Edward Ludlow

Eclipse, a venture capital firm focused on startups in real-world industries like manufacturing, has hired longtime T. Rowe Price Group Inc. investor Joe Fath as partner and head of growth.

Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Ed Ludlow reports on the implications of the Trump administration’s new AI Action Plan.

SpaceX is working on a program to use its mammoth Starship rocket to develop commercial products in space, potentially opening up a new business line for the world’s most valuable private startup, according to people familiar with the matter.

The money behind Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar empire is increasingly flowing in one direction: toward artificial intelligence.

Walt Disney Co. and Hearst Corp. are considering a sale of their A+E Global Media joint venture, which includes cable-TV channels such as History and Lifetime, according to a person familiar with the discussions.

Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Ed Ludlow looks at the challenge facing Elon Musk and Tesla following the departure of top executives.

US startup Pure Lithium Corp. is working on a testing facility to build a new type of lithium battery that’s completely manufactured domestically.

Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter with reporting and analysis about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Ed Ludlow reports on the development of humanoid robots and their importance to the future of manufacturing.

The leader of Tesla Inc.’s Optimus program is leaving the company, according to a person familiar with the matter, injecting uncertainty into the humanoid robot effort that Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk sees as a significant part of its future business.

Anduril Industries Inc. has closed a new funding round of $2.5 billion, a deal that more than doubles the defense startup’s valuation to $30.5 billion, Executive Chairman Trae Stephens said in an interview on Bloomberg Television.