The next chapter of space exploration is being shaped by technologies that could help spacecraft navigate independently, transmit sharper images and operate far beyond the reach of reliable sunlight. Recent NASA developments show how those capabilities are moving from engineering concepts into demonstrations and mission plans. One major change involves spacecraft finding their own way. NASA’s CAPSTONE mission, a small satellite operating around the Moon, tested navigation sof

An invitation to help shape artificial intelligence policy might seem like a professional opportunity. For some American researchers, it was instead the opening move in an alleged cyber-espionage campaign designed to gain access to their accounts. Cybersecurity company Proofpoint reported October 1 that a China-aligned hacking group it tracks as TA419 impersonated prominent officials and researchers while approaching experts at think tanks, universities and law firms. The com

Artificial intelligence may appear to live inside a phone or laptop. Behind every prompt, however, are buildings filled with servers, cooling equipment and electrical systems. Technology companies are racing to construct more of them, making the AI boom as much a bet on physical infrastructure as on software. The bill is enormous. The International Energy Agency says capital spending by the largest technology companies exceeded $400 billion in 2025 and was expected to rise by

The veteran financial professional says Americans need a measure of retirement readiness and tax efficiency that matters more than a credit score. His new platform is designed to give them one. James Catledge believes Americans have been trained to watch the wrong number. A credit score can help determine whether someone qualifies for a mortgage, a car loan or a new credit card. But it says almost nothing about a different and ultimately more personal question: Will that pers

One of the most important transportation experiments in America is quietly taking shape along North Dale Mabry Highway. Tesla has leased an approximately 11-acre property on North Dale Mabry Highway tied to the company's rapidly expanding Robotaxi operation in Tampa, according to the Tampa Bay Business Journal. The property could become an important base for the autonomous vehicles Tesla hopes will eventually transform urban transportation. The development comes as Tesla is s

SAN FRANCISCO — Jacob Coxon spent three years helping build some of the most advanced artificial-intelligence systems in the world. First at OpenAI and later at Anthropic, he worked on pretraining—the enormously complex process through which frontier AI models acquire their capabilities. Then he walked away. Coxon resigned from Anthropic this week with an extraordinary warning: the companies leading the artificial-intelligence revolution may be racing toward technology powerf

For decades, Tampa Bay’s economic identity was built around tourism, real estate, health care, finance and the military. Technology existed in the region, but few people would have mentioned Tampa in the same conversation as Silicon Valley, Austin or Boston. That is beginning to change. Across Tampa Bay, a growing collection of technology companies, defense contractors, entrepreneurs, investors and startup accelerators is creating an economy that looks considerably different

As artificial intelligence transforms the global economy, the United States and China are competing for control of the advanced semiconductors that power it — placing Taiwan at the center of one of the world's most consequential geopolitical rivalries. TAIPEI — For much of the 20th century, global power depended heavily on controlling oil. Today, another resource is becoming nearly as strategically important, although it can fit on the tip of a finger. The advanced semiconduc

Ozempic and its chemical cousins made their name as weight-loss drugs. Increasingly, that may be the least interesting thing about them. A massive VA-linked study analyzing over 100 million U.S. patient records found GLP-1 drugs associated with reduced risk across 42 separate health conditions — including substance abuse disorders, suicidal ideation, schizophrenia, neurocognitive disorders like Alzheimer's, liver cancer, and life-threatening blood clots. The heart evidence is

Every 26 months, the celestial mechanics of our solar system hand spaceflight engineers a gift: a roughly one-month stretch when Earth and Mars align closely enough that a spacecraft can make the trip using the least possible fuel. Miss it, and the next chance is more than two years away. This November, that window opens again — and this time, for the first time in human history, a private company is aiming to send a fleet of rockets through it toward another planet. SpaceX h

Since founding SpaceX in 2002, Elon Musk has framed the company's ultimate purpose in strikingly ambitious terms: making humanity a multi-planet species. In 2026, that goal faces its first real test, as a rare planetary alignment opens a narrow launch window that could determine how seriously to take the timeline Musk has long promised. The vehicle at the center of it all is Starship. Standing over 400 feet tall when fully stacked, it's the largest and most powerful rocket ev

Not long ago, the idea of building data centers in orbit sounded like science fiction. In 2026, it's an active, well-funded race — and February marked a genuine milestone: the first month in history where multiple orbital data center operators simultaneously ran production workloads in space. The leading players and their approaches vary widely. Starcloud, a Redmond, Washington-based startup formerly known as Lumen Orbit, has the strongest claim to real operational hardware.

For decades, humanoid robots capable of doing real work were a science-fiction staple more than an economic forecast. That's changed fast. In 2026, humanoid robots have moved from lab demonstrations to actual factory floors — but the honest answer to when they'll be competent and plentiful enough to meaningfully disrupt the U.S. job market is: sooner than skeptics expected, later than the hype suggests, and unevenly across industries. Where things actually stand right now. As

For decades, scientists have pursued a revolutionary concept known as quantum computing—a technology that could solve problems far beyond the capabilities of today's fastest supercomputers. While conventional computers process information using bits represented as either a zero or a one, quantum computers use quantum bits, or qubits, which can exist in multiple states simultaneously. This unique property allows quantum computers to perform certain calculations exponentially f

Artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving from a specialized business tool into one of the most transformative technologies of the 21st century. Once limited to research laboratories and large corporations, AI is now powering everything from customer service chatbots to autonomous vehicles, medical diagnostics, and software development. The latest generation of AI systems can analyze enormous amounts of information, recognize patterns, generate text and images, write comput

As modern warfare increasingly relies on artificial intelligence and autonomous systems, Shield AI has emerged as one of the fastest-growing defense technology companies in the United States. Founded in 2015 by former Navy SEAL Brandon Tseng and his brothers, the California-based company is developing AI-powered aircraft designed to operate in environments where traditional GPS signals and communications may be unavailable or deliberately disrupted. Unlike conventional drones

For decades, Lockheed Martin has been synonymous with cutting-edge military technology. As the world's largest defense contractor, the company continues to play a central role in developing the aircraft, missile systems, satellites, and advanced technologies that support the United States and its allies. Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is best known for producing the F-35 Lightning II, one of the most advanced multirole fighter aircraft ever built. The st

SpaceX is widely recognized for revolutionizing commercial spaceflight, but the company has also become one of the most important contributors to U.S. national security. Through its reusable rocket technology, satellite communications, and defense-focused space systems, SpaceX is reshaping how modern militaries operate beyond Earth's atmosphere. Founded by Elon Musk in 2002, the company dramatically lowered the cost of launching satellites through its Falcon 9 rocket, enablin

A new generation of defense technology companies is reshaping the U.S. military industry, with artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, and advanced software becoming some of the fastest-growing segments of the defense market. While traditional contractors such as Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, RTX, and General Dynamics continue to dominate large weapons programs, newer firms are expanding at a much faster pace by developing AI-driven military technologies. Among the

BEIJING — China has taken a major step forward in the global space race, successfully recovering and landing a reusable rocket booster for the first time, a milestone that could significantly reduce launch costs and accelerate the country's ambitious space exploration plans. China's first reusable 10B rocket lands successfully. The achievement came on July 10 when China's Long March 10B rocket completed a successful mission and returned its first-stage booster to Earth using