Humanoid robots are pretty cool, and Agility Robotics‘ bipedal robot Digit is up there in terms of advanced tech (it even has a face!). Today, the company announced it’s getting ready to crank up its RoboFab, which can build more than 10,000 Digits per year. […]
Day: September 18, 2023
Apple’s new AirPods Pro with USB-C charging case is already $50 off on a preorder
While this is technically a photo of second-gen AirPods Pro with a Lightning case, the new USB-C model will look identical. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Apple’s biggest announcement last week at its “Wonderlust” event was, without a doubt, the iPhone 15’s […]
Weekly News Roundup: From Plane Crashes to Political Polls
In a world that never stops turning, news events continue to unfold at a rapid pace. This week, we take a look at some of the most impactful stories, ranging…
Unity apologizes and promises to change its controversial game install fee policy
Last week, Unity dropped a bomb on developers with a new runtime fee on its game engine that would be charged each time a title is installed — summed up by one developer as an “abysmally catastrophic decision.” Now, the company appears to be backtracking, […]
Today’s AI is ‘alchemy,’ not science — what that means and why that matters | The AI Beat
Thomas Krendl Gilbert maintains that much of today’s AI research cannot reasonably be called science at all. Instead, it can be viewed…
iOS 17 includes these new security and privacy features
Apple’s long-awaited iOS 17 update for iPhones lands today with a number of new and improved security features. Much of the new features are aimed at protecting iPhone owners who are at greater risk of cyberattacks and spyware, like journalists, activists and human rights defenders. […]
The Morning After: Apple preps software update to address iPhone 12 radiation concerns
Apple is prepping a software update for the three-year-old iPhone 12s after French regulators alleged the phone exceeds proper radiation levels. France stopped selling the smartphone after recommendations from the country’s radiation watchdog (ANFR).The software update won’t adjust radiation levels but will “accommodate the protocol […]
Roam unveils new EV bus model to tap Kenya’s mass transit sector
Kenya-based EV startup Roam has unveiled a new shuttle bus model dubbed Move, coming as the East African country continues to push for the adoption of electric vehicles. Roam (formerly Opibus) now plans to ramp up its production of the Move bus, and expand its […]
Twitter/X rival T2 rebrands as ‘Pebble,’ saying the old name was never meant to be permanent
An X challenger didn’t hide its ambitions to take on the social network formerly known as Twitter when it dubbed itself T2 at launch, but now that name — one which indicates a desire to build a Twitter clone — is no more. The company […]
Dragos raises $74M to secure industrial control systems from threats
Dragos, a company building software to secure the control systems for manufacturing and industrial equipment, has raised $74 million in a Series D round extension led by WestCap. The round, which brings Dragos’ total raised to $440 million, leaves the startup’s post-money valuation unchanged for […]