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37 briefings · “hip”
Riyadh hits Houthi military targets on Friday. The Houthis call it dangerous escalation after a Red Sea blockade and ship attacks.
Why a White House Correspondents’ Dinner roast turned into a press-versus-president flashpoint, with CNN leadership and politicians firing back.
The SCMP report shows state capital is reshaping “VC-style” funding across China’s frontier tech ecosystem.
SpaceX still had a rough Booster landing, but Starship’s heat-shield data party is now on.
A successful Starship launch validated capabilities that matter for the economics, schedule, and regulation of human Moon missions.
The second Starship V3 flight checks off goals, then stumbles again on relighting booster engines, raising schedule and reliability pressure.
A clean cargo run for Starship doubles as a deployment step for Starlink’s next satellite generation.
Starting in 2028, Waymo driverless rides in Atlanta and Austin will expand beyond Uber, reshaping partnership leverage and planning.
A Prime-style membership built into Shop adds discounts and free shipping, aiming to stop shoppers leaving for Amazon.
Anthropic’s latest model hit coding and knowledge-work parity with its flagship, while cutting token cost and raising alignment claims.
A smartphone-controlled 3.6-lb smart telescope ships the hard part to software, plus an EQ mode upgrade path.
Ukraine’s street pressure forced a leadership reversal, with lessons for how legitimacy can move policy fast.
