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Industrials

Artemis II Heads to Moon as SpaceX, Rivals Build Lunarconomy

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NASA is teaming up with a host of private companies to build a lunar economy ready to welcome humans to the moon’s inhospitable surface.

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Industrials

NASA Scopes Out $30 Billion Base on Moon’s Surface

The space agency also said Tuesday that it is planning to build a new nuclear-powered robotic spacecraft to launch to Mars by 2028.

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Big Tech

Amazon Plans Thousands of Satellite Launches to Narrow Gap with Elon Musk’s Starlink

The space race is on to build the biggest satellite internet network, and Amazon has some catching up to do.

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ETF Upside

Inside Baron Capital’s SpaceX ETF Party

Ron Baron, an early investor in Elon Musk’s aerospace tech company, launched funds to open up access to private investments.

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Electric Vehicles

As Tesla Doubles Down on AI and Robots, EVs Look More Like a Side Hustle

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Earlier this month, Tesla lost its title as the best-selling electric vehivle maker in the world to Chinese company BYD.

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Markets

Crypto Firm BitGo Kicks off Huge Year for IPOs

Artificial intelligence companies Anthropic and OpenAI have already taken early steps toward an IPO, The New York Times recently reported.

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Markets

SpaceX, OpenAI Dominate Speculation About $3 Trillion IPO Geyser

A logjam keeping companies worth as much as $2.9 trillion, from SpaceX to OpenAI, out of public stock markets may finally break in 2026.

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Autos

SpaceX, Private Ventures Fuel Elon Musk’s Trillion-Dollar Dreams

Tesla’s sleek cars and futuristic trucks have defined Elon Musk’s public image, but SpaceX is the real engine behind his growing net worth.

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Industrials

SpaceX May Launch IPO Market To The Moon

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SpaceX’s potential monster IPO would come after what’s been a remarkable rebound year for public listings.

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Autos

Can Elon Musk’s Pajama Party Brighten Up Tesla’s Tomorrow?

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Elon Musk is again sleeping at Tesla’s offices again, but that may not be enough to restart the top US EV-maker’s engine.

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Industrials

Amazon’s Internet Satellite Venture Achieves Liftoff in Challenge to Musk’s Starlink

While Kuiper won’t generate revenue for a while, Amazon is still using its enormous influence to position itself for some corporate Star Wars.

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Electric Vehicles

Musk’s Empire Feels the Burn of DOGE

Elon Musk’s departure from the Department of Government Efficiency still remains something of an “if,” not a “when.”

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Technology

The State of the Billionaire Space Race

Blue Origin is going slower than SpaceX, but it also nailed a massive rocket launch on the first try. Jeff Bezos is back in the space race.

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