climate & energy
AMAZON RELEASES WATER USAGE DATA, CLAIMS EFFICIENCY
Amazon consumed 2.5 billion gallons in 2025, claims it is seven times more efficient than the industry average.
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space
SPACEX LISTS AT $1.8TN, MUSK BECOMES FIRST TRILLIONAIRE
SpaceX has raised $75bn from financial firms ahead of its listing on Friday, the biggest stock market debut in history.
consumer tech
WAYMO LAUNCHES $30 PREMIER MEMBERSHIP
The robotaxi company is offering priority pickups, 10% cash back, and early access to new cities for frequent users, positioning itself as a premium alternative…
ai
OPENAI ACQUIRES ONA, INCREASES AGENTIC CAPABILITIES
The cloud startup's secure environments will let OpenAI's coding assistant handle multi-day tasks, expanding beyond the single-session paradigm that has limited AI coding tools.
consumer tech
AMAZON ECHO HUB GETS MASSIVE UPDATE
The free software update puts users in control of their smart home dashboard like never before, with drag-and-drop tiles, room-based grouping, and Ring AI integration.
science
NOAA CONFIRMS El NINO IS HERE, COULD BE THE STRONGEST IN 140 YEARS
Oceans have absorbed 23 zettajoules of heat in recent years, the equivalent of 365 million atomic bombs. Now the climate system's best-known disruptor is loading…
space
NASA'S ASTROPIX GAMMA-RAY SENSOR TO FLY ON 2027 ROBOT ARM MISSION
A new silicon-pixel detector will measure gamma rays in an energy range where current NASA telescopes are less sensitive, and it gets there via a…
consumer tech
GOOGLE'S NEW SMART HOME SPEAKER ARRIVES NEXT WEEK
The head of Google Home told early access testers to watch their inboxes, and Best Buy Canada has the device listed for June 25.
consumer tech
CASHAPP LAUNCHES $40 PHONE PLAN? BUT WHY?
The Square-owned payments app is now selling wireless service through an MVNO running on AT&T, and the play is not about minutes. It is about…