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SpaceX's Cloud Business Outpaces Launch Operations in Revenue

The Hawthorne company's compute-as-a-service division tripled to $2.6 billion, fueled by AI training contracts with Anthropic and Google.

By Arjun S. Mehta·Aug 5, 2026·4 min read
Policy

Default Settings Let Ad Trackers Harvest Location Data From Millions of Android Apps

New research reveals developers unknowingly feed precise user coordinates to data brokers through third-party code that inherits permissions

Priya Nair ·   · 5m
Dev

When Agents Write 99% of the Code: Inside the Token Cost Crisis

Dev teams at Replit, Kilo Code and Symbotic are recalibrating workflows, budgets and expectations as AI agents handle nearly all coding task

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 8m
Policy

Texas Freezes Data Center Grid Access as AI Boom Strains Power Infrastructure

Governor Abbott orders comprehensive audit of pending projects after state's aggressive courting of hyperscale facilities threatens grid sta

Marcus Halloran ·   · 5m
AI

AMD's AI Infrastructure Bet Pays Off as Console Revenue Contracts

The chipmaker's data center division surged past $6.7 billion in Q2 2026, more than compensating for a sharp decline in gaming hardware sale

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
AI

SoftBank Bets on Retail Data to Power Japan's AI Ambitions

The telecom giant's investment in Seven & i Holdings signals a strategy to aggregate industrial and consumer data for artificial intelligenc

Kenji Watanabe ·   · 5m
Policy

China's GLM-5.2 Closes the Performance Gap but Skips the Safety Guardrails

As open-weight models from Asia reach parity with Western frontier systems in capability, their lack of refusal mechanisms raises new questi

Wei Zhang ·   · 5m
AI

How Nvidia Built an AI Security Coalition of 120 Companies in Seven Days

The Open Secure AI Alliance went from industry letter to working proposals at Black Hat, revealing a blueprint for collaborative defense as

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 7m
Products

Google's Pixel 11 Camera Module Gets a Multi-Color LED That Doubles as Flash

The feature called HiLight appears in leaked images of the Pro Fold, signaling a modest hardware shift in an otherwise familiar refresh

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 7m
Policy

Apple Widens Trade Secret Probe, Names 11 More Former Staff in OpenAI Dispute

Court filings reveal screenshots, device retention, and pre-interview briefings as the iPhone maker pushes for expedited discovery in its la

Marcus Halloran ·   · 5m
Startups

Thailand's Auto Parts Giant Says Chinese EV Partnerships Are No Longer Optional

As China's electric vehicle makers reshape Southeast Asia's automotive landscape, one of Thailand's largest suppliers is betting survival de

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 7m
Policy

Court Strikes Down Amazon's Attempt to Block AI Shopping Agent

A federal appeals panel ruled that AI browser users, not the platform itself, access Amazon's servers - undermining the retailer's legal the

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 7m
AI

The Semiconductor Skeptic Who Became Huawei's Chip Architect

Liao Heng left Princeton doubting China's semiconductor ambitions. A decade later, he's helping design some of the country's most advanced c

Wei Zhang ·   · 5m
AI

Anthropic Bets $10 Billion on Norwegian Compute in Six-Year Volta Agreement

The Claude developer's latest infrastructure play pairs an AI cloud newcomer with a crypto-mining veteran to secure 133 megawatts of Nvidia-

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
Products

Microsoft's Project Helix Aims to Unify Four Console Generations

The upcoming Xbox hardware is being designed to run games spanning from the 2001 original console through today's titles, alongside PC compa

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 6m
Products

CMF by Nothing Enters the Open-Ear Audio Market at $99

The budget brand's first open-style earbuds arrive as manufacturers across Asia pivot toward situational-awareness designs

Priya Nair ·   · 4m
Startups

Spotify Crosses 300 Million Paid Subscribers Amid Price Hikes and AI Expansion

The streaming giant added 9% more subscribers in Q2 despite regional price increases, while monthly active users reached 777 million

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
Policy

India Prepares Revenue Model for Its Dominant Payments Network

New legislation opens the door for merchant fees on UPI transactions, ending six years of zero-cost policy as volumes surge past 23 billion

Priya Nair ·   · 5m
Startups

Satellite Lasers Take Aim at Undersea Fiber's Monopoly on Global Data Traffic

Endeavor Optical Networks emerges from stealth with a plan to beam 2.4 terabits per second between continents, challenging the economics of

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
Products

Lenovo's Magnesium Ultralight Delivers Premium Build and OLED Brilliance at a Premium Price

The 2.15-pound Yoga Slim 7i Ultra pairs Intel's Core Ultra 7 with exceptional screen quality and two-day battery life, but minimal ports and

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 6m
Products

Spotify's Premium Tally Hits 300 Million as Margins Climb to Record High

The Stockholm-based streamer now commands triple the paid subscriber base of its closest rival, while gross margin reaches 33.4 percent amid

Mei-Lin Tan ·   · 5m
AI

Portable Data Centers Rise as Answer to AI Inference Bottleneck

Runware's modular compute pods sidestep traditional build timelines, but the infrastructure economics still rest on grid power no one is sur

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
Policy

Apple Reinstates Telegram Hours After Removal Over Child Safety Violation

The messaging platform returned to the App Store within 24 hours, but the incident highlights uneven content moderation across major platfor

Priya Nair ·   · 6m
AI

Spirit AI's Fleeting Robotics Victory Raises Questions About Benchmark Integrity

A Hangzhou startup's brief rise above Nvidia on a global leaderboard has sparked debate over evaluation methods for autonomous systems and t

Wei Zhang ·   · 5m
AI

China's Chip-Equipment Leader Posts 282% Profit Surge as Sanctions Fuel Domestic Demand

AMEC's near-quadrupling of first-half profit underscores Beijing's semiconductor self-sufficiency push, even as US export controls reshape A

Wei Zhang ·   · 5m