Startups & Innovation
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Space Force Leverages Commercial Satellites for Resilience
Introduction The U.S. Space Force (USSF) and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) have discovered ...
Regeneron Buys 23andMe’s Genetic Database for $256M
Biotech powerhouse Regeneron Genetics Center has emerged victorious in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy auction, ...
Hands-Free EV Charging for Autonomous Freight
The convergence of autonomous driving and electric vehicles (EVs) has revolutionized logistics, but one ...
N-of-1 CRISPR Therapy: Saving a Newborn
Introduction News emerged in May 2025 from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and ...
Rocket Report: Launch Insights and Poland’s Suborbital Success
Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Takes Flight On May 14, US-based Venus Aerospace conducted the ...
Eris Rocket’s Maiden Launch Delayed by Fairing Issue
In mid-May 2025, Gilmour Space’s Eris rocket—the nation’s first wholly domestic orbital-class launch vehicle—suffered ...
Venus Aerospace’s Detonation Rocket Engine Advances Hypersonic Propulsion
An American First in Advanced Propulsion Testing On May 14, 2025, Venus Aerospace completed ...
Airflow-Powered Soft Robot Mimics Lifelike Motion
Traditional robots depend on central processors, heavy sensor suites, and AI algorithms to coordinate ...
FCC’s ‘DOGE’ Overhaul: Streamlining Broadband Subsidies and Licensing
Background: The DOGE Op-Ed and Universal Service Fund Cuts In a May 2025 op-ed ...
New Era in Cancer Therapies: Precision and Radiopharma
Building on the groundbreaking success of CAR-T immunotherapy in 2012, researchers are now deploying ...
Rocket Report: Hypersonics, Sentinel Silo Update, Next-Gen Cargo Trials
Stratolaunch Demonstrates Reusable Hypersonic Rocket Plane Stratolaunch has put the world’s largest carrier aircraft ...
OpenAI Appoints Fidji Simo as CEO of Applications
On May 8, 2025, OpenAI confirmed that Instacart CEO Fidji Simo will transition to ...
Trump’s NIH Moves Forward with Grant Terminations Despite Court Order
Background: Executive Orders vs. Judicial Injunction Over the past two months, the Department of ...
USPTO Rejects Tesla’s ‘Robotaxi’ Trademark
Tesla's bid to trademark the term ‘Robotaxi’ for its upcoming two-seat, driverless electric pod ...
Apple’s Safari to Integrate AI Search: Insights and Implications
Introduction In highly anticipated testimony during the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust trial against ...
Stratolaunch’s Hypersonic Rocket Plane Makes Progress
Expanding the Horizon of Hypersonic Flight with Talon-A2 Stratolaunch has leveraged its record-setting carrier ...
OpenAI Reverses For-Profit Split, Nonprofit Board in Control
Overview of the Decision On Monday, May 5, 2025, OpenAI issued an official blog ...
Amos-6 Revisited: SpaceX’s Sniper Theory and Aftermath
Introduction On the morning of September 1, 2016, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lay prone ...
Doge Recruiter Staffing AI Agents for U.S. Government
Introduction A disruptive startup founder has unveiled an ambitious plan to deploy autonomous AI ...
Trump’s 2026 Budget: Deep Cuts to Science and Competitiveness
On May 2, 2025, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) delivered ...
Spotify Responds to Apple’s Open Payments: Analysis
In the wake of a federal judge’s blistering ruling that Apple was in “willful ...
Schmidt’s Vision: Orbital Data Centers and Cloud Infrastructure
In the wake of his surprise acquisition of Relativity Space in early 2025, former ...
AI Overhaul at HUD by College Student Under Musk’s DOGE
Introduction In an unprecedented move blending private-sector AI innovation and federal rulemaking, Elon Musk’s ...
Rocket Report: Starbase Vote and Launches Accelerate
Welcome to Edition 7.42, updated with fresh technical detail, expert commentary, and the latest ...
2025 Dance Your PhD Winners: Chemesthesis to Quantum Gases
Every year, the Dance Your PhD contest challenges doctoral researchers to translate complex scientific ...
Tattooed Tardigrades and Splash-Free Urinals: Research Highlights
1. Tattooed Tardigrades: Microscopic Biomarkers Species: Hypsibius dujardini (water bear) Method: Femtosecond laser micro-ablation ...
Senate Advances Isaacman’s NASA Nomination Amid Artemis and Mars Plans
The US Senate Commerce Committee voted 19–9 on Wednesday to advance the nomination of ...
DOGE’s Role in Saving Musk’s $2.3B Liabilities, Warns Democrats
In a 44-page memo released April 27, 2025, Democratic staffers on the Senate Permanent ...
U.S. DOT Eases AV Regulations to Compete with China
On April 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) unveiled a significant revision ...
Slate Auto’s $20K Electric Truck: Tech Breakdown & Market Analysis
Mission, Market Positioning, and Bezos Backing Slate Auto, the Jeff Bezos–backed startup, has set ...