2026-06-17

The startups racing to put AI data centers in space before Big Tech gets there

Starcloud, Axiom Space, Lonestar, and others are betting they can stake claims in orbit before Google and SpaceX scale up [...]

2026-06-17

Space is already a junkyard. AI data centers in orbit would make it worse

Low-Earth orbit is already dangerously crowded. Plans to build data centers there would accelerate a debris crisis no regulator has the power to stop [...]

2026-06-17

Elon Musk has made the impossible work. But AI data centers in space won't be easy

Elon Musk built Tesla and SpaceX by riding cost curves down. Orbital data centers need the same collapse, but terrestrial rivals keep getting cheaper [...]

2026-06-17

Do solar panels in space produce way more power? Here's the math behind the claim

Solar power in orbit generates far more energy than panels on the ground. How big that gap actually is decides whether space computing is viable [...]

2026-06-17

States are cracking down on AI data centers. Your electricity bill is why

Power bills keep rising and data centers keep growing. Eleven states have introduced moratorium bills to slow the expansion [...]

2026-06-17

Trump warns that he can go 'back to dropping bombs' if he doesn't like the final Iran deal

The agreement to end the war has sent oil prices to their lowest level in roughly three months and driven broad stock market gains [...]

2026-06-17

Allbirds completes rebrand as Smartbird and names former AWS executive as CEO

The company expanded its convertible financing to $100 million and said it is in active discussions with potential AI infrastructure customers [...]

2026-06-17

SpaceX's $60 billion Cursor deal more than doubles its young cofounders' net worths

Forbes estimates each of the four MIT-educated founders will be worth $2.7 billion once the all-stock deal closes [...]

2026-06-17

Google's New Smart Home Speaker Is Here, a Challenger to the HomePod Mini

Google's first new smart speaker in years puts a big focus on Gemini for Home, but will that be enough to help it compete with HomePods and Amazon Echo speakers? [...]