SpaceX IPO could be the largest in history at a $1.76 trillion valuation
With shares fixed at $135, Wall Street thinks that's roughly twice what the company is worth
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The world's largest private laser just fired up in race to make fusion power real
Prototype is an early step toward cheaper, laser-driven fusion energy
What just happened? The world's largest privately owned laser has switched on in Denver, though it's not part of a Bond villain's plan to carve their name into the moon, sadly. Fusion startup Xcimer Energy has begun operations at Phoenix, a prototype system designed to test whether laser-driven fusion could one day produce commercial electricity.
A startup is using AI to find lithium deposits directly beneath Europe's battery factories
Volkswagen and LG have giant battery plants in Germany and Poland. A US startup thinks there's lithium sitting right beneath them
Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman in test of who is liable for AI harms
The complaint ties ChatGPT to a university mass shooting and a wave of suicides, arguing OpenAI prioritized growth over safety
Anthropic files for IPO, joining OpenAI and SpaceX in the race to go public
The AI bubble is heading to Wall Street, starting with Anthropic
Why it matters: Anthropic's filing turns the AI race into something Wall Street can finally measure. For the last few years, frontier AI companies have been valued by private investors on growth, ambition, and the fear of missing the next platform shift. A public filing will eventually force Anthropic to disclose the numbers that matter most: revenue, losses, infrastructure costs, margins, and how much money it takes to keep Claude competitive.
Engineer builds AI laser defense system that wiped out every mosquito in his home
Deep learning system detects mosquitoes and zaps them with a precision laser
Mathematicians used Minecraft mobs to calculate Pi without writing a single line of code
A slime-powered experiment turned creature movement and item drops into a Monte Carlo simulation
Someone got 26 years of Windows running on a classic IBM ThinkPad T43 without a virtual machine
A bare-metal tour through Windows history
Ultima Underworld returns as a fan-made Unity remake after 10 years of work
The 1992 game that inspired Wolfenstein, Elder Scrolls, and Half-Life just got a modern remake
Tech executives are suffering from "AI psychosis," says Box CEO
Your CEO is vibe-coding prototypes and calling it an AI strategy
TL;DR: A growing backlash against the forced adoption of AI is building across the industry, but enterprise executives remain as bullish as ever on the LLM-driven future. According to at least one prominent tech leader, that enthusiasm may signal how out of touch those at the top have become.
This startup wants to destroy cancer tumors using ultrasound instead of surgery
The FDA-approved treatment uses focused sound waves to mechanically break down tumors
Ferrari bet its legacy on an EV designed by Jony Ive. The backlash wiped out $5 billion in a day.
Ferrari wanted its EV to be provocative. Mission accomplished.
A hot potato: Ferrari's long-awaited move into fully electric vehicles landed with an immediate financial jolt. Shares in the company dropped about 8% after the debut of the Luce, wiping out more than $5 billion in market value and signaling investor unease with both the design and the broader strategy. The reaction didn't stop with investors. Within hours of the unveiling, criticism spread across social media, owner forums, and even into Italian politics.
Most Americans want digital shelf labels and surveillance pricing banned
Consumers fear retailers will use the technology to raise prices faster and more often
Pope Leo XIV says humanity needs to disarm AI before it's too late
The pope, an Anthropic co-founder, and a warning about what's happening inside AI models nobody fully understands
People without lawyers are using AI to flood courts with lawsuits
Judges say chatbot-generated filings are adding new strain to an already overloaded system
Crewless warship concept pushes autonomous naval warfare closer to reality
The Royal Navy wants crewed ships, drones, and robotic escorts operating together
Ferrari's first EV brings 1,000 horsepower, four motors, a $640,000 price tag, and Jony Ive design input
The Luce replaces traditional shifting with real-time torque control while adding a practical five-seat cabin and 350-kW charging
Drone speed record falls again as Blackbird hits 453 mph using custom carbon fiber propellers
The drone's two-way average topped the current official record, but Guinness has yet to certify the attempt
This $82 USB cable hides a Wi-Fi microcontroller inside its connector
Hacknect can emulate keystrokes, execute payloads remotely, and wipe itself clean on command
Final Fantasy XI was supposed to decline, instead the 24-year-old MMO is growing again
The MMO's 24th anniversary includes an unlimited free trial and hints of future expansion content
Ripple effect: Final Fantasy XI is having an unlikely moment. The 24-year-old MMO is not just hanging on to a loyal niche, it is sustaining growth. Pushing up against technical limits dating back to the PlayStation 2 era, now Square Enix is looking for ways to open up new parts of its world to a much larger audience.
SpaceX's Starship V3 survives its first full test flight
The redesigned rocket reached space, deployed test payloads, and completed a controlled ocean descent
Flipper One is a next-gen Flipper Zero with a Linux brain and serious hardware upgrades
Making personal computing (and white-hat hacking) personal again
Meta settles a lawsuit that said it addicted students and left schools to deal with the damage
The Kentucky district claimed addictive design features forced schools to divert resources from education
Philips made a monitor with screens on both sides, and it's actually kind of brilliant
Potentially perfect for collaboration, presentations, front desks, and saving desk space