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New FCC Satellite Rules Could Improve Starlink Capacity to a Surprising Degree

Gizmodo - May 02, 2026 6:02am EDT

NASA wants Pluto reclassified as a planet — What changes now?

Pluto debate regarding its planethood has once again reignited. Now NASA is pushing to reclassify Pluto as a planet. Pluto lost its planetary title back in 2006 and was demoted to “dwarf...

International The News - May 02, 2026 3:38am EDT

Oscars bans AI actors and writing from awards

The academy that controls the Oscars on Friday issued new award eligibility requirements around the use of artificial intelligence in film.

BBC News - May 02, 2026 3:37am EDT

Spirit Airlines is closing down. Thousands of employees and travelers are impacted.

Flights were cancelled and Spirit's check-in desks sat empty at airports on Saturday morning, with little help on hand for travelers figuring out what to do next.

NBC News - May 02, 2026 2:25am EDT

Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone

Register UK - May 01, 2026 9:10pm EDT

Joanna Stern takes one of the viral dancing humanoid robots home

Dancing robots went viral but what would happen if you took one of them home? NBC News' Joanna Stern decided to find out.

NBC News - May 01, 2026 9:09pm EDT

Piece of SpaceX rocket to hit Moon, says astronomy code dev

Register UK - May 01, 2026 8:08pm EDT

Mozilla pushes back against Google's Prompt API

Register UK - May 01, 2026 5:41pm EDT

UK firm aims to build 'data centre' using 50,000 lampposts in Nigeria

The solar-powered iLamps will have a built-in Nvidia chip but there are questions over their security and scalability.

BBC News - May 01, 2026 5:39pm EDT

Pentagon says US military will be an 'AI-first' fighting force

The US military has agreed eight new contracts with big tech firms as it expands its artificial intelligence capabilities.

BBC News - May 01, 2026 5:26pm EDT

Trump Resurrects Keystone Pipeline Killed Over Climate Concerns

Gizmodo - May 01, 2026 4:10pm EDT

Watch NASA test its new X-59 jet designed to go faster than the speed of sound

This next-generation plane is made to go faster than sound without producing a full sonic boom

Scientific American - May 01, 2026 3:58pm EDT

Under-Oath Elon Musk Seems to Run a Different Company Than Public-Figure Elon Musk

Gizmodo - May 01, 2026 3:57pm EDT

Atlassian stock soars 29% after earnings show strong cloud, data center growth

Atlassian's stock has been hit hard in the "SaaS-pocalypse" sweeping software names as AI threatens to disrupt their business models.

CNBC - May 01, 2026 3:22pm EDT

The world’s richest man, the AI king, and a courtroom showdown

Elon Musk and Sam Altman have finally landed in an Oakland courtroom and the verdict could reshape OpenAI, the AI race, and the technology defining our era.

Sydney Morning Herald - May 01, 2026 3:01pm EDT

Apple's stock gains as company execs cite iPhone, Mac demand in boosting guidance

On its quarterly earnings call, Apple said revenue growth in the current quarter would be between 14% and 17%, well above analysts' estimates.

CNBC - May 01, 2026 3:00pm EDT

NASA's Lithium-Fed Nuclear Thruster Flares to Life in First of Its Kind Test

Gizmodo - May 01, 2026 2:49pm EDT

Video What to know about Elon Musk and Sam Altman's court battle

ABC News - May 01, 2026 2:48pm EDT

CEO Pay Rises 20 Times Faster Than Worker Wages In 2025, Oxfam-ITUC Report Says

Executive compensation rose sharply across major global firms in 2025 while worker wages remained largely flat, according to a new Oxfam and ITUC analysis released ahead of International Workers' Day.

International Business Times - May 01, 2026 2:11pm EDT

US military partners with tech firms to expand AI use in operations

The Pentagon said Friday it has partnered with seven major technology companies to integrate artificial intelligence into classified systems, aiming to...

Daily Sabah - May 01, 2026 1:21pm EDT

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.

Ars Technica - May 01, 2026 1:15pm EDT

Pro-Iran group turns Ubuntu DDoS into shakedown

Register UK - May 01, 2026 1:08pm EDT

Finance company stored their DB credentials in spreadsheet

Register UK - May 01, 2026 1:01pm EDT

US military reaches deals with 7 tech companies to use their AI on classified systems

Toronto Star - May 01, 2026 12:49pm EDT