Elon Musk claimed his brain-implant firm Neuralink could possibly restore full-body functionality. "Neuralink can essentially help bridge communications from the motor cortex, past the point in the neck/spine, where the nerves are damaged. It's possible from a physics standpoint to physically restore full-body functionality," he said. Musk announced the motor cortex technology feature in 2022.

Elon Musk has hired a lawyer who moonlights as a clown in his public legal battle against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Jaymie Parkkinen, a lawyer with Toberoff & Associates, is representing the Tesla boss in the case over the origins of OpenAI. According to Business Insider, Parkkinen has been leading the litigation battle from Musk's side alongside another firm.

Ex-NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has backed Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal amid the ongoing gig economy debate, saying, "Gig jobs are set to grow from 7.7M to 23.5M by 2030 — among India's largest job-creation engines." Criticising AAP leader Raghav Chadha's take on the matter, Kant wrote, "Raghav Chadha and AAP are not job creators; they are job killers."

Stating that "delivery partners are not overworked on our platforms", Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal said, "In 2025, the average delivery partner on Zomato worked 38 days in the year and 7 hours per working day." "Demanding full-time employee benefits like PF, or guaranteed salaries for gig roles doesn't align with what the model is built for," he wrote.

Amid gig economy debate, Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal listed the welfare benefits that delivery workers receive. He said that they get accident insurance with coverage of up to ₹10 lakh, medical insurance with coverage of ₹1 lakh plus OPD coverage of ₹5,000, loss of pay insurance of up to ₹50,000 and maternity insurance with coverage of up to ₹40,000.

Amid the gig economy debate, Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal has said, "In 2025, average earnings per hour (EPH), excluding tips, for a delivery partner on Zomato were ₹102." "If someone were to work for 10 hours/day, 26 days/month, this translates to ~₹26,500/month in gross earnings...On top of this - delivery partners earn 100% of tips given by customers," he wrote.

Billionaire Deepinder Goyal claimed gig economy's problem is that it brought prevailing class divide to light by ensuring workers are seen by the consuming class. "Suddenly, poor aren't hidden away...Now, every doorbell is a reminder of systemic inequality," he said. "We aren't just debating economics, we're confronting guilt...We tip awkwardly...because inequality is no longer abstract," he said.

AAP MP Raghav Chadha met delivery riders of Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit and other firms amid protests by gig workers, stating, "It’s time companies start treating riders as human beings, not disposable data points." Raghav said, "It’s tragic that millions of delivery riders who helped build instant-commerce companies into what they are today are...forced to protest just to be heard."

SpaceX is planning to bring all its satellites orbiting the Earth at about 550 km to a lower altitude of about 480 km, SpaceX VP of Engineering Michael Nicolls announced. The move, which will be carried out over 2026, will affect about 4,400 satellites. SpaceX is undertaking the manoeuvre to condense Starlink orbits, increasing space safety in several ways.

Employee boreout is a state of chronic boredom, that drains motivation, dulls and creates a sense of emotional distance from work. When work lacks challenge, meaning or variety, employees may feel stuck doing mindless tasks that neither use their skills nor offer growth. "Boreout is an unexpressed capacity. When ignored, it quietly drains creativity, trust, and retention," an expert said.