SpaceX’s Falcon Roadmap Takes a Back Seat to Starship
In late June, an executive at a satellite operator called SpaceX’s launch sales team about a dedicated Falcon 9 mission in 2029. The answer came back quickly: no new bookings.…
Korea’s Costliest Divorce Nears a Ruling on SK’s Future
Judges at the Seoul High Court were expected on Friday to deliver a ruling in the divorce case of Chey Tae-won, chairman of SK Group, and his estranged wife Roh…
Google Cloud Customers Spend 50% More Than They Promised
Thomas Kurian stood before analysts and investors on July 24 and offered a number that explains, in a single figure, why Google’s cloud business is growing faster than its rivals’.…
EU Fines Google $1 Billion in First DMA Enforcement
The European Commission fined Google about 890 million euros, roughly $1 billion, for favoring its own services in Google Play and in search results, the first financial penalty issued under…
Starship’s 13th Flight Test Delayed by Storm
Tropical Storm Bertha, churning through the Gulf of Mexico, forced SpaceX to postpone the thirteenth test flight of its Starship rocket, and the company rescheduled the launch for Friday, July…
Tariffs on 60 Economies Send Global Markets Lower
The new round of tariffs took effect on July 24, and the world’s markets moved in unison: down. Brent crude climbed past $100 a barrel. The Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Ford Turns to Apple Maps for Self-Driving Navigation
Ford said its electric vehicles launching in 2027 will integrate Apple Maps data into their autonomous navigation systems, the largest automotive mapping contract Apple has ever signed. The deal marks…
Intel Pulls 14A Manufacturing Forward a Year
On the same earnings call where Intel reported its fastest revenue growth in 15 years, executives delivered another piece of news that has been years in the making: the company’s…
EU Fines Google $1 Billion in First Digital Markets Act Case
The European Commission on July 22 fined Google €890 million, about $1 billion, the first penalty imposed under the Digital Markets Act since the law took effect in 2024. The…
Nvidia Open-Sources Medical Simulation Framework for Robot Developers
Nvidia on July 22 released its first open-source, GPU-accelerated framework for medical physics simulation, a tool designed to help robotics teams train machines that interact with the human body. The…
