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Energy and Green Technologies

Tesla Electric Launches Powerwall Leasing for Full-Home Backup for About $35 per Month in Texas

Tesla Energy has announced the Powerwall Lease program, which includes two Powerwall batteries and Tesla Electric service in a single subscription, reducing the effective first-year cost to about $35 per month after a monthly credit is applied. The offer is available in select areas of Texas, but requires customers to remain enrolled in Tesla Electric and grant Tesla permission to use the batteries as part of a virtual power plant.

2026-08-13

Medical Technologies

Senseonics Completes Transfer of Eversense 365 Sales to Internal Management and Plans Fully Implantable Sensor

Senseonics has completed the transfer of marketing and sales operations for the Eversense 365 continuous glucose monitor from Ascensia Diabetes Care to its internal teams in the United States and Europe, coinciding with record revenue of $14.5 million in the second quarter. The company is developing a fully implantable version of the sensor capable of communicating directly with a phone for one year.

2026-08-13

Technology Companies

Apple Opens Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston to Train Companies and Workers

Apple opened the Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston to provide small and medium-sized businesses with free training in smart manufacturing technologies, including automation and machine-learning-based quality control. The center is located inside a facility that produces Apple’s advanced artificial intelligence servers, and Mac mini production is set to begin there this year.

2026-08-13

Programming and Software Development

Adding Routing and Failover Tools to Microsoft.Extensions.AI

The .NET team announced four new experimental types that enable routing AI requests among models and service providers, performing failover when one of them becomes unavailable, and building custom routing policies within Microsoft.Extensions.AI.

2026-08-13

Chips and Semiconductors

Why NPUs Need Redesigning as Edge AI Shifts to LLMs

Sharad Chol of Expedera analyzes how the transition of edge devices from traditional vision networks to LLM and VLM models is shifting the nature of the bottleneck from computational capacity to memory traffic. He outlines the role of packet-based processing in reducing external data transfers and improving model execution inside vehicles and embedded devices.

2026-08-13

Space and Space Technologies

U.S. Space Force Awards Five Companies $60 Million to Test Multi-Vendor Satellite Network

The U.S. Space Force has awarded $60 million to Amazon LEO for Government, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Rocket Lab, and York Space Systems to test connecting their systems to the Space Data Network, whose core is being provided by SpaceX. The tests aim to develop standardized interfaces and space-based exchange points that reduce reliance on a single provider.

2026-08-13

Space and Space Technologies

U.S. Space Command Expands Presence in Alabama as Headquarters Relocation Advances

More than 100 employees have begun working permanently at Redstone Arsenal, while U.S. Space Command moves toward operating a headquarters split between Alabama and Colorado for years, until a new building dedicated to space operations is completed in 2031.

2026-08-13

Artificial intelligence

Anthropic Test Reveals Conflicts and Collusion Among AI Agents

A study by Anthropic’s Frontier Red Team found that AI agents may compete, collude, and make dangerous collective decisions when working on the same task or in the same environment. The findings raise questions about whether current safety tests assess multi-agent interactions, rather than only the behavior of a single agent.

2026-08-13

Artificial intelligence

Nvidia’s $500 Billion Plan Bets on a Secondary Market for Older GPUs

Julie Bort sees Nvidia’s plan to attract up to $500 billion in financing to build AI data centers as concealing a larger bet: creating an active market for used chips and preserving their value as they age. The plan could broaden infrastructure financing sources, but it exposes the company to increasing risks if demand for AI declines.

2026-08-13

Cybersecurity

United States Allows Private Companies to Conduct Offensive Cyber Operations Under Government Oversight

The Trump administration has announced a policy allowing private companies that meet specific requirements to conduct surveillance and disruptive attacks against criminal gangs and international hackers under a program managed by the federal government. The mechanism is not yet fully operational, and it may face legal challenges as well as diplomatic and security concerns.

2026-08-13

Artificial intelligence

Writer launches Palmyra X6 to cut AI agent costs by 52%

Writer announced its new Palmyra X6 model alongside a redesigned orchestration layer and governance tools to monitor agents’ token consumption and spending. The company says that combining the model and platform reduces costs by an average of 52%, while improving speed by 48% and quality by 10%.

2026-08-13

Technology Companies

More Than 1,100 Tech Workers Affected by U.S. Job Cuts in One Week

Crunchbase News tracked at least 1,116 employees at U.S. technology companies affected by announced or planned layoffs or job cuts through August 13, 2026. The latest additions to the tracker included TikTok, Etsy, Salesforce and Google, along with ClimateAI ceasing operations.

2026-08-13

Startups

Databricks Raises $5 Billion After Investor Demand Exceeds $15 Billion

Ali Ghodsi said Databricks had targeted raising only $1 billion, but investor interest prompted it to expand the round, which raised the company’s valuation to $190 billion. The company plans to use the capital to fund its expansion in artificial intelligence, research, and acquisitions.

2026-08-13

Technologies

Electric Aircraft Firefighting Truck Reaches 50 Miles per Hour in Less Than 20 Seconds

The Dallas Fire-Rescue Department has begun testing the electric Rosenbauer PANTHER 6×6 at Dallas Love Field Airport, alongside the operation of a 400-kilowatt fast charger. The vehicle combines faster acceleration than its diesel-powered counterpart, greater range for spraying water or foam, and lower noise during emergency responses.

2026-08-13

Electric Cars

IONNA Network Tops U.S. Electric Vehicle Fast-Charging Ratings

IONNA received the highest rating among eligible fast-charging networks in J.D. Power’s 2026 study, despite having begun operations less than two years ago. The study showed an overall improvement in the fast-charging experience, alongside declining user satisfaction with Level 2 charging.

2026-08-13

Space and Space Technologies

Virgin Galactic Delays Resumption of Commercial Flights Until February 2027

Virgin Galactic has postponed the start of commercial flights for its new suborbital spacecraft until February 2027 after multiple small integration issues extended the assembly and testing schedule. The company says it has sufficient liquidity to begin service while preparing to raise ticket prices for upcoming flights.

2026-08-12

Robotics and Automation

Accelerating Missile Production Drives Startups to Redesign Defense Factories

The Pentagon’s push to replenish missile inventories is opening opportunities for startups using software, robotics and automated manufacturing methods to reduce reliance on dedicated equipment. Machina is betting on a reprogrammable factory that can switch between different products and geometries through software changes to a greater extent.

2026-08-12

Space and Space Technologies

U.S. Space Command Identifies Five Priorities for Preparing for a Potential Space War

U.S. Space Command has placed offensive capabilities and countermeasures against proliferated satellite constellations in low Earth orbit at the top of its needs for fiscal years 2029–2033. The command is calling on the military, industry and government laboratories to develop means of affecting critical nodes within these networks and to enhance space domain awareness and maneuverability.

2026-08-12