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Parallel Systems raised $100M to scale production of its autonomous electric rail vehicle, which can shuttle thousands of pounds of freight up to 500 miles.

The Detroit startup has widened its scope beyond mobility to help drone and robotics companies find U.S. based manufacturers, shippers, and more.

The “father of the iPod” says the first generation of AI gadgets failed to solve real problems — and the next wave will need to earn consumers’ trust.

Google DeepMind, Meta, and AI drug discovery startup Isomorphic Labs are jointly investing $300 million into Biohub, the nonprofit biomedical research organization founded by Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, as reported by Reuters. The funding is part of a $1.8 billion initiative to build AI datasets that could allow researchers to "ask, predict, and answer biological questions digitally," helping find new ways to prevent and manage diseases. Founded in 2016, Biohub aims to combat d

Google Labs is working on a new AI-powered game-creation platform called Playground for users to build browser-based games using simple text prompts.

Leaked renders shared on X appear to reveal several of Apple and LG’s new smart home devices. | Image: X Following a report from Bloomberg yesterday that Apple is collaborating with LG for a new collection of smart home devices and accessories, a reliable leaker known as "pdfu" on X has revealed more details about several of the new products, including a thermostat with a "Far Sight Display" that sounds similar to what Nest offers. Specifics about pricing and availability aren't yet known, but

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Mistral says Le Chonk can rival top closed models while remaining open-weight.

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The new SynthID website can now identify AI content from Google, OpenAI, and more.

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Google on Tuesday launched a new site that lets anyone verify whether a piece of media, be it an image, a video or an audio clip, is generated using AI.

Amazon-owned Ring is entering the smart lock market with a device designed to tackle a common concern: getting locked out when the battery dies

Amazon announced its first smart lock that eliminates the need for a physical backup key should its rechargeable battery die while you're away from home. While other smart locks lean on hidden USB ports or metal contacts for connecting a 9-volt battery to replenish a dead battery, the new Ring Smart Lock incorporates a more convenient charger right into its thumb-turn dial. Amazon doesn't specify how many turns are needed but claims just "a few times" can generate enough power to unlock the door

More than just a sponsor: OpenAI has been helping Ganassi with setups.

I’m choosing to believe that they’re cleaning chocolate and Mountain Dew. | Image: Bissell For a while, I swore by Bissell’s Little Green carpet cleaner. I liked the sub-$100 price, the fact that it was small enough to fit on a closet shelf, and that it does a good job of cleaning up little messes. However, after you clean enough spots around the place, eventually the entire carpet needs a cleaning because the cleaned spots appear in stark contrast. It looks bad! For a job that big, I upgraded

A new personal AI assistant has arrived. Meet Tab, which announced Tuesday that it had officially emerged from stealth.

Most people know that Amazon collects data about your shopping history to serve up personalized product recommendations. But what some of us didn't realize is that you can check exactly what Amazon knows - or thinks it knows - about you in your settings menu. One user's findings went viral on Threads after she discovered that Amazon assumed she "has flat buttocks" based on her purchases, resulting in a flood of other posts with users sharing the oddly specific information Amazon uses to describe

Microsoft is heading to San Francisco this morning to reveal what's coming next for Windows and Surface and a "conversation on how local AI will shape the next chapter of the PC." That conversation will include Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Windows and Surface chief Pavan Davuluri. I'm expecting to hear a lot more about Nvidia's RTX Spark platform and Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra that uses Nvidia's new Arm-based chips. When Microsoft's Windows and Surface event wi

Its excesses may try one’s patience at times, but the film sticks the landing with a savagely moving finale.