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Lockheed Says One F-35 Could Control Eight Autonomous Vectis Aircraft
Lockheed Martin is investing in its autonomous Vectis aircraft before the Pentagon sets formal requirements, Aeronautics President OJ Sanchez says, betting that future air power will pair crewed fighters with drones rather than replace them. He says Lockheed has demonstrated that one F-35 could control as many as eight Vectis aircraft, extending the fighter’s reach and ability to act across missions.
Hybrid Filmmaking Brings AI-Assisted Production Back to Los Angeles
Luma AI COO Caroline Ingeborn argues that generative AI could help bring more film and television production to Los Angeles by lowering costs without replacing creative professionals. She points to “hybrid filmmaking,” in which actors and crews work onstage while AI places performances in different environments, as a way to make ambitious projects more feasible to produce locally.
SpaceX Crew-13 Begins ISS Handover as Dragon’s Future Remains Unclear
SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on Crew-13, a scheduled rotation that will include a handover with the departing crew. Bloomberg space correspondent Loren Grush said four more crew-rotation missions are planned after this one, but the longer-term role of Crew Dragon in NASA’s program is uncertain; speculation that SpaceX may retire the capsule after the ISS program ends is not a confirmed plan.
Crew-13 Launch Continues SpaceX’s Role in Keeping the ISS Staffed
SpaceX launched four astronauts aboard Dragon Grace to the International Space Station, continuing the series of crew-rotation flights NASA uses to keep the station staffed. The crew is expected to live and work there for six months, making the launch part of the recurring transport operation that supports the station’s continuous staffing.
Suno Sees AI Turning Music Listeners Into Creative Participants
Suno chief executive Mikey Shulman argues that AI could make music less passive by letting listeners remix, cover and collaborate with their favorite artists. In a Bloomberg Tech interview, he says those experiences could draw people into making music and expand the business, while partnerships with rights holders could support products built around licensed music, voices or likenesses. These are possibilities he describes, not products he says are already available.
Saronic Bets $3 Billion on a New Shipyard to Scale Autonomous Shipbuilding
Saronic CEO and co-founder Dino Mavrookas argues that the United States needs to expand shipbuilding capacity quickly as China invests in the industry. The company is committing more than $3 billion to Port Alpha, a new Brownsville, Texas, shipyard it expects to open by the end of 2027, with its first ships due a year later. Mavrookas says building capacity ahead of demand is essential to scaling production of autonomous vessels.
OpenAI Aims to Improve AI Quality While Driving Prices Down
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the company aims to improve AI while continuing to lower its price, arguing that cheaper tools can support broader use even as customers become more willing to spend. In an interview with Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow about the launch of Dots, a new AI agent, Altman said it costs more than other products because it offers greater capability and uses more compute.
OpenAI Holds Astra 6.1 Over Scope and Authorization Failures
OpenAI is holding back Astra 6.1 because, as Ed Ludlow summarized the company’s concern, the model was not reliably staying within the scope of its authorization. Bloomberg’s Natasha Mascarenhas described the delay as a concrete example of OpenAI’s approach to pacing, alongside a separate pause in model training and plans to give senior leaders veto power over some activities. She also connected the hold to the reliability OpenAI needs to offer enterprise customers.
Ford Pledges $1 Billion in Orders to Rebuild Michigan Manufacturing
Ford will commit $1 billion in purchasing to companies developing advanced manufacturing capabilities under Michigan Lift, a program launched with JPMorgan Chase and the state of Michigan. In a Bloomberg interview, Ford CEO Jim Farley argued that suppliers need customers as well as capital to rebuild production capabilities that moved overseas; JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said the bank would serve as an anchor capital provider. The initiative is intended to connect Michigan innovators with financing and orders, with a focus on supply chains such as magnets and rare earth materials.
U.S. Trade Deals With Allies Are Tied to Economic Security
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon argues that completing trade deals with US allies is both an economic priority and a matter of national security. Speaking with Bloomberg’s David Westin, he said the United States should correct unfair treatment but still finish agreements, given the deep investment ties between the US and its partners and the importance of economic strength to the country’s security.
Apple Plans Faster Product Cycles and Cuts to Middle Management
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow, citing reporter Mark Gurman’s reporting and sources, says Apple CEO John Ternus is seeking to move the company toward more frequent product releases, rather than relying mainly on spring and fall launch periods. The reported overhaul also includes cutting some middle-management jobs and placing greater emphasis on engineering, though the report gives no timetable or details on the staffing reductions.
Trump and Anthropic’s Amodei Meet Amid Debate Over AI Development Speed
Bloomberg correspondent Mike Shepard reports that President Donald Trump and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei met for dinner as they take opposing positions on AI development. Amodei has called for slowing the most advanced models and strengthening safeguards; Trump has resisted added restrictions, arguing that the US must move quickly to compete with China. The meeting was confirmed, but neither side had said what they discussed.
