelly
Allie Kelly
2026
28 May 2026
Starship grounded as SpaceX investigates Super Heavy booster failure
Here's what to know about SpaceX's investigation into the most recent Starship launch, which it refers to as flight 12. SpaceX's massive Starship rocket is temporarily grounded as the commercial spaceflight company conducts an investigation into its most recent test flight . The Federal Aviation Administration, which licenses commercial rocket launches, announced May 27 that a "mishap" had…
Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY
2026
28 May 2026
China's XMAN-L1 humanoid robot with 42 degree of freedom unveiled
KEENON Robotics has officially unveiled the XMAN-L1, a compact humanoid robot designed for interactive service applications. Standing 4.4 feet (136 cm) tall, the robot combines lightweight construction with advanced mobility and AI-powered communication capabilities. The company says the humanoid is aimed at customer engagement, guidance, and light entertainment scenarios as part of its broader…
@IntEngineering, Jijo Malayil
2026
28 May 2026
FAA launches investigation into SpaceX Starship booster failure after test flight
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has directed SpaceX to investigate the failure of its Starship Super Heavy booster, which crashed into the Gulf of Mexico during a test mission last week, the agency confirmed on Wednesday.
Fiona Craig
2026
28 May 2026
Could Buying SpaceX Stock At Its IPO Set You Up for Life? (Hint: Yes.)
All signs point to SpaceX holding its initial public offering (IPO) sometime this summer, perhaps as early as next month. And retail investors are in luck. Most IPO stocks reserve just 5% to 10% of shares for smaller retail investors. According to reports, however, Elon Musk wants to reserve as much as 30% of SpaceX's stock offering for smaller investors.
Ryan Vanzo
2026
28 May 2026
Introducing: The Barrelhand Monolith Has Landed
After six years in development, Barrelhand is formally launching the Monolith, a watch that represents a new generation of the tool watch genre built explicitly for the space age.
Blake Buettner
2026
27 May 2026
Tesla’s dedicated Optimus factory construction officially underway at Giga Texas
Tesla’s dedicated factory for building up to ten million Optimus units is officially under construction at Gigafactory Texas.
Joey Klender
2026
27 May 2026
FAA grounds SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket after Flight 12 'mishap'
SpaceX's first Starship V3 megarocket launches from the Starbase site in South Texas on May 22, 2026. (Image credit: SpaceX) Just five days after its debut flight, SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket has been grounded. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) just declared the May 22 Starship V3 launch a mishap and is requiring an investigation before the huge vehicle can take to the skies…
Mike Wall
2026
