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XPENG named its robotaxi XPENG YOYO and opened invitation-code registration in China on 8 October. It is not a full launch, and the claims are XPENG's own.

Waymo says it closed a $5B term loan, its first debt financing. Bloomberg's 5.25-point pricing is still only reported. What is confirmed and what is not.

SpaceX launched 21 Northrop Grumman-built data-relay satellites for the US Space Development Agency on 10 October after a 5 October abort. What is confirmed, and what is not.

SpaceX agrees to buy up to 14 MHz of 800 MHz spectrum from Grain Management, pending FCC approval; no price was disclosed. NASA and the Department of Energy sign a space nuclear power pact, with a reactor spacecraft planned for 2028 and a lunar reactor a 2030 goal. Amazon Leo passes 1,000 satellites built, Blue Origin plans a $554.78 million factory in Texas, and Crew-12 is home.

At the White House's "Science: A New Golden Age" summit on 8 October, six technology leaders received the US's top science and technology honours. What the two medals are, how winners are normally chosen, and why the choice of tech chief executives is drawing attention.

A former Tesla Optimus AI lead is reportedly building non-humanoid factory robots. AWS has published open sample code for training robot software in the cloud. Locus keeps its top AMR ranking in the Americas, and ZS Robotics brings a low-profile pallet shuttle to the US. What is confirmed, what is reported and what is company-claimed.

Waymo’s own blog says it is adding a silver Ojai variant with interior trim updates, a wireless phone charger, new seats and rear armrests, ramping production in Mesa, Arizona, with rider service due first in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

Secondary CryptoBriefing coverage says xAI’s Grok 4.7 holds 1st–3rd on VulcanBench Frontier v4. Primary VulcanBench/xAI confirmation was not checked here.

Business Standard relays Bloomberg/FT reporting that SpaceX is in early talks to borrow about $40bn for Nvidia chips. Claims rest on unnamed sources; talks may not close. Not company-confirmed.

Driverless robotaxis now carry paying passengers in a growing list of US cities, two decades after no vehicle could finish DARPA's 2004 desert race. Waymo alone reports...