Katwijk-based Destinus lands a €50 million Commerzbank financing facility—its first major bank-backed line—signaling accelerating scale-up plans in aerospace and defense.
Author: Kyle Kelley
EtherealX is positioning a fully reusable rocket against SpaceX’s Falcon 9, betting on rapid reflight and lower launch costs as demand for satellite missions surges.
OpenAI is reportedly in talks for a $10B Amazon investment tied to Trainium chips, a move that could push OpenAI’s valuation past $500B, according to TFN.
The UK government says it will outlaw deepfake “nudification” apps, expanding protections against non-consensual explicit imagery and tightening rules for companies enabling abuse.
Amazon is rolling out Alexa+ “Greetings” for Ring doorbells, using conversational AI to manage deliveries, handle sales reps, and take messages—while raising fresh privacy and accuracy questions.
ChatGPT now has an app store-style directory as OpenAI opens submissions for third-party apps, expanding what users can do directly inside chats.
Peripheral Labs is adapting self-driving car sensor tech to create affordable volumetric sports video, letting fans freeze plays, switch angles, and track players in photorealistic 3D.
Google rolls out Gemini 3 Flash as the default in the Gemini app and AI Mode in Search, touting stronger benchmarks, faster responses, and better multimodal reasoning.
Quantum Systems is deepening its autonomous strategy with a deal for FERNRIDE, coming just weeks after a triple valuation jump—signaling faster moves in European robotics.
YouTube won exclusive streaming rights to the Oscars starting in 2029, ending ABC’s decades-long run and expanding global access to the ceremony and year-round Academy content.