SpaceX initiates massive orbital reconfiguration to avoid "Kessler Syndrome" chaos after lack of coordination with Chinese launch. SpaceX has begun lowering the altitude of more than 4,400 Starlink satellites after a harrowing "near-miss" in December where a newly launched Chinese satellite passed within just 200 meters (roughly 650 feet) of a Starlink craft at orbital speeds of 17,000 mph. The crisis began on December 10, 2025, following a launch from the Jiuquan Satellite L

NHTSA launches "preliminary evaluation" of system performance in chaotic school zones; Waymo claims ai reacted faster than a human could. Editorial credit: Elliott Cowand Jr / Shutterstock Federal safety regulators have launched a formal investigation into Waymo after one of its autonomous robotaxis struck a child near an elementary school during the morning drop-off rush. The incident, which occurred on Friday, January 23, 2026, has reignited the national debate over whether

AI search startup diversifies infrastructure with three-year azure deal, gaining access to "frontier models" from OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI. Editorial credit: miss.cabul / Shutterstock In a major strategic shift that highlights the increasingly complex alliances of the AI era, Perplexity AI has signed a $750 million, three-year cloud agreement with Microsoft. Reported on January 30, 2026, the deal allows the high-growth search startup to utilize Microsoft Azure AI Foundry as

The "Final" Drop? DOJ unseals 3.5 million Epstein Files in massive public database Here’s how to access 2,000 videos and 180,000 images released; newly uncovered emails reveal friendly Elon Musk ties with the convicted sex offender. Editorial credit: Visuals6x / Shutterstock In a watershed moment for one of the most scrutinized cases in American history, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released 3.5 million pages of documents related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epste

Investment Bank TD Cowen warns of "extreme" capital pressure as U.S. lenders pull back from $156 billion OpenAI project. Editorial credit: Tigarto / Shutterstock.com Oracle is reportedly considering a workforce reduction of up to 30,000 employees, roughly 18% of its global staff, to offset the staggering costs of its ambitious AI data center expansion. According to a bombshell research note from TD Cowen released on January 30, 2026, "Big Red" is facing a critical financing c