14 May 2026
From explosions to milestones, SpaceX’s Starship journey to flight 12
As SpaceX works toward a May 19 debut of its third-generation Starship, here's a look back at all the previous test flights to date. In April, SpaceX marked three years of Starship flight tests. Now, billionaire Elon Musk 's commercial spaceflight company is about to launch the world's largest rocket for the 12th time ever.
Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY
2026
14 May 2026
Meet Amazon's $50,000 Robot - Inside Big Tech's Humanoid Takeover
ShowsBusinessTechnologyWhere to WatchMeet Sprout, the $50K robot Amazon just acquired. It walks, talks and dances. And it's just the beginning of Big Tech's push to put humanoids in your home.May 14, 2026,...
News Desk
2026
13 May 2026
Rockets Launching from Colombia's Uraba? Antioquia Offers to Elon Musk as Potential Spaceport
Uraba reaches for the stars as Antioquia invites Elon Musk to look toward Colombia . The possibility that a SpaceX rocket could one day rise from Colombia’s Caribbean coast may sound like science fiction. Yet a brief exchange on X between Elon Musk and Antioquia’s Governor Andres Julian Rendon has unexpectedly placed Urabá at the center of a serious conversation about geography, infrastructure,…
@co1ombia, Natalia Falah
2026
13 May 2026
Elon Musk Says SpaceX May Build Advanced Spaceports Worldwide
ELON MUSK: SpaceX Exploring Global Locations for Next-Generation Spaceports Elon Musk said SpaceX is actively considering multiple domestic and international locations to build what he described as “the world’s most advanced spaceports,” signaling another ambitious expansion of the company’s long-term space infrastructure strategy.
@MEXC_Official
2026
13 May 2026
SpaceX prepares to launch next-generation Starship, the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built
SpaceX will launch its next-generation Starship — the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built — as early as Tuesday (May 19), the company announced.
Patrick Pester
2026
13 May 2026
SpaceX is skipping the booster catch on Starship V3's debut flight — and the reason quietly reveals which milestone Musk actually cares about hitting before Ar…
SpaceX will not attempt to catch the Super Heavy booster on Starship V3’s debut flight. The booster will steer itself to a soft splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico instead of returning to the launch tower’s mechanical arms — the maneuver that became the defining image of the program on multiple V2 flights.
News Desk
2026
12 May 2026
Trump heads to China to spread the gospel of American tech while emulating Xi Jinping on AI
Donald Trump is heading to China this week. If his guest list is any clue, he wants to discuss technology with Xi Jinping , though perhaps after the war in Iran.
@blakersdozen, Blake Montgomery
2026
12 May 2026
In a trial pitting him against Elon Musk, nobody has more to lose than OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
In a trial featuring a clash between Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, neither of the tech titans has emerged as an overly sympathetic character. But nobody has more to lose than Altman, who is expected to take the stand this week to defend himself.
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MATT O'BRIEN
2026
11 May 2026
A third billionaire testifies in OpenAI trial: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella took the witness stand Monday in a trial about control of the artificial intelligence startup OpenAI, making him the third tech billionaire to testify in the closely watched lawsuit in as many weeks.
David Ingram, NBCNews
2026
