Brain-computer interfaces, a nascent technology, establishes a direct link between human minds and devices. BrainCo Elon Musk’s Neuralink, which uses implants in people’s heads to compensate for disabilities, has become the poster child for so-called brain-computer interfaces (BCI). But some companies are betting that mass-market neural tech won’t require opening the skull at all. BCI…
People pass by The Spheres in downtown Seattle, Washington, on June 25, 2025. Juan Mabromata | AFP | Getty Images On an early morning in January, Jake Linsley woke up to a text from Amazon that was lighting up his phone. “I thought it was saying, ‘Your package is delayed,’” Linsley said in an interview….
BETA Technologies’ all-electric ALIA CTOL conventional takeoff and landing aircraft flies over Chicago. Courtesy: BETA Technologies Beta on Friday said it wrapped up the first test flights in the U.S. government’s sweeping electric vertical takeoff and landing pilot program aimed at making the vision of flying taxis a reality. The aerospace company, which is backed…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts and ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, speaks to members of the media following a confirmation hearing in Washington, June 25, 2026. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Five top Senate Democrats on Friday renewed calls for hearings into President Donald Trump’s…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., July 9, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Meta shares rallied on Friday, lifting their gains for the week to 15%, the best weekly performance since early 2024, as optimism…
Apple’s stock has had a bumpy ride this year. But it’s been a lot more pleasant lately — so much so that shares posted their first record close in over a month during Thursday’s session. In doing so, Apple stands out among the rest of the “Magnificent Seven.” The other six members of the group…
SK Hynix rose 13% in its first day of trading on Nasdaq, closing at $168.01, as U.S. investors jumped at the opportunity to get a stake in South Korea’s second-most valuable company. The stock is trading under the ticker symbol SKHYV, and will switch to SKHY as of Tuesday. The stock opened at $170 and…
Greg Brockman, president of OpenAI, arrives at a federal courthouse as the trial in Elon Musk’s lawsuit over OpenAI’s for-profit conversion continues, in Oakland, California, May 6, 2026. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters There’s a new second-in-command at OpenAI. Greg Brockman, the company’s president, is officially responsible for OpenAI’s most important and profitable projects after Fidji…
The Commerce Department on Friday moved toward easing export controls on the United Arab Emirates, including by saying it will “favorably review” export license applications for MGX, the UAE-backed investment firm that used a stablecoin linked to President Donald Trump‘s family for its $2 billion investment in Binance. An unpublished version of a new 17-page…
For the past two years, the artificial intelligence race has been easy to score: bigger models, better benchmarks and whichever company could claim the lead, at least until the next launch. That scorecard is starting to look incomplete. As companies move from testing AI to using it in real products and workflows, it’s not longer…
