S&P 500 rejects SpaceX, also blocking entry for OpenAI and Anthropic
SpaceX won’t get easy access to billions of dollars from passive investors.
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Jeremy Hsu
Tech Reporter
jeremy.hsu@meincmagazine.com
Jeremy Hsu is a NYC-based reporter with nearly two decades of experience exploring a wide range of topics across deep tech and AI. He has previously written for New Scientist, Scientific American, IEEE Spectrum, Wired, Undark Magazine, and MIT Technology Review, among many other publications, about topics such as deepfakes, data centers, drones, battery tech, robotics, and GPS jamming. He also has a Master of Arts in Journalism from NYU, and a bachelor's degree from University of Pennsylvania in History and Sociology of Science, with a minor in English. When Jeremy is not digging into the latest tech trends, he is reading science fiction and history books along with sneaking in the occasional board game session.
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The skeptic’s guide to humanoid robots going viral on the Internet
Robot demonstrations can distort public perceptions of robotic capabilities.
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Used Waymo robotaxi batteries become backup storage for power grids
Used Waymo batteries will bolster California and Texas energy storage projects.
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Mathematicians warn of AI threats to profession as industry encroaches
International Mathematical Union endorses warning about tech industry influence.
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Hackers duped Meta AI support chatbot to steal celebrity Instagram accounts
Pricey Instagram handles were stolen and resold before Meta patched the exploit.
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Allegedly trashing Airbnbs to test robots puts startup in legal trouble
Lawsuit seeks $12,000 from startup that allegedly damaged home in robot tests.
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Startup offers free home cleaning—if it can record it all for robot training
The latest twist in paying humans to wear head cameras for robot training data.
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Mystery GPS jammer in Iran becomes test for NASA satellites’ capabilities
NASA science satellites show dual use in locating sources of GPS interference.
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3D-printable humanoid legs let robotics experiments run wild
Hugging Face debuts $2,500 bipedal robot project for builders and researchers.
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US scrambles to stop Internet users re-creating dead pilots’ voices
Workaround flouts law that bans NTSB disclosures of cockpit audio recordings.
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As Grok flounders, SpaceX bets future on beating Big Tech at AI
SpaceX IPO filing pitches orbital data centers as Grok lags rival AI services.
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Trump wants $1B to protect White House ballroom from drones and other threats
President asks $1B from taxpayers to secure his $400M privately funded ballroom.
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The Internet can’t stop watching Figure AI’s humanoid robots handling packages
Figure AI’s 24/7 livestream showcases human soft spot for humanoid robots.
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Iran demands Big Tech pay fees for undersea Internet cables in Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s claim over subsea chokepoint pushes US tech companies to overland fiber.
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Russia pressures university students to become wartime drone pilots
Universities promise no frontline duty and perks if students enlist in military.
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Lake Tahoe residents lose energy supplier to data center boom
Town’s 49,000 California residents compete with Nevada data centers for energy.
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Solar drone with jumbo jet wingspan broke a flight record—then it crashed
The final flight and complex legacy of a pioneering solar-powered aircraft.
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The newest AI boom pitch: Host a mini data center at your home
The plan aims to speed up AI compute deployment while compensating residents.
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Starlink shuts down its GPS-style cheat code. Researchers may unlock it anyway.
Shutdown of Starlink location feature won’t dampen interest in GPS alternatives.
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Everyone’s a loser in Strait of Hormuz game that simulates global crisis
The game asks players to find the least worst options for a shipping chokepoint.
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TSMC taps wind power as AI chip demand soars, Taiwan feels energy crunch
TSMC backs renewables during record demand for energy-hungry chip manufacturing.
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Silicon Valley bets $200M on AI data centers floating in the ocean
Panthalassa aims to test floating AI computing nodes in the Pacific in 2026.
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Influential study touting ChatGPT in education retracted over red flags
The retracted study on ChatGPT in education was already cited hundreds of times.
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Amazon stuck with months of repairs after drone strikes on data centers
AWS stops billing Middle East cloud customers as repairs to war damage drag on.
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Beijing bans drone sales even as rest of world buys Chinese drones
Beijing’s citywide ban restricts the sale, transport, and storage of drones.
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Drone strikes on data centers spook Big Tech, halting Middle East projects
Uninsurable war damage is forcing tech companies to rethink Middle East plans.
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Drone pilot makes US rescind no-fly zones around unmarked, moving ICE vehicles
Civil liberty concerns spur FAA to revise drone no-fly zones near ICE vehicles.
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Humanoid robots start sorting luggage in Tokyo airport test amid labor shortage
Humanoid robots could load cargo and clean aircraft cabins at Haneda Airport.
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China kills Meta’s acquisition of Manus as US-China AI rivalry deepens
The unwinding of Meta’s deal shows how tech founders struggle to cut China ties.
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Crypto scam lures ships into Strait of Hormuz, falsely promising safe passage
Ship attacked by Iran after possibly falling for safe passage crypto scam.
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Pentagon wants $54B for drones, more than most nations’ military budgets
The proposed Pentagon drone investment rivals Ukraine’s entire military budget.
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Anthropic gets $5B investment from Amazon, will use it to buy Amazon chips
Anthropic secures 5 gigawatts of Amazon’s custom silicon as Claude demand soars.
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Robot runner handily beats humans in half-marathon, setting new record
A humanoid robot’s record half-marathon run shows China’s speed in robotics.
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Satellite and drone images reveal big delays in US data center construction
Data centers face construction delays and energy bottleneck as resistance grows.
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New undersea cable cutter risks Internet’s backbone
China cable-cutter demo coincides with more sabotage of subsea Internet cables.
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Boston Dynamics’ robot dog now reads gauges and thermometers with Google’s AI
Google’s AI enables robots to read gauges while inspecting industrial facilities.
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