Starship Reaches Orbit, Giving Engineers Months of Flight Data to Analyze
Former SpaceX Starship software manager Scott Morton calls the rocket’s first trip to orbit a “monumental step forward,” despite an engine failure during ascent. In an interview with Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow, Morton argues that the flight’s data may prove as valuable as the milestone itself: engineers will spend weeks or months examining how the vehicle and its software performed. He says Starship’s goal of carrying people to Mars was part of the program’s vision from the beginning.
Starship Reaches Orbit, Deploys 26 Satellites Before Engine Failure Cuts Flight Short
SpaceX’s Starship reached orbit for the first time and deployed 26 satellites, but an engine failure cut the mission short. Bloomberg reports that the spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific near Hawaii about three hours into the flight. The orbital milestone and satellite deployment were achieved before the early end; the available account does not specify which engine failed or what further objectives remained.
Super Heavy Splashes Down as Starship Continues Its Test Flight
Bloomberg’s report on SpaceX’s first orbital flight test separates the Super Heavy booster’s return from Starship’s continuing flight. The broadcast confirmed the booster’s landing while showing Starship at 18,270 kilometers per hour and 145 kilometers altitude; it did not report the deployment of the 26 satellites the rocket was intended to carry into orbit.
Trump-Xi Summit Produced Favorable Optics but Little Visible Progress
Julian Gewirtz, a former senior director for China and Taiwan Affairs at the White House, says Donald Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping achieved its apparent aim of projecting a positive relationship but produced little visible progress on the disputes dividing the United States and China. He argues that trade, Iran, Russia and Taiwan remain unresolved, while competition over AI and access to advanced chips adds to the stakes.
Apple Explores a Screenless Band for Sleep and Fitness Tracking
Apple is investigating a screenless fitness band that would focus on health and workout tracking, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports. He says it could be easier to wear overnight and last longer between charges than an Apple Watch, putting it in competition with devices such as Whoop and Oura. The project remains exploratory, with no dedicated development track toward release, Gurman says.
Physical AI Could Multiply Global GDP, but Depends on Rebuilding Manufacturing
Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas argues that combining AI with machines operating in the physical world could multiply global GDP by eight to ten times, but says that prospect depends on rebuilding manufacturing capacity. He sees China’s strength across key supply chains as a constraint on US efforts to onshore production, and expects physical AI to develop through networks of connected machines rather than humanoid robots alone.
AI Agents Are Creating a New Market for Enterprise Security
As AI systems move from generating responses to taking actions across company networks, Rosenblatt Securities analyst Catharine Trebnick says enterprises need new ways to track agents, their permissions and their activity. She argues that this is creating a cybersecurity opportunity for established providers such as CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks—and that more capable frontier models are more likely to add value to those platforms than displace them.
Claude Opus 5.5 Cuts Listed Token Prices 40%
Anthropic is releasing Claude Opus 5.5 at lower token prices than its predecessor, as companies contend with the cost of expanding AI use. Bloomberg reporter Rachel Metz said the 40% price reduction does not guarantee a corresponding drop in customer bills, which depend on the volume and type of work run through the model. She also linked the release to Anthropic’s expected IPO and its chief executive’s call to pace frontier-model releases, noting that Opus 5.5 is not being presented as the company’s most capable public model.
World Models Could Ease Robotics’ Training-Environment Bottleneck
World Labs CEO Fei-Fei Li argues that spatial intelligence—models that generate controllable, geometrically structured 3D environments—could extend AI beyond language and provide needed training and evaluation settings for robotics. She says the company’s Atlas model is designed to reconstruct and generate navigable worlds from images, while maintaining camera control and visual consistency. Li also argues that safety evaluation cannot rest with AI companies alone, calling for independent benchmarks and participation from academia, government, industry and civil society.
Crusoe Raises $3.9 Billion to Expand Its AI Infrastructure Stack
Crusoe CEO Chase Lochmiller says the company’s $3.9 billion funding round will support an AI infrastructure business that spans long-term data-center contracts, managed GPU clusters and on-demand AI services. He argues that the sector’s growing local opposition reflects a “marketing issue,” contending that purpose-built facilities can limit water use while generating substantial tax revenue for host communities.
Ng Argues Slowing AI Would Also Slow Safety Progress
Andrew Ng, the AI researcher and entrepreneur, argues that fears of AI-driven human extinction are “much more science fiction than science” and should not drive a broad slowdown in development. While acknowledging that models can behave unexpectedly and pose real risks, particularly in cybersecurity, Ng says safety will improve through contained testing, guardrails and iterative engineering. Restricting development too broadly, he contends, would also slow the work needed to identify and fix failures.
AI Has Turned Vulnerability Disclosure Into an Hours-Long Cyber Threat
Databricks chief executive Ali Ghodsi says the chance of AI causing human extinction is “close to zero,” arguing that the more immediate threat is AI-assisted cyberattack. He says the time for attackers to turn disclosed software vulnerabilities into working exploits has shrunk from roughly two years to hours, requiring heavier investment in adversarial testing and AI-based defenses. Ghodsi also cites the pace of AI change as a reason Databricks should remain private for now.