We're throwing a party at Hello Tomorrow’s Global Summit!

Join HAUS and our friends NP-Hard Ventures for an evening of fireside chats, a storytelling workshop, and networking just down the road from Hello Tomorrow's Global Summit in Amsterdam.

RSVP FOR CREATING MOMENTUM THROUGH NARRATIVE IN DEEP TECH

“Elon Musk has actually figured this out. They don't really talk about it as a strategy, but if you look at his portfolio of companies, that is the strategy: figure out how to get some sovereign capital, get to scale, and then cross over into lower-cost consumer goods."

READ THE FULL INTERVIEW

US Says Antares' Small Nuclear Reactor Reaches 'Criticality'

“The Trump administration announced a small modular nuclear reactor reached a critical milestone Thursday.

The small reactor being developed by Antares Nuclear Inc. participating in an Energy Department pilot program reached "criticality," the agency said in a statement. The milestone occurs when a nuclear chain reaction becomes self-sustaining enough to produce a steady release of energy.

The Energy Department has set a goal of achieving the milestone in at least three test reactors by July 4 and selected projects from Antares, Oklo Inc., Aalo Atomics Inc., Atomic Alchemy Inc., Deep Fission Inc., Last Energy Inc., Natura Resources LLC, Radiant Energy Inc., Terrestrial Energy Inc., and Valar Atomics Inc. to participate in a program designed to expedite development and authorization of reactors.

Antares is the first of the cohort to reach the criticality milestone." (via Bloomberg)

• Doubling down on controversial claims, Microsoft accelerates quantum computing plans
• Investment in agricultural tech is growing
• Why high-bandwidth memory is a bottleneck for AI chips
• China has approved the world's first invasive brain-computer chip—here's what's next
• Landmark pancreatic cancer treatment paves way for targeting other tricky tumors
• Scientists just built a powerful AI computer worm that learns as it spreads
• OpenAI and Anthropic Sign Letter to Prevent AI-Developed Biological Weapons
• Quantum Computing Is Having Its Public Market Moment
• Xcimer Energy Starts Operations of Prototype for Laser Fusion Architecture
• America's Only Commercial Uranium Enricher Is Privately Building a New Plant Amid a Widening Nuclear Fuel Supply Gap
• Allen Institute launches $400M effort to turn brain atlas lessons into medicines
• FAA documents outline SpaceX plans for Starfall reentry vehicles
• China conducts surprise launch of Long March 12B, delivers Qianfan satellites on debut flight
• Blue Origin seeks to resume New Glenn launches by year's end
• Trump executive order on AI gives central role to NSA

"Muon Space announced a Starship-class satellite platform June 3 designed from the ground up to meet the demands of the emerging orbital data center market, with an initial launch slated for 2028 after securing customers.

The Condor-Ultra platform would initially offer 20 kilowatts of baseline power and more than 18 square meters of nadir payload area, with Starlink Mini Lasers from SpaceX to use its broadband constellation for inter-satellite data relay.

Condor-Ultra is designed to scale depending on mission requirements to 100 kilowatts of power, with "native Starship stackability" for deployments of hundreds to thousands of satellites at some point after the rocket enters service.” (via SpaceNews)

• Quantum computing could transform energy grid optimization and security
• A tiny underwater antenna is changing how robots talk in dark, murky seas
• 3D silicon circuits bring denser computer chips closer to reality
• Tabletop 3D printer cuts semiconductor 3D patterning from days to minutes
• Wafer-thin silicon with millions of patterns redirects vibrations along predefined paths
• Photon-driven synapse advances low-power neuromorphic systems
• Efficiently cooling satellite components in space
• An AI-driven roadmap for future permanent magnet design
• Looping lasers whisk molten metals together during 3D printing, opening new alloy design route
• How 'asymmetric alloying' is creating the next generation of luminescent materials
• World-first spintronic p-bit on silicon chip points toward larger AI-ready p-computers
• Next-generation computing relies on extremely thin semiconductors—now there's a better way to make them
• New gold-palladium catalysis mechanism could advance bio-based chemical manufacturing
• Gentler Cell Separation Methods Gain Momentum

