08 Jun 2026
SpaceX's stock market blast-off could be Musk's biggest gamble yet
It's 07:25 am, 13 October 2024, at Starbase, near Boca Chica on the Texas side of the US/Mexico border, and on the launch pad stands the biggest rocket ever made. Its engines fire and it climbs into the skies over the Gulf of Mexico to cheers and screams in the SpaceX control room. But the launch is not the main event. What goes up must come down – and how it comes down will become a milestone in…
08 Jun 2026
Could humanoid robots be heading for the battlefield?
I've come to an industrial space in a tech-heavy area of San Francisco expecting to see a menacing humanoid robot solider doing something combat-like: the future of land-based warfare, perhaps. Instead, the black shiny faceless Phantom robot is engaged in "free play", manipulating a bunch of coloured kids blocks.
04 Jun 2026
AI needs a 'brake pedal', warns Anthropic co-founder
Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark has called for the ability to slow progression of artificial intelligence (AI), warning the technology is nearing a point where it could develop without human input.
23 May 2026
Elon Musk's SpaceX launches Starship V3 rocket after delays
Elon Musk's SpaceX has launched the biggest-ever Starship rocket a day after its highly anticipated test flight was delayed.
22 May 2026
Musk's SpaceX postpones launch of upgraded Starship
Elon Musk's SpaceX has postponed a launch of its massive Starship rocket and said it will make another attempt at the highly-anticipated test flight on Friday.
15 May 2026
Musk v Altman - 5 big moments in the tech bros' OpenAI trial
It is the legal showdown that has pitted two of the biggest names in tech, Elon Musk and Sam Altman, against each other. At stake is the future of one of the world's most valuable start-ups, ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, along with the reputations of Altman - the company's boss - and Musk, the man he founded it with.
14 May 2026
Trump and Xi hold talks but no trade deal agreed
It was a day heavy with symbolism in Beijing, marked by choreographed ceremonies and carefully staged optics, but there was no sweeping trade breakthrough or major business agreements. US President Donald Trump met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday for more than two hours of talks, describing the US-China relationship as "the world's most consequential economic relationship". The White…
13 May 2026
WhatsApp launches AI private chat feature
WhatsApp has introduced private chats with its AI chatbot which not even the tech company will be able to read in a new "incognito" mode.
08 May 2026
Instagram privacy tech is turned off today- what does this mean for your DMs?
Instagram users will no longer be able to send ultra-private direct messages, as the feature is switched off globally.
