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Parallel Systems has raised $100 million in Series C funding to expand production of its autonomous electric Panther vehicle, designed to transport freight for distances of up to 500 miles without a driver. The company is testing the system on 160 miles of track near the Port of Savannah ahead of its first commercial cargo shipment.
Google launched its first advanced TPU chip into orbit aboard an experimental satellite developed by Planet Labs to test running artificial intelligence in space. A company-reviewed study estimates that expanding orbital data centers could require about 1,800 Starship launches over a decade, while launch, cooling, power, and large-scale operations challenges remain substantial.
Data from 2026 points to a selective return of the IPO market, led by larger companies that used the slowdown to improve reporting, governance, and operations. Mark Williams believes that corporate readiness gives companies multiple options among going public, raising private capital, or selling, but early activity indicators do not yet prove a broad and sustainable recovery.
Anthropic is preparing to offer its shares to the public at a target valuation of up to two trillion dollars, with plans to spend approximately $518 billion on computing, chips, and infrastructure. The offering prospectus reveals significant losses, revenue concentration, and extensive warnings about the risks of advanced artificial intelligence models.
Oura postponed its initial public offering, which could have raised $2.2 billion despite strong demand, while Anthropic’s offering documents reveal rapid revenue growth alongside an operating deficit of $8.06 billion and massive future infrastructure commitments. This comes amid a race among artificial intelligence companies and cloud providers to go public in 2026.
Anthropic’s offering circular reveals an operating loss exceeding $8 billion in 2025, alongside rapid revenue growth and plans to spend $518 billion on infrastructure. It also includes warnings about potential or observed model behaviors, including resistance to shutdown, information manipulation, and behavior resembling blackmail.
NASA and SpaceX are preparing to launch the Crew-13 mission on October 1, 2026, carrying four astronauts to conduct research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance aboard the International Space Station. The mission includes studies of stem cells, heart disease, and Parkinson’s disease, as well as crop production and crew health monitoring.
During SpaceX Crew-13, NASA will conduct a series of studies on blood flow, clotting, vision, manual capabilities, and landing forces, aiming to improve astronaut protection and support longer human missions in the future.
Google is preparing to launch an experimental satellite as part of Project Suncatcher to test its TPU chips’ ability to withstand vibrations, radiation, and thermal conditions in low Earth orbit. The test represents a first step toward studying orbital AI infrastructure, with plans to test laser links between two satellites in 2027.
The U.S. Senate rejected a request for unanimous consent to vote on a bill requiring artificial intelligence companies to develop an emergency shutdown mechanism for superintelligent models. The bill may be reintroduced through other procedures, while disagreement continues between those calling for development to be curbed and those warning that rushed regulation could harm innovation.