06 Jul 2026
The foldable iPhone may be in short supply upon release
Apple is expected to launch a foldable iPhone later this year (Getty Images) (tang90246 via Getty Images) Apple should see high demand for its as-yet-unconfirmed foldable iPhone Ultra but will likely struggle to produce enough of them, at least in the short term, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo writes in a Monday blog post.
Kim Lyons
2026
06 Jul 2026
What really happens when a Starlink satellite falls back to Earth
The real question scientists are asking is not whether they will fall on your head, but what invisible residue they leave behind in the sky.
@Futurasci_usa
2026
06 Jul 2026
SpaceX planning launch for Transporter-17 mission early Tuesday morning
SpaceX is getting ready to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The 95-minute launch window will open at 12:10 a.m. on Tuesday. A livestream of the launch is expected to begin about 15 minutes before liftoff.
Evelyn Santa Rosa
2026
06 Jul 2026
Weave Robotics’ Isaac 1 intends to invade homes later this year
Home robots were a feature of this year’s CES . Now, a company called Weave Robotics hopes to send Isaac 1, its assistant robot, into homes before anyone else can do it. At something approaching scale, anyway.
Brett Venter
2026
06 Jul 2026
Starlink satellites pose a threat to Earth’s ozone layer
Another batch of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites has been guided out of orbit and burned up in the dense layers of the atmosphere. The company regularly updates this orbital network, so older satellites are retired and new ones take their place. At the same time, scientists’ concerns about the planet’s ozone layer are growing.
Liliia Alaieva
2026
06 Jul 2026
#RoboCup2026 – humanoid league knockout stages
This weekend saw the finale of the league competitions at RoboCup 2026 in Incheon, South Korea, with the winners in the small, middle, and large humanoid divisions decided.
Lucy Smith
2026
06 Jul 2026
Starlink 10-50 Launches With Semiconductor Payload Aboard
A Falcon 9 lifted off from SLC-40 at 6:50 a.m. EDT carrying Starlink satellites and Besxar Space Industries semiconductor test pods.
News Desk
2026
06 Jul 2026
Besxar Semiconductor Pods Launch on Starlink 10-50
Top Stories Falcon 9 Flies Besxar Semiconductor Pods Alongside Starlink 10-50 Falcon 9 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 on July 4 at 6:50 a.m. EDT (1050 UTC) on the Starlink 10-50 mission. Alongside the standard Starlink batch, the rocket carried two semiconductor manufacturing test pods for Besxar Space Industries — an in-space manufacturing payload riding along with a routine Starlink…
News Desk
2026
06 Jul 2026
15-year-old arrested in Japan over alleged cyberattacks on Bandai Namco anime streaming service using ChatGPT-generated malware
Japanese police have arrested a 15-year-old high school student on suspicion of obstruction of business following alleged cyberattacks on Bandai Channel, a subscription-based anime and tokusatsu streaming service owned by Bandai Namco (source: TBS News Dig).
@AUTOMATON_ENG
2026
