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Editor-curated headlines of the day.
- Trump enlists private cyber contractors to hack foreign crime groups
The structure may invite comparisons with deniable cyber proxies, but written approvals and direct federal control are designed to address contractor liability, not obscure Washington's role.
- SpaceX frames Mars and AI as its next challenge in employee update
Elon Musk's address ties Starship, Starlink and xAI into the broader corporate mission SpaceX presented to public investors.
- Nvidia recruits Wall Street for a $500 billion AI compute push
Six investment firms signed preliminary agreements to create financing pools for Nvidia customers building AI infrastructure.
- Rocket Lab beats Q2 revenue estimate as backlog more than doubles
Revenue rose 62% to $234.07 million, backlog reached $2.36 billion and Q3 guidance called for continued growth alongside another adjusted loss.
- GitHub Actions outage blocks CI jobs and Copilot coding agents
Hosted-runner capacity constraints left CI jobs queued or failing for more than three hours during the US workday.
- Zoox will begin paid robotaxi rides in Las Vegas on August 10
Zoox's launch turns Jesse Levinson's ground-up vehicle bet into a commercial service, with fares aimed at ride-hailing's comfort tier.
- Military GPS jamming disrupted a medevac flight before fatal New Mexico crash
Investigators documented a lost GPS signal and resumed jamming minutes before impact, but have not determined the crash's probable cause.
- AMD data center sales double as shares fall despite an earnings beat
Under Lisa Su, AMD posted $11.54 billion in revenue and expects about $13 billion next quarter as Helios begins ramping.
- Waymo appears to have imported 3,200 Zeekr vans despite steep tariffs
Shipping records reveal a vehicle pipeline that could substantially expand Waymo's fleet as its co-CEOs push into dozens of cities.
- Federal investigators examine Iran link to water-system cyberattacks across seven states
Attackers reached operational technology at more than 30 Minnesota utilities, briefly shutting controls at one treatment plant.
- IonQ completes $1.8 billion SkyWater deal after FTC clears acquisition
The acquisition brings SkyWater's U.S. semiconductor development, wafer and advanced packaging operations under IonQ, while the foundry keeps serving outside customers.
- Amazon completes $50 billion OpenAI investment, deepening its AWS alliance
The financing ties Sam Altman's model developer to Amazon's cloud and Trainium chips as AI infrastructure spending accelerates.
- Zoox wins federal approval to charge for steering-wheel-free robotaxi rides
The two-year exemption covers an initial deployment of up to 2,500 vehicles over that period, but Zoox still needs state and local clearance before collecting fares.
- Source says Coldcard wallet exposure extends beyond Mk3 after $38 million sweep
Coinkite's public advisory confirms an Mk3 seed flaw, but a source says the exposure is broader without identifying other affected devices.
- Amazon books $53.4 billion in other income as Anthropic stake swells
The mark follows Anthropic's $65 billion round at a $965 billion valuation and a commitment to spend more than $100 billion with AWS.
- US blocks new foreign robot models as Unitree scales cheap humanoids
The FCC rule protects US robot makers from Unitree's low-cost hardware while pushing buyers and foreign vendors toward waivers and US production.
- Skyroot reaches orbit, shifting India's space challenge from funding to demand
Pawan Kumar Chandana and Naga Bharath Daka proved Vikram-1 can fly; government orders will decide whether Skyroot can build a launch business.
- Hyundai moves to own all of Boston Dynamics before Atlas hits its factories
SoftBank is selling its remaining stake as Hyundai prepares to put Atlas into Georgia manufacturing work from 2028.
- Stripe and Advent bid more than $53 billion for PayPal, Reuters says
A reported PayPal offer would move Patrick and John Collison's Stripe from payments infrastructure into large-scale consolidation.
- Khosla family agrees to buy Seattle Seahawks for $9.6 billion
The Sun Microsystems co-founder is moving from 49ers minority investor to prospective NFL control owner, pending league approval.
- America's best invention is permission
The republic's most valuable technology was never a gadget. It was the permission to argue, fail, move and build at continental scale.
- The Sportsbook Is Recruiting the Next Founder Before Startups Do
The same edge-seeking psychology that produces builders is being monetized by betting apps before many young people ever ship a product.
- Peter Beck's $8B Iridium deal gives Rocket Lab the network it did not want to build from scratch
Rocket Lab agreed to pay $54 a share for Iridium, adding L-band spectrum, 2.55 million subscribers, and recurring satellite revenue.