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Honda is killing its EVs — and any chance of competing in the future: Honda's decision to kill its three EVs for the U.S. market will reverberate far beyond North America. Read More

US Army announces contract with Anduril worth up to $20B: The Army described this as a single enterprise contract consolidating more than 120 separate "procurement actions." Read More

'Not built right the first time' -- Musk's xAI is starting over again, again: The AI lab is revamping its effort to build an AI coding tool, with two new executives joining from Cursor. Read More

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The UK's National Health Service is already placing quantum at the centre of its preventative healthcare strategy. By 2030, the UK aspires to use quantum sensing to improve early diagnosis and treatment, from cancer screening to enhanced MRI scanning.

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Sunday Must-Reads

The MacBook Neo is 'the most repairable MacBook' in years, according to iFixit: Apple's new MacBook Neo isn't just the most affordable MacBook — it's also the company's most repairable laptop in "about fourteen years." Read More

Meta reportedly considering layoffs that could affect 20% of the company: These layoffs could help Facebook's parent company offset its aggressive spending on AI infrastructure, as well as AI-related acquisitions and hiring. Read More

The wild six weeks for NanoClaw's creator that led to a deal with Docker: Gavriel Cohen is living an open source developer's dream as his project has achieved acclaim and a partnership with Docker in a matter of weeks. Read More

Wiz investor unpacks Google's $32B acquisition: Shardul Shah of Index Ventures walks us through Google's biggest acquisition ever. Read More

Rivian's RJ Scaringe thinks we're doing robots all wrong: Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe shares his thoughts and plans for his newest startup, Mind Robotics. Read More

Disrupt 2026: Where deals and ideas ignite

Oct 13–15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather for high-signal insights, curated connections, and real momentum.

Last but Not Least

Travis Kalanick launches a new company called Atoms focused on robotics: Kalanick's existing ghost kitchen company CloudKitchens will be rolled into Atoms, which also wants to get into mining and transport. Read More