• Google parent Alphabet to raise $80 bn to fuel AI expansion
• Dimension seeks up to $750M for third life sciences venture fund
• Impulse Space raises $500M Series D for in-space mobility vehicles and orbital propulsion infrastructure
• Flourish raises $500M for brain-inspired continuous learning AI modeled after biological cortical columns
• Helion raises $465M Series G for direct-electricity fusion power plants
• NewLimit raises $435M for epigenetic reprogramming to extend human healthspan
• Lila Sciences raises $350M Series A for autonomous AI agents and robotic labs discovering molecular compounds
• Mach Industries raises $300M Series C for unmanned defense vehicles and strike munitions
• Spiro raises $215M for electric motorcycles and battery-swapping networks across Africa
• Apex raises $200M for standardized satellite bus manufacturing at scale
• Axiom Space raises $175M+ extension for a commercial space station and NASA lunar spacesuits
• Quobly raises €115M Series A for silicon-based quantum computers built on 300mm wafers
• ZutaCore raises $100M Series C for waterless direct-to-chip liquid cooling for AI data centers
• Ona Therapeutics raises $86.6M Series B for antibody-drug conjugate cancer treatments
• IMU Biosciences raises $53M Series A for AI-native multi-omic immune system decoding platform
• InCharge Energy raises $46M for EV charging and distributed energy infrastructure lifecycle services
• Picogrid raises $45M Series A for an open integration layer connecting military sensors and unmanned platforms
• Layup Parts raises $42M Series A for on-demand carbon fiber and fiberglass composite parts
• Oak Hill Bio raises $32.5M Series A for ASO therapy targeting Angelman syndrome
• Advanced NanoTherapies raises over $31M Series B for a nanoparticle dual-drug balloon platform for vascular treatment
• Omniscient raises $27.2M Series D for AI-driven brain connectomics and neurologic care
• Gigaton raises $26M Series A for autonomous AI control software for energy-intensive industries
• Unastella raises $24M Series B for small satellite launch vehicles with electric motor pumps
• Waypoint Bio raises $20M Series A for AI-native CAR T therapies targeting solid tumors
• Terra AI raises $20M Series A for probabilistic subsurface geological modeling for mining and energy
• Tavo Biotherapeutics raises $17M Series A for topical and bispecific antibody therapies for glaucoma and retinal disease
• Ingenix raises €13M seed extension for AI simulation of clinical trials using digital twins of human biology
• Perceptic raises $12M seed for an AI platform unifying pharma R&D workflows
• Veritas Aortic Solutions raises $12M seed for a transcatheter valved aortic root conduit implant
• Shifters raises $10.2M seed for AI-native autonomous robotic teams for defense and security
• Red Metals raises $10M seed for finished copper products via single continuous low-energy operation
• Alitheon raises $8M Series A1 for optical-AI digital fingerprinting of physical items
• Scispot raises $8M Series A for an AI-native operating layer for self-driving labs
• Haga Bioscience raises $2.3M seed for spatial RNA biomarker discovery and clinical translation
• New Dawn Bio raises €2.1M pre-seed for cultured wood tissue grown from tree stem cells
• Molfar Defence Technologies raises €1.5M for tactical radar systems detecting small low-flying drones
• Graphyte raises undisclosed investment for storing carbon in compressed wood bricks

A Navy carrier is about to deploy with a robot ship. Could it change the service forever? / The people who actually want AI to replace humanity / America's Data Center Build-Out Is Falling Way Behind Schedule / Bots have now passed human traffic online for the first time / Mathematicians issue warning as AI rapidly gains ground / Waymo's spent robotaxi batteries will be used as grid storage / A burglar used a Waymo to steal yoga clothes in San Francisco — and got away with it / The Vatican's Man Inside Anthropic / Anthropic Confidentially Files for What Could Be the Largest IPO Ever / What happens at a longevity festival? / The Navy wants next-generation munitions, so it's spending millions on innovation hubs / Thanks largely to robots, Ukraine is now talking about winning, not just surviving