Tech

The three biggest US tech companies have jointly announced that all their consumer products will default to passkey authentication by year end, effectively ending the era of passwords for half a billion American users.

Rivian's long-awaited R2 compact electric SUV has launched at $45,000 with 300-mile range and truck-level capability — the most compelling American-made electric vehicle outside of Tesla, and the one most likely to go mainstream.

A 3nm semiconductor chip has rolled off TSMC's new Arizona fabrication plant — the first advanced chip made on American soil in decades — marking a historic milestone in US industrial policy and national security strategy.

Elon Musk's X has shed nearly half its US advertising base since the rebrand, but a dramatic pivot to subscription and creator revenue has made the platform more financially stable than it has been in years.

For the first time, more than one million autonomous robots are deployed in US warehouses and fulfillment centers, working alongside — and sometimes instead of — human workers in a transformation that is reshaping American logistics.