SpaceX’s Starship reaches orbit for the first time, then returns early
The 14th test flight put Starship into orbit, a milestone for Moon and Mars plans, but engine trouble forced an early return.
Google is taking the AI data-center race into orbit
Google is preparing to launch an experimental satellite with enough onboard compute to answer simple AI queries from space.
Landmark US crypto market-structure bill fails in the Senate
A long-sought crypto bill collapsed as senators split over Trump ethics concerns, a major setback after record industry lobbying.
US regulator opens the door to round-the-clock tokenised stock trading
Blockchain versions of traditional equities can now trade around the clock and be used more easily as collateral.
Bitget crypto exchange hit by a roughly $390 million hack
The exchange said the theft was highly consistent with methods used by North Korean criminals.
Radio waves from an alien planet may be the first magnetic field found beyond the solar system
Signals from Beta Pictoris b look like an aurora driven by a powerful magnetic field, a potential cosmic first if confirmed.
NASA bets another $359 million on Boeing’s Starliner despite past setbacks
After a mission left two astronauts stuck in space for months, the agency is still funding the spacecraft so it can keep flying.
AI is concentrating venture capital in a handful of winners
Investors at HumanX say both capital and consensus are clustering around a small set of AI leaders rather than a broad startup field.
Meta’s Muse agent is free, and VCs say startups can’t compete
Investors warn that Meta giving away a capable AI agent leaves little room for startups selling similar software.
Roman telescope team snaps a first test image with its planet-hunting coronagraph
The JPL-built instrument is testing technology meant to photograph planets around other stars directly.
Ancient magnetism may have helped kick-start the solar system
Meteorites preserve evidence of a powerful magnetic field that may have fed the young Sun as the solar system formed.
US prosecutors seize bank accounts tied to a payments group linked to Tether
Prosecutors allege Capstone illegally moved hundreds of millions of dollars for crypto companies at the direction of a Caribbean bank.