The European Space Agency and ClearSpace of Switzerland are targeting 2026 for a debris removal mission, in which a long-discarded payload adapter will be grappled by a ClearSpace-made spacecraft equipped with an ESA-developed robotic arm. A Kessler Syndrome cascade is something that would play out over the course of decades if not centuries, rather than …
Kirsten Green, founder of Forerunner Ventures, has backed some of the most iconic consumer brands of the past two decades — from Warby Parker to Chime to Dollar Shave Club. In this conversation, she shares how great products (not marketing tricks) still win. Forerunner Ventures has a 2025 Consumer Trend Report. The annual Consumer Trend …
Exosonic is startup developing supersonic UAVs to support the aerial target, collaborative combat aircraft, and adversary air training missions for both government and commercial customers. Exosonic designed, manufactured, and brought the EX-3M to flight test in only nine months. They useed rapid iteration of the aircraft design, diversifying the supply chain, and maintaining the assembly …
Electric hypercar maker Rimac today unveiled their robotaxi prototype, called Verne. • Begin operation in 2026 • Two seater • Uses Mobileye technology • Vehicle is Level 4 fully autonomous • 43″ display, 17 speakers • Rimac has already signed agreements to launch it in 11 cities in the EU, UK, and the Middle East …
Quantum computing has emerged as one of the most talked about emerging technologies in Silicon Valley and beyond–but it is also perhaps one of the most poorly understood. The most pressing questions about quantum computing come from the enterprise user community, which is searching for clarity on the following points: What types of real-world problems …