SpaceX doubles revenue on Anthropic and Google compute deals, Starlink growth

SpaceX doubled its revenue compared to last year, according to its first quarterly earnings since going public in June.

Tesla China sales are crashing as exports surge
Tesla China sales are crashing as exports surge

Tesla’s sales inside China fell 19% in the first half of 2026 compared to its peak in 2023, dropping to the lowest level in years, according to new data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).
At the same time, exports out of Giga Shanghai sur…

SpaceX is crowding rivals off the rockets they depend on
SpaceX is crowding rivals off the rockets they depend on

SpaceX has a scheduling problem that is really a strategy. As it launches ever more of its own Starlink satellites, the company is crowding rivals off the very rockets those rivals depend on. The squeeze is visible in the manifest. Starlink’s share of …

Judge denies xAI’s request to block Minnesota ban on ‘nudify’ apps

Despite a lawsuit from xAI, a Minnesota ban on apps that allow users to “nudify” images can move forward.

Sam Altman isn’t the only one who wants to pump the brakes on AI

After years of pushing full speed ahead on AI, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says maybe it’s time for the AI industry to “pace” itself. The comments came just days after one of OpenAI’s own models broke out of its test environmen…

SpaceX won’t remove all of xAI’s unpermitted turbines for another year

SpaceX is building a new power plant for xAI’s Colossus data centers, but it won’t remove existing, unpermitted turbines for many more months.

The chips that wire GPUs together are the new prize. Xsight raised $300m to sell an open one.
The chips that wire GPUs together are the new prize. Xsight raised $300m to sell an open one.

The AI boom made GPUs famous. The dull chips that wire thousands of those GPUs together are quietly becoming just as valuable. Xsight Labs, an Israeli chipmaker, has raised more than $300 million at a $2.8 billion valuation, it said on Thursday. Fideli…

Tesla reportedly might sell its China business ahead of a SpaceX merger

Tesla had already reportedly prepped for the idea in the event that Beijing invades Taiwan.

Tesla weighs selling China business to clear path for SpaceX merger
Tesla weighs selling China business to clear path for SpaceX merger

Tesla is looking at cutting loose its China business to clear a path toward a merger with SpaceX, according to a new Wall Street Journal report.
If true, it would be a massive deal in the auto industry. Tesla’s Shanghai factory builds more than half of…

xAI says the First Amendment protects the right to build ‘nudify’ tools
xAI says the First Amendment protects the right to build ‘nudify’ tools

xAI has a novel argument for why it should get to keep building tools that digitally undress people. The First Amendment. Elon Musk’s AI company, now owned by SpaceX, sued Minnesota’s attorney general on Monday, CBS News first reported. It wants a fede…