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
- Sen. Padilla Calls for an Inquiry Into Whether SpaceX Used the Ukraine Starlink Outage to Push a Pricier Contract: Padilla says Musk’s posts and an Atlantic report that SpaceX pitched an upgraded contract justify an inquiry into October’s Ukraine slowdowns.
Tesla
- Tesla Software Update 2026.38.6 Takes Grok Out of Beta and Adds Supercharger Site Maps: The update removes Grok’s beta label and adds Supercharger site maps with live stall status, dynamic headlight leveling and Set Arrival Energy.
- Tesla Robotaxi Now Runs Until 2 a.m. and Adds Calm Mode, Trip Sharing and Grok: Service hours now run 6 a.m. to 2 a.m., and riders get Calm Mode, a rear camera view, trip sharing, new Live Activities and Grok in Model Y cars.
- Italy Backs a Swift EU Approval of Tesla Assisted Driving After Salvini Speaks With Musk: Salvini says Italy supports a quick EU-wide approval after a call with Musk, though Italy has not approved the feature itself and a vote is not expected before December.
No new non-security news turned up today for Oracle Solaris 11, FreeBSD, AlmaLinux, Red Hat or SUSE.