In a sense, this whole thing was inevitable. Elon Musk and his coterie have been talking about AI in space for years — mainly in the context of Iain Banks’ science-fiction series about a far-future ...

On Friday, when SpaceX filed plans with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a million-satellite data center network, you might have thought Elon Musk was having a bit of fun with us. But a ...

Elon Musk is merging his rocket company SpaceX with his artificial intelligence startup xAI. The merger is part of Musk's long-term plan to build orbital data centers in space. Musk argues that ...

Last weekend, a China Central Television YouTube channel shared a video showing off some recent developments in autonomous aerial vehicles. There were plenty of quotidian craft on display, like the ...

Musk predicted Monday that orbital data centers will be more cost effective than earth-bound ones “within two to three years.” Experts disagree: Deutsche Bank estimates it will be well into the 2030s ...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has filed plans with U.S. regulators to launch up to one million satellites into low-Earth orbit. Together, these satellites will act as an orbital data center to power artificial ...

We often look up at the night sky and imagine it as this vast, infinite expanse where there is plenty of room for everyone. But a terrifying new analysis has just shattered that illusion, revealing ...

Orbital, an AI-powered platform for real estate legal work, announced the completion of a $60 million Series B. The company offers workflows for due diligence, drafting and other tasks. Orbital plans ...

In a new study, an international group of researchers has found that chiral phonons can create orbital current without needing magnetic elements—in part because chiral phonons have their own magnetic ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Alan Boyle on Jan 14, 2026 at 8:15 ...

WASHINGTON — Orbital launch activity set another annual record in 2025, although future growth may depend on factors different from those that fueled the recent surge. There were 324 orbital launch ...