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Amprius and Matternet team up to scale high-energy-density silicon anode cells for autonomous drone delivery

Amprius and Matternet announced a strategic collaboration aimed at improving the performance and economics of autonomous aerial delivery. The partnership centers on Amprius’ high-energy-density silicon anode cells, targeting better drone endurance and cost efficiency for commercial operations.

2026-05-21T23:39:15.638156-07:00

Bloomberg

SpaceX eyes 10-Gigawatt solar manufacturing facility near Austin to fuel space-based AI power plans

2026-05-21T12:39:56.382064-07:00

DefenseNews.com

USAF calls MQ-9 Reaper the “MVP” in Epic Fury as lawmakers weigh manned-unmanned priorities

2026-05-21T11:10:25.711914-07:00

CNBC

SpaceX pursues mega-IPO—positioning Starlink as an AI-driven Connectivity business ahead of a public-market valuation

2026-05-21T07:31:02.113895-07:00

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Amprius and Matternet team up to scale high-energy-density silicon anode cells for autonomous drone delivery Amprius and Matternet announced a strategic collaboration aimed at improving the performance and economics of autonomous aerial delivery. The partnership centers on Amprius’ high-energy-density silicon anode cells, targeting better drone endurance and cost efficiency for commercial operations.

2026-05-21T23:39:15.638156-07:00

Amprius and Matternet team up to scale high-energy-density silicon anode cells for autonomous drone delivery

Bloomberg

SpaceX eyes 10-Gigawatt solar manufacturing facility near Austin to fuel space-based AI power plans SpaceX is planning a massive 10-gigawatt solar manufacturing site near Austin, aimed at supplying power for Elon Musk’s ambition to power AI data-center operations in space. The move ties industrial-scale solar production to next-step orbital compute infrastructure concepts already being discussed across the sector.

2026-05-21T12:39:56.382064-07:00

SpaceX eyes 10-Gigawatt solar manufacturing facility near Austin to fuel space-based AI power plans

DefenseNews.com

USAF calls MQ-9 Reaper the “MVP” in Epic Fury as lawmakers weigh manned-unmanned priorities Air Force leaders told Congress the remotely piloted MQ-9 Reaper was a “workhorse” in the U.S. air campaign against Iran, even as the fiscal 2027 budget request continues to concentrate aircraft funding in crewed fighters. The testimony comes alongside new industry work on expendable autonomous drone engines, including GE426 proposals.

2026-05-21T11:10:25.711914-07:00

USAF calls MQ-9 Reaper the “MVP” in Epic Fury as lawmakers weigh manned-unmanned priorities

CNBC

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SpaceX pursues mega-IPO—positioning Starlink as an AI-driven Connectivity business ahead of a public-market valuation SpaceX’s IPO filing and investor marketing frame the company as a three-part platform—Connectivity (Starlink), Space, and AI—despite only one segment being profitable today. The company targets a very large raise/valuation and signals it will compete for investor capital with AI-focused peers while losses accelerate alongside an “AI expansion” pitch.

2026-05-21T07:31:02.113895-07:00

SpaceX pursues mega-IPO—positioning Starlink as an AI-driven Connectivity business ahead of a public-market valuation

SpaceWatch Global

Lithuanian swarm-software firm targets Series A amid NATO-focused investor push and 10x backlog growth Lithuania’s unmanned defense systems specialist, led by CEO Vytenis Buzas, is pursuing a Series A as its backlog reaches “10 times” growth. The company says it aims for a fifteenfold revenue jump this year and is limiting investor outreach to NATO and European capitals.

2026-05-21T02:05:47.884802-07:00

Lithuanian swarm-software firm targets Series A amid NATO-focused investor push and 10x backlog growth

Bloomberg

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Anthropic signs near-$45B compute deal with SpaceX to power Claude, with monthly payments and first-quarter profitability push Anthropic has agreed to pay Elon Musk’s SpaceX nearly $45 billion over three years for computing resources to support the operation of its Claude AI model, amid surging demand and capacity constraints. Separate reporting ties the arrangement to SpaceX revenue growth and Anthropic’s path toward its first quarterly operating profit.

2026-05-20T15:09:34.985126-07:00

Anthropic signs near-$45B compute deal with SpaceX to power Claude, with monthly payments and first-quarter profitability push

FlightGlobal

Shield AI selected Hivemind to pilot LUCAS one-way attack drones with collaborative swarm autonomy Shield AI says the Defense Department selected its Hivemind agentic AI software to serve as the autonomy “pilot” for LUCAS Kamikaze one-way drones. The test demonstration later this year targets swarming 10 or more munitions operating collaboratively under the LUCAS program.

2026-05-20T08:54:31.817627-07:00

Shield AI selected Hivemind to pilot LUCAS one-way attack drones with collaborative swarm autonomy

SpaceNews.com

The “cardinality wall” highlights the data bottleneck as LEO constellations scale to thousands of satellites As low Earth orbit (LEO) constellations move into an era of concurrency—potentially thousands of spacecraft operating at once—industry is running into a “cardinality wall”: a hidden data management bottleneck tied to tracking and handling the sheer number of objects and connections in near-real time.

2026-05-20T06:10:24.394943-07:00

The “cardinality wall” highlights the data bottleneck as LEO constellations scale to thousands of satellites

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Amprius and Matternet team up to scale high-energy-density silicon anode cells for autonomous drone delivery

SpaceX eyes 10-Gigawatt solar manufacturing facility near Austin to fuel space-based AI power plans

USAF calls MQ-9 Reaper the “MVP” in Epic Fury as lawmakers weigh manned-unmanned priorities

SpaceX pursues mega-IPO—positioning Starlink as an AI-driven Connectivity business ahead of a public-market valuation

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