SpaceX cleared to fly Starship again after booster failure in May

This will be the first Starship test flight for SpaceX as a public company, testing the market’s appetite for the company’s “fly, fail, fix” approach to rocket development, which often ends in fireballs.

LAPD lets contract with surveillance giant Flock expire, citing ‘serious concerns’ over civil liberties and privacy

The LAPD, one of Flock’s biggest government customers, is ending its contract with the company citing civil liberties concerns.

Renewed Iran Fighting Will Sustain Shift To Clean Energy

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at California’s new EV rebates and Peak Energy’s sodium-ion battery plans

Uber’s robotaxi lobbying effort puts it on a collision course with Waymo

Washington, D.C. has become a battleground for Uber and Waymo’s competing views.

Waze is getting a bunch of new AI-powered features
Waze is getting a bunch of new AI-powered features

Waze is getting an AI makeover. Google is integrating its flagship AI assistant, Gemini, into the driving app with the goal of letting users personalize their trips a little more. Of the four new updates, only two are being described as involving Gemini. Waze says its updating its conversation reporting feature, first introduced in 2024, […]

Tested: 2026 Cadillac Optiq EV: Not Too Pricey, Autonomy Included

The 2026 Cadillac Optiq is an aggressively priced, compact luxury EV. With a bonus: standard vehicle autonomy. Dare I say it competes with the Tesla Model Y?

TechCrunch Mobility: A robotaxi ultimatum

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.

VW Reforms Lack Clarity As China Threat Accelerates; Toyota Not Immune

Volkswagen investors might take comfort from the fact even Toyota is unlikely to emerge unscathed from China’s assault on the auto industry.

Bigger Tesla Model Y L U.S. Delivery Date (Hint: Not This Summer)

U.S. delivery dates for the just-announced Model Y L are not immediate as Tesla ramps up production of the long-wheelbase Y.

Palantir And Forward Deployed Engineering: What Should We Believe?

Palantir’s success with AI projects, based on their tech and forward deployed engineering methodology, has led others to roll out their own version of FDE.