07 Jul 2026
Robot workers rising: How AI may drive general-purpose autonomy in robotics
Top robotics researchers and founders explain how robot autonomy is evolving. Agility's Digit humanoid robots are working in warehouses and on factory floors. Credit: Agility Robotics In a world where self-driving robotaxis glide through major city streets without drivers behind the wheel and delivery drones autonomously fly through the skies to drop off orders at customers’ homes, the idea of…
06 Jul 2026
Secret Claude tracker shocks users after Anthropic’s anti-surveillance stance
"Serious breach of user trust" Anthropic accused of spying on users; engineer says "experiment" is over. Anthropic quickly removed a tracker secretly monitoring Claude Code users in China after a security researcher exposed the hidden code and condemned the spyware-like tracking as a "serious breach of user trust."
03 Jul 2026
Rocket Report: Indian startup nears first launch; SpaceX’s millenary milestone
Halfway there NASA awarded Rocket Lab deals for three dedicated launches using the company’s Electron rocket. A Merlin 1D engine test-fired at SpaceX's development facility in McGregor, Texas. Credit: SpaceX Welcome to Edition 9.01 of the Rocket Report! Back in January, I wrote about the 20 launches and landings we were most excited about in 2026. The list included things that were, at the time,…
01 Jul 2026
After spooking Trump into safety testing, Anthropic AI models get global release
Out of jailbreak jail US lifts curbs on Anthropic’s advanced Fable and Mythos models. The US has lifted export curbs on Anthropic’s newest Claude models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, about three weeks after the Trump administration flagged the models as national security risks . As of today, Anthropic confirmed in a blog post , Fable 5 will be available globally, and US organizations have had access…
22 Jun 2026
Doorbell cam filmed Tesla Autopilot crash that killed woman in her home
"She didn’t deserve to go that way" Tesla touts Autopilot as lifesaving a day after grandmother died in crash.
19 Jun 2026
Rocket Report: Rebuild begins at Blue Origin launch pad; Relativity targets Mars
A French launch startup is scrapping the name of its rocket, apparently due to a trademark issue. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and Relativity CEO Eric Schmidt speak to employees about a new Mars mission. Credit: Relativity Space Welcome to Edition 8.46 of the Rocket Report! We don’t mention Starship in the body of this week’s report, so I’ll give a brief update here. The next test flight of…
15 Jun 2026
20 years of Intel Macs: Why Apple switched, and why it switched again
So long, x86 Remembering the ups and downs of the Intel Mac era as it finally winds down. Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs talking about the Mac's transition to Intel processors in 2005.
08 Jun 2026
The weather and climate science AI revolution isn’t revolutionary
So hot right now Machine learning has its limits—how is it being used? Credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images Credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images
05 Jun 2026
Rocket Report: Blue Origin explosion still making headlines; Impulse raises money
Taking stock NASA expects to begin stacking the SLS rocket this summer for next year’s Artemis III launch. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket climbs into the sky over Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on Thursday morning with a batch of Starlink Internet satellites. Credit: SpaceX Welcome to Edition 8.44 of the Rocket Report! The news this week is decidedly weighted in favor of heavy-lift…
