2026-06-24

Electric air taxis need a perfect safety record. They won't get one

A single accident has derailed every new transportation technology. Electric air taxis are nearly commercial and statistically guaranteed to have one [...]

2026-06-24

Air taxis can't take off as a business until batteries catch up

Electric flight is harder on a battery than driving. Air taxi cells fall short of profitability today, and better chemistries remain years away [...]

2026-06-24

No flying car has ever found a market. Electric air taxis are next in line

Flying cars don't fail in flight. They die in the market. Electric air taxi developers are falling into the same trap [...]

2026-06-24

The 5 best handheld vacuums of 2026, according to Consumer Reports

Handheld vacuums can scatter debris as easily as they collect it. Consumer Reports tested 27 models on run time and suction to find the five best [...]

2026-06-24

Alibaba sues the Pentagon to fight its way off the Chinese military blacklist

The e-commerce and cloud giant called its designation "arbitrary and capricious" and says the label has already cost it business partners [...]

2026-06-24

AI memory startup Engram raised $98 million to help companies spend less running enterprise AI

The 13-person company says its models can match frontier AI performance while using up to 100 times fewer tokens [...]

2026-06-24

OpenAI is unveiling its first custom-built AI chip, designed with Broadcom

The chip, designed for AI inference, shows cost savings of roughly 50% compared with typical AI GPUs, according to Broadcom's CEO [...]

2026-06-24

Dunkin' is rolling out five patriotic limited-time items for the Fourth of July

The chain is also releasing a collectible Eagle Cup for $10.99 that includes a free medium beverage starting June 29 [...]

2026-06-24

Apple’s suppliers are racing to Hong Kong to fund their robot pivot

Two of Apple’s biggest Chinese suppliers are racing to Hong Kong in the same week. Luxshare wants about $3bn, Lingyi just banked $1.1bn. Both are using the cash to pivot from smartphone parts to AI hardware and humanoid robots. The companies that build your AirPods are quietly raising a fortune. This week two of them […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]