24 Jun 2026
Family sues Tesla for wrongful death in Autopilot crash in Texas, US
Lawsuit claims Tesla’s Autopilot shortcomings led to fatal crash; family seeks $1m in damages and punitive measures. The family of a Texas woman who was killed has filed a lawsuit against Tesla after a driver using a Model 3’s automated driving assistance system crashed into a suburban Houston home last week.
24 Jun 2026
In China, Workers Use VR Goggles and Body Sensors to Train Humanoid Robots for Tasks Like Folding Clothes and Stocking Stores
In Shenzhen, in southern China, workers are using virtual reality glasses, manual controls, and body sensors to remotely command humanoid robots in tasks that simulate store, factory, and domestic routines.
24 Jun 2026
First Humanoid Robot Maker Goes Public In U.S.: $2.5 Billion Deal, New Robot, $300 Million In Pre-orders
An early version of Agility Robotics' Digit. Version 5 is set to roll out soon, and the company says it has $300 million in multi-year orders.
24 Jun 2026
Elon Musk loses trillionaire status as SpaceX and Tesla stock drops
Elon Musk was no longer a trillionaire by the time markets closed on Wednesday. Plunging shares in Tesla and SpaceX dragged the tech magnate down to billionaire status. As of 4pm ET, Forbes listed Musk’s net worth as $970.2bn.
24 Jun 2026
Less than a third of the world's ocean floor has been mapped to modern standards, meaning humanity currently knows more about the surface of Mars than about th…
The Seabed 2030 project has lifted global ocean-floor coverage from 6% to approximately 28.7% since its launch in 2017. Four years remain to close the rest of the gap, and the physics of deep-ocean mapping make that a formidable task.
24 Jun 2026
SpaceX’s IPO: Enriching the Few, Harming the Many
On June 12, Elon Musk’s company SpaceX went public. The company was the largest initial public offering (IPO) in history, hitting a public market valuation of $2.1 trillion and becoming the sixth-most valuable US firm overnight, later rising even higher to fourth.
24 Jun 2026
Betting on People’s Worst Instincts Has Kind of Always Been Mark Zuckerberg’s Thing
In an effort to get in on the massive amount of cash changing hands on Kalshi and Polymarket, Meta is allegedly working on a predictions market app, according to a report from the New York Times. The app, dubbed “Arena,” would allow users across the company’s network of social apps—including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp—to place bets on anything and everything.
24 Jun 2026
Leaked Code Suggests Anthropic Is Preparing to Bring Fable 5 Back
In brief A leaker discovered new strings in Claude Code v2.1.190 suggesting Fable 5 usage will be bundled into weekly subscription limits rather than sold as a separate add-on.
24 Jun 2026
Boston Dynamics seeks to double local headcount with Greater Boston expansion
The robotics company is building a new advanced robotics and AI center in Waltham and expects to double its local workforce.
