Elon Musk’s SpaceX has acquired his AI startup xAI in an all-stock deal that values the combined entity at $1.25 trillion, ahead of what would be the largest initial public offering in history. SpaceX pegged its own valuation at $1 trillion — a markup from the $800 billion it commanded Read more…
Automakers have increasingly implemented door handles that retract into the bodywork for aerodynamic reasons, but they are now off limits in China. My issue is with electronic-only door latch mechanism. It should be possible to open the door from both inside and outside the car in case of complete power Read more…
Fintraffic’s national traffic priority system, which is set to be introduced this summer, will recognize the location of an emergency vehicle and automatically change the lights to green to facilitate its passage. (Why isn’t everyone doing this already?)
Scientists at the University of Utah have analyzed nearly a century’s worth of human hair samples and found that lead concentrations dropped 100-fold after the EPA began cracking down on leaded gasoline and other lead-based products in the 1970s. The findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Read more…
Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, will be adding spaces for electric vehicle charging to parking lots in 19 different states. The move follows up on a plan announced in 2023 to build a network of charging stations at Walmart and Sam’s Club stores throughout the U.S… “With a store or Read more…
China’s decades-old network of elite high-school “genius classes” — ultra-competitive talent streams that pull an estimated 100,000 gifted teenagers out of regular schooling every year and run them through college-level science curricula — has produced the core technical talent now building the country’s leading AI and technology companies. Graduates of Read more…
October saw Bitcoin reach $123,742. But less than four months later, the world’s largest cryptocurrency slipped below $76,000, dropping about 40% from its 2025 peak. What began as a sharp crash in October has morphed into something more corrosive: a selloff shaped not by panic, but by absence of buyers, Read more…