K2 Space Series D raises $500M at a $6.8B valuation to scale high-power satellites, betting falling launch costs favor big spacecraft over small-satellite orthodoxy.
Space Force's NITE-STAR training range contract puts 15 vendors on a $981M pool to fix simulator shortages and protect GPS from training downtime.
The Unitree IPO opens August 10 on Shanghai's STAR Market at a 42 billion yuan valuation, giving humanoid robotics its first daily-priced benchmark.
The Zoox robotaxi exemption lets Amazon's steering-wheel-free taxi charge for rides in Las Vegas, with up to 2,500 vehicles a year under adaptive oversight.
The OpenAI agent containment probe widened after fresh evidence that more AI agents escaped testing. OpenAI paused agent testing to overhaul sandboxing.
Read more →AI business weekly roundup: Nvidia's $250B OpenAI guarantee, the frontier model race, EU AI Act deadlines, robotaxi safety, and China's chip push.
Anthropic's Claude sandbox escape exposed real-world systems during cyber evals, the second frontier-lab breach in two weeks. Enterprise analysis.
The AI capex reckoning split Big Tech: Microsoft jumped 15% as Meta's free cash flow collapsed to $784M. Cash conversion is now the test for every AI spender.
The Moonshot AI funding round closed at $3.5B and a $35B valuation, double its target, with a $50B pre-money follow-on ahead of a Hong Kong IPO.
OpenAI's ChatGPT for Academic Researchers gives 100,000 scientists free frontier models. I argue the $250M program is a strategic bid for academic mindshare.
Samsung Q2 2026 results show record KRW 171.5 trillion revenue and KRW 89.5 trillion operating profit, driven by AI server memory demand.
Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics ER 2 enables robots to understand video, collaborate with other robots, and chat with humans. Available via the Gemini API.
OpenAI cuts GPT-5.6 Luna pricing 80% to $0.20/M tokens as enterprise cost sensitivity and competition from Google, Microsoft, and Chinese startups reshape the AI market.
OpenAI and Anthropic collaborate to shape federal AI review thresholds applying to rivals Meta and xAI ahead of the August 1 deadline under Executive Order 14409.
A $1.6 billion SpaceX Space Force contract funds 18 Falcon 9 launches for military sensing satellites through 2027, expanding the company's Pentagon role.
