AI & RoboticsNews

There aren’t enough rockets for space data centers - Cowboy Space raised $275M to build them

May 12, 2026
The apparently insatiable demand for AI compute has data center entrepreneurs looking to the stars. There’s a key problem: There aren’t enough rockets to put data centers in orbit around Earth, and they’re too expensive. Most of the players are hoping that SpaceX’s Starship – expected to make its 12th test flight as soon as this weekend – will solve the problem. But once the vehicle is…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Survey Sunday: How much home battery backup do YOU need?

May 12, 2026
Home batteries are getting a lot of attention lately, but are people really looking for a full “whole home” setup, or are they just interested in keeping their phones alive for some post-hurricane doom scrolling? We asked you, our brilliant Electrek readers, what you were looking for in your home battery. Here’s what you said. In case you missed the survey, the question read, “Home…
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DefenseNews

Canada eyes Turkey as a fellow mid-power ally in weapons development

May 12, 2026
ISTANBUL — Canada is seeking a rapid expansion of defense and industrial ties with Turkey as Ottawa looks for trusted middle-power partners amid shifting global security dynamics, Canadian Secretary of State for Defense Procurement Stephen Fuhr said during SAHA Expo 2026. Speaking to Defense News during his first visit to Turkey, Fuhr described Ankara as a “trusted partner” and “valuable…
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DefenseNews

Epic Fury has Navy rethinking carrier deployment tempo

May 12, 2026
With the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford en route home from what has become the longest U.S. Navy float since Vietnam, the service is reconsidering how to sustain a wartime fighting force. That’s according to Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy John Perryman, who…
ComputersNews

I stopped chasing OLED laptops for one reason: Glare

May 12, 2026
The most expensive laptops often have vivid, beautiful, high-resolution OLED panels that look fantastic. But those OLED screens are almost always glossy, and that means they suffer from glare and reflections. Out in the real world, I prefer matte IPS displays—they don’t look as good in perfect lighting, but they’re more usable everywhere else. If your laptop lives at your desk in perfect…
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