Tesla’s Manufacturing Hangover Is Steering Musk Into Robotics

The electric vehicle maker used just 70% of its plant capacity last year – a level comparable to traditional auto rivals. Things could get worse in 2026.

These Lesser Known AI Stocks Are Reaching Record Highs

After a decade of modest gains, data storage companies like Sandisk, Seagate and Western Digital had a stunning run in 2025.

Good Day Sunshine: Solar’s Relentless Rise

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at Elon Musk’s year of big blunders and payday bonanzas and some progress for green hydrogen

From The ‘School Of Elon Musk’ To Billion-Dollar Startups: Meet SpaceX’s Alumni Founders

Former SpaceX propulsion CTO Thomas Mueller’s space startup reached unicorn status this year thanks to $525 million in funding since 2021. It’s just one of 141 other startups founded by SpaceX alumni.

How Portable Power Leader Jackery Is Helping Americans Gain Energy Independence

At Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026, Jackery is introducing a series of products to help Americans power their homes without relying on the traditional grid.

How A Wall Street Analyst Started A $4 Billion Obesity Drug Company

Brian Lian founded publicly traded Viking Therapeutics to focus on metabolic diseases. With obesity drugs in development and the GLP-1 space booming, it’s now a prime M&A target for giants jostling for their share of a potential $100 billion market.

The Biggest Technological Breakthroughs Of 2025

In this week’s edition of The Prototype we look at the biggest tech breakthroughs of 2025–and the year’s best music.

2025: Another Year Of Humanoid Hype

Investors lost their minds, robots lost their balance and roboticists rolled their eyes. Meanwhile, visions of a $5 trillion robot revolution continued to enthrall.

AI Drug Discovery Unicorn Insilico Medicine Jumps In Hong Kong Trading Debut

After raising $293 million in the IPO, Insilico Medicine aims to become “a massive source of innovative drugs for pharma companies,” says founder Alex Zhavoronkov.

Elon Musk’s Year Of Blunders, Bombs And Payday Bonanzas

From Trump frenemyship, the DOGE debacle, unmet self-driving car promises, chainsaws and “Mechahitler” to a $1 trillion pay deal, 2025 was the billionaire’s most chaotic and lucrative year.