Here’s what’s new from the past day across the platforms and companies we follow. Each item links to a full write-up with context and the original source.
SpaceX
- SpaceX Launches Classified USSF-481 Mission on Falcon 9 From Vandenberg: A Falcon 9 carried a classified Space Force payload to a high-inclination low Earth orbit, and booster B1081 landed on its 28th flight.
- SpaceX Will Report Q3 2026 Results on October 20: SpaceX posts third-quarter numbers after the close on Tuesday, October 20, with an audio webcast at 3:30 p.m. CT.
Tesla
- Tesla Unveils Next-Generation Roadster With SpaceX Thrusters: Nine years after the concept, the new Roadster debuted in McGregor, Texas, driving upside down, flying on cold-gas thrusters, and claiming a 0.8-second 0-60 run.
- Slovakia Clears Tesla FSD (Supervised) for Its Roads: Slovakia recognized the Netherlands’ type approval for Tesla’s supervised driver-assistance system, roughly the ninth EU country to do so.
No new non-security news turned up today for Oracle Solaris 11, FreeBSD, AlmaLinux, Red Hat or SUSE.