16 Jun 2026
SpaceX IPO Day 1: Falcon 9 Flies, Musk Eyes $1T
Latest Developments SpaceX marked a historic double milestone on June 15, 2026, executing its first Falcon 9 launch as a publicly traded company just hours after its Nasdaq debut, with booster B1093 lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 8:34 a.m. PDT and deploying 24 Starlink V2 Mini satellites — including the 1,500th Starlink launched so far this year. The stock surged 19% on its first…
16 Jun 2026
Q&A: A look at forward-deployed engineers, AWS style
So, what exactly are FDEs — are they techy lone rangers like the ones OpenAI, Google and Microsoft are hiring? Turns out it’s not so much about individual engineers who swoop in to design and roll out AI deployments; it’s more about a team of engineers working together at customer sites. At least, that’s the view at Amazon Web Services (AWS). In fact, according to Taimur Rashid, managing director…
16 Jun 2026
China's cheaper AI tokens a double-edged sword for Asian businesses
SINGAPORE: Artificial intelligence (AI) is often described as a race to work smarter. But for businesses in Asia, the more urgent question may be simpler: who can afford to use it at scale? At the heart of that question is the cost of AI tokens - a little-known building block that determines how much companies pay when AI systems read, process and generate information.
16 Jun 2026
Microsoft is resorting to its biggest cloud rival to deal with GitHub AI capacity issues
Microsoft is turning to its biggest cloud rival, Amazon, to help address capacity issues on its GitHub coding platform following a series of AI-driven outages, according to two people familiar with the plans.
15 Jun 2026
Elon Musk’s Trillion-Dollar Week Turned Out to Be Something Much Darker
The Industry His fortunes reached new heights while his online behavior reached new lows. By Nitish Pahwa
15 Jun 2026
Four big takeaways from The Standard’s billionaire tax investigation
The elites of Silicon Valley are not taking the proposed billionaire tax lying down. The Standard reported over the weekend on a loosely coordinated effort by dozens of wealthy Californians to defeat an initiative that would level a one-time 5% tax on their entire net worth. The effort has included secret Signal chats, splinter groups, and plenty of infighting.
15 Jun 2026
Humanoid enters first commercial warehouse trial in South Korea
A mobile robot developed by Samsung-controlled Rainbow Robotics has reportedly begun testing inside a Coupang fulfillment center, marking what could be its first deployment in a live commercial warehouse environment.
15 Jun 2026
Everyone Who Turned Up for Trump’s Tacky 80th Party Exposed
Athletes, right-wing influencers, MAGA musicians and Silicon Valley shills mingled with top Trump administration officials at the president’s tacky birthday UFC event. The event, ostensibly to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, happened to fall on President Trump’s 80th birthday, rather than July 4.
15 Jun 2026
You won't get 'AI'd' in these tech-savvy trade jobs
If the worry these days is that AI will take over just about every job, many workers in the occupational trades seem less concerned. But understanding and working with technology is a must. It starts in apprentice programs and continues to the job site.
