17 Jun 2026
XDOF Raises $70 Million: The Growing Market for Robot Data
Startup XDOF has raised $70 million to build infrastructure for collecting and labeling data for physical robots. As AI moves from screens into real-world machines, the scarcity of high-quality training data has become a major industry bottleneck. This trend highlights the increasing value of specialized data collection and annotation services, a crucial monitorable for investors tracking the…
17 Jun 2026
Will SpaceX Impact Your 401(k)? Here’s How Regular Investors Are Exposed
Topline SpaceX could join the Nasdaq-100 within weeks, though some investors are already gaining exposure through existing funds, while broader ownership through S&P 500-backed investments—including many 401(k) accounts—is likely much farther off. Musk’s firm will soon be eligible for inclusion in the Nasdaq-100, but broader investor exposure may take some time.
17 Jun 2026
Collecting robot training data is dirty, unglamorous work. Some AI labs are already paying XDOF to do it.
Two weeks ago, OpenAI said it would relaunch the robotics program it shuttered in 2021 — the latest signal that the biggest AI labs are racing to teach machines to operate in the physical world. But building capable robots requires something the AI industry doesn’t yet have, which is the training data to match that used for language models. That gap is creating a new kind of infrastructure…
17 Jun 2026
Don’t Call It a Sequel. Or a Reboot. Or a Remake. Why Certain Words Trigger Hollywood
What do you call a movie that takes place after the events of a previous film, features the same characters and has the same creative team? That’s not the set-up to a joke; it’s a real question that’s plaguing marketing executives at studios. As audiences grow wary of Hollywood’s tendency to revisit and recycle, words like “sequel” and “ reboot ” have become taboo.
17 Jun 2026
How AI could help criminals to steal personal data
Over the last few years, an elite group of software companies have been locked in a headlong sprint to see who can develop the most powerful generative AI models. And while the rate of progress has been quite astonishing, some of the consequences are profoundly alarming.
17 Jun 2026
Ceiling Mounted Robot Picks Up Toys and Clothes for You
Nathaniel Nifong’s $1,000 DIY ceiling gripper uses four cables and a Raspberry Pi to autonomously sort laundry and toys for about an hour
17 Jun 2026
SpaceX shares climb as post-IPO rally hits 58%
SpaceX gained for a fourth straight day, cementing the company’s place among the world’s most valuable stocks after it surpassed Amazon.com Inc.
17 Jun 2026
The New Magnificent 15
The performance of some members of the Magnificent 7 has fallen apart. And several companies have climbed the list of those controlling market movements.
17 Jun 2026
SpaceX alum nabs $22M to turn rocket engines into geothermal power plants
Few energy sources can top geothermal’s potential, with at least 42 terawatts of capacity available worldwide, according to the IEA, more than twice the world’s energy use last year. The technology is shaping up to be the energy world’s dark horse, even though investment in the tech pales in comparison to startups in advanced nuclear fission and fusion power.
