20 May 2026
US startup Antora deploys 5GWh thermal energy storage system at biofuels facility in South Dakota
Charging occurs when electricity is used to resistively heat the carbon blocks, with their high thermal conductivity enabling fast charging. The blocks then store energy at temperatures up to 2,400°C, high enough to enable the thermal battery to serve continuous industrial demand for multiple days. In addition, Antora has developed thermophotovoltaic (TPV) heat-to-power technology that converts…
20 May 2026
The sea change in defence tech
Warships are expensive, slow to build, and difficult to replace. At the same time, navies are being pushed to patrol larger areas, protect undersea infrastructure, and respond to the growing use of drones and autonomous systems at sea — especially given current geopolitical events in the Middle East and beyond.
20 May 2026
Entrepreneurs from Farms: After Building Flying Cars, They Bet $39 Billion on Robotics.
Figure AI, a humanoid robotics company, recently launched a 'Human vs. Robot' parcel sorting challenge, attracting global attention. This narrow victory for humans has been summarized by many as 'humans have won now, but lost in the future.' This statement is not unfounded; before the competition even began, Figure had already started live-streaming the robot sorting process, and has been doing…
20 May 2026
Strengthening Singapore’s AI Future: A New National Partnership
May 20, 2026 Responsibility & Safety Google DeepMind Partnering to apply frontier AI to advance health and life sciences, reimagine classrooms and support the workforce of the future. At Google DeepMind, we believe frontier AI can be a powerful force for good. Last year, we opened a new research lab in Singapore to expand the impact of our work across the Asia-Pacific region. Today, we are taking…
20 May 2026
Google CEO Sundar Pichai brought big AI promises and one very awkward delay to I/O
Here are the 5 biggest takeaways from Google I/O By Charles Rollet
19 May 2026
SpaceX picks Goldman Sachs to lead record-breaking IPO, sources say
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attends a state banquet for President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images
19 May 2026
Google touts its tokenmaxxing and capex spending amid AI orgy
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and doting parent company Alphabet, opened its Google I/O developer conference with a celebration of token and capital expenditures. Tokens are the basic data exchange unit of AI models and Google has vastly increased its token processing to accommodate internal and external demand for AI inference.
19 May 2026
Musk’s Failed OpenAI Lawsuit Underscores xAI’s Struggles
On Monday, an Oakland jury took under two hours to unanimously reach a verdict dismissing Elon Musk’s lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI.
19 May 2026
Sam Altman vs. Elon Musk: OpenAI CEO Claims Legal Victory Over Tesla Billionaire—but Whose Property Portfolio Is the Real Winner?
ChatGPT creator Sam Altman has claimed a courtroom victory against his OpenAI co-founder Elon Musk after a federal jury in California threw out a lawsuit in which the Tesla founder claimed that the artificial intelligence company had violated an agreement to operate solely as a nonprofit.
