15 Jun 2026
Monday Morning Commentary: Why Inequality Still Matters
In a recent essay titled “The Trouble with Inequality Politics,” writers Jerusalem Demsas and Milan Singh argue that Americans are focusing on the wrong problem when they obsess over Elon Musk becoming the world’s first trillionaire.
@DavisVanguard, David M. Greenwald
2026
15 Jun 2026
Forbes Daily: SpaceX IPO Rockets Elon Musk To Trillionaire Status
The world officially has its first trillionaire in Elon Musk, after SpaceX started trading on the Nasdaq Friday.
Danielle Chemtob
2026
15 Jun 2026
A satellite just learned to find things on its own — here’s what that means
For the first time, an Earth observation satellite has found what it was looking for — on its own, without human analysts on the ground. The milestone, which occurred in April, marks the first reported use of a vision-language model in orbit, and offers a glimpse of how AI could fundamentally change what space-based sensors are capable of — and how much they’re worth.
Tim Fernholz
2026
15 Jun 2026
Hundreds of hidden earthquakes discovered beneath Antarctica — and they're happening in a very odd location
Artificial intelligence (AI) has revealed hundreds of previously unknown earthquakes beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, including some in an unexpected place: in the middle of a tectonic plate, far from a plate boundary.
Olivia Ferrari
2026
15 Jun 2026
Unitree's G1 humanoid robot eyes challenging Mount Everest summit
A Unitree G1 humanoid robot is being prepared for a planned Mount Everest expedition later this year after taking part in a high-altitude test on Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador.
@IntEngineering, Atharva Gosavi
2026
15 Jun 2026
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe backs humanoid robots as next frontier in manufacturing
RJ Scaringe’s new venture, Mind Robotics, aims to bring AI-powered humanoids into factories, with Rivian serving as both investor and launch customer.
@carbiztoday, Jaelyn Campbell
2026
15 Jun 2026
Seres debuts humanoid as Chinese automakers pile into robotics
A screenshot from a video shows Seres' Xiaosai humanoid robot. Seres showed off a humanoid robot called Xiaosai, saying more embodied intelligence products are in the pipeline. The carmaker joins peers including BYD and Xpeng in the race to build a presence in robotics.
Phate Zhang
2026
15 Jun 2026
I spent months testing the Honor Magic V6, and I'm not sure how foldables can get much better than this
The Honor Magic V6 represents the best in foldable phones. It sports an incredibly durable IP69-rated ultra-thin build, a substantially smaller camera island than the Magic V5, legit flagship-grade cameras with epic zoom detail, the highest-capacity battery on any foldable, ultra-fast charging, and displays that look good and feature many eye-health accessibility options. Honor even promises a…
@androidcentral, Nicholas Sutrich
2026
15 Jun 2026
Meet the 22 Investors to Know in Robotics and Physical AI
For decades, software ate the world. Venture investors chased companies that could grow without factories, supply chains, or machines. Hardware was almost a dirty word. But now, Silicon Valley is getting physical.
Rya Jetha
2026
