Devices
The devices desk: silicon, batteries and what ships next
Hardware coverage that follows the supply chain rather than the keynote.
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Research
Benchmarks, and the questions they quietly avoid
A research desk reading the papers behind the announcements.
Editorial
Opinion: Should a judge actually break up Google's ad business?
The DOJ wants Google to divest its ad exchange. Google says lighter rules will do. Both sides have a real case.
Investigations
Inside the fight over how to punish Google's ad tech monopoly
With post-trial briefing wrapping up in November, the remedy phase will decide whether Google keeps its ad exchange intact.
Investigations
FTC opens inquiry into seven companies over AI chatbots and child safety
OpenAI, Meta, Alphabet, Snap, Instagram, X.AI and Character Technologies must answer how their companion chatbots are tested and monitored around minors.
Live
Starship's tenth test flight reaches orbit despite damage to both stages
SpaceX deployed Starlink simulators and relit a Raptor engine in space, but a chill-line issue triggered an explosion during Ship 37's reentry.