- 3d ago
Callaway cuts ties with Good Good Golf as PGA Tour title sponsorship collapses
Golf lifestyle collective Good Good Golf lost its Callaway partnership and stepped down from title sponsorship of a PGA Tour tournament in Austin after backlash over an ad showing co-founder Garrett Clark shoving Alexis Miestowski.
- 6d ago
Waymo plans late 2027 commercial robotaxi launch in Munich after German road tests
Testing with safety drivers will begin in the coming weeks across Munich to map streets before commercial autonomous operations launch under German federal driving laws.
- Aug 23
Good Good Golf and Callaway delete ad depicting violence against woman
Content creator Good Good Golf and equipment maker Callaway pulled an advertisement showing co-founder Garrett Clark shoving golfer Alexis Miestowski to the ground following public backlash.
- Aug 23
Tesla schedules 3 September Austin event for Cybercab robotaxi launch
Tesla published promotional materials for a 3 September 2026 event in Austin, Texas, to launch its pedal-free, two-seat Cybercab robotaxi following test fleet sightings in Dallas.
- Aug 22
Texas appeals court reduces $50 million Alex Jones Sandy Hook verdict to $6 million
A Texas appeals court has reduced a defamation award against Alex Jones from roughly $50 million to about $6 million, upholding a statutory damages cap while leaving his broader $1.25 billion Connecticut judgment intact.
- Aug 21
Kyle Kirkwood wins inaugural Freedom 250 IndyCar race in Washington as Donald Trump waves green flag
Andretti Global driver Kyle Kirkwood won IndyCar's first Washington street race, finishing 3.09 seconds ahead of Christian Lundgaard after 147 laps around the National Mall.
- Aug 18
ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies at 77 at his ranch in Richmond, Texas
Frank Beard, who played drums for ZZ Top for more than five decades, died in hospice care at his Texas ranch on 17 August 2026.
- Aug 17
US border agency pauses Big Bend National Park construction after bipartisan pushback
Customs and Border Protection has halted construction on a $1.7 billion border security project inside Texas's Big Bend National Park while officials evaluate local opposition.
- Aug 15
DNC selects South Carolina as first 2028 Democratic primary state, followed by Nevada and New Hampshire
The Democratic National Committee voted on Aug. 15, 2026, at its summer meeting in Austin, Texas, to make South Carolina the first state to vote in the party's 2028 presidential primaries, followed by Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Michigan and Virginia.
- Aug 15
Tropical Storm Lala leaves over 111,000 without power and damages 100 homes in Hawaii
Tropical Storm Lala skirted south of Hawaii after bringing hurricane-force winds and over 43 inches of rain to the Big Island, damaging over 100 homes and causing one traffic fatality.
- Aug 12
Two US Army soldiers killed in Apache helicopter crash near Fort Hood, Texas
An AH-64 Apache attack helicopter on a routine training flight crashed in a field near Salado, Texas, on 12 August, killing both soldiers on board and igniting a grass fire that forced evacuations of nearby homes.
- Aug 4
Texas governor halts new data center grid approvals, orders audit of 474 GW in connection requests
Governor Greg Abbott directed ERCOT and the Public Utility Commission to audit all planned data centers seeking grid connections before any more projects can move forward, citing a queue of 474 gigawatts in proposed demand.
- Aug 1
Danuri orbiter captures first images of SpaceX Falcon 9 crash on the Moon
A Falcon 9 upper stage slammed into the Moon on 5 August at roughly 8,700 km/h, and South Korea's Danuri orbiter has released before-and-after images of the fresh crater. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is due to fly over the site next week.
- Jul 25
Waymo Plans to End Uber Exclusivity in Austin and Atlanta, Launching Its Own App by January 2028
Waymo has notified Uber that it plans to launch its own robotaxi app in Austin and Atlanta in January 2028, ending the exclusivity agreement that keeps its vehicles available only through Uber in those markets, amid rising tensions over safety, service quality, and diverging policy objectives.
- Jul 25
SpaceX Starship completes 13th test flight, deploys 20 Starlink satellites that burn up as planned
After two postponements, the massive rocket launched from Texas, its upper stage splashing down in the Indian Ocean an hour later, while 20 functional Starlink satellites were released and intentionally destroyed in the atmosphere.
- Jul 16
Texas flash floods kill one, revive trauma of last year's disaster that killed 139
Torrential rains swelled the Guadalupe River, forcing evacuations and rescues across Kerr, Uvalde and Kendall counties. Governor Greg Abbott confirmed a fatality and warned of record-breaking rainfall.
- Jul 9
NHTSA gives autonomous vehicle makers end-of-July deadline to end first responder interference
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has identified a clear pattern of driverless cars blocking emergency vehicles and issued a directive requiring developers to present solutions by the end of July.
- Jul 8
Taylor Swift earns five Emmy nominations for Eras Tour film as Summer House breaks through
Taylor Swift received five Primetime Emmy nominations on Wednesday for her Eras Tour concert film, while Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show set a record and Bravo's Summer House earned its first nod.
- Jul 6
Supreme Court declines to block Texas law requiring parental consent for app downloads
The US Supreme Court declined to block a Texas law requiring app stores to verify users' ages and obtain parental consent for minors, allowing enforcement while a constitutional challenge continues.
- Jul 4
Antonelli takes Silverstone pole as Russell and Verstappen struggle for speed
Kimi Antonelli secured pole position for the British Grand Prix after a dramatic qualifying session at Silverstone, while Max Verstappen warned he might not race if Red Bull cannot fix a speed deficit.
