10:33 AM PDT · July 28, 2026 Prince Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud, a member of the Saudi royal family, has purchased a 5%…
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SpaceX launches new V3 Starlink satellites but suffers another booster failure |
4:25 PM PDT · July 24, 2026 SpaceX successfully deployed the first third-generation Starlink satellites on Friday using an upgraded version of its prototype Starship…
Waymo reportedly mulling a breakup with Uber |
In Brief Posted: 1:43 PM PDT · July 24, 2026 Waymo is reportedly looking for a way out of its deal with Uber, which has…
Rivian sues the US government for 'full refund' of Trump tariffs |
Rivian has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government in an attempt to claw back a “full refund” on tariffs it paid under President Trump’s…
Travis Kalanick's robotics company raises $1.7B, led by a16z |
Travis Kalanick’s robotics company, Atoms, has raised $1.7 billion in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Ben Horowitz will join the company’s board following…
Exclusive: Sheryl Sandberg leads $10 million investment in AI-powered vehicle inspection service |
Sheryl Sandberg has led a $10 million investment into Self Inspection, a San Diego-based startup that is also backed by former Tesla president Jon McNeill’s…
This startup pits dealerships against each other to bid on your used car |
Selling a car is a pain. You can take the easy route and use services like Carvana, but you may wind up with thousands of…
Slate Auto’s radically simple electric truck starts at $24,950 |
Slate Auto, the EV startup backed by billionaire Jeff Bezos, has finally revealed the starting price of its electric truck: $24,950. That’s excluding taxes, title,…
Exclusive: Anker-backed Evotrex raises $30M to build its off-grid RV |
Evotrex has been around for just two years, but the startup is already planning to build and sell its first hybrid RV travel trailers next…
Exclusive: Ex-Anduril engineer raises $42M to build the Amazon of composite parts |
Before Zack Eakin sold investors on his new startup, he practiced on Palmer Luckey. When Eakin left Luckey’s defense startup, Anduril, in 2024 to start…