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Perceptron Releases Open-Weight Isaac 0.5 Model for Industrial Robots

Perceptron, a startup founded by two former Meta AI researchers, has released Isaac 0.5, an open-weight model designed to help robots perceive their surroundings, reason about tasks, and act in…

Apple Sets September 9 Event as Foldable iPhone and iPhone 18 Pro Expected

Apple will hold its next product launch event on September 9 at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, with the company using the tagline “Surprise and Shine.” The event is expected…

Ring Adopts TAKE Encryption as Default While Keeping Cloud-Based Video Features

Ring, Amazon’s smart home security division, is adopting a new encryption standard called TAKE, short for Throw Away the Key Encryption, as its default method for protecting stored video. The…

Bill Gates Proposes Robot Tax and ‘Human Reserved’ Jobs as AI Reshapes Work

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has proposed taxing AI tokens and robots and reserving certain jobs exclusively for humans as governments prepare for potential labor disruption from artificial intelligence. In a…

SpaceX Plans $100 Billion Louisiana Starship Spaceport With First Launch Targeted for 2029

SpaceX plans to invest $100 billion in a new Starship spaceport in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, after a seven-year search for a suitable site. The company is targeting its first launch…

Anthropic Unifies Claude Memory Across Chat and Cowork

Anthropic has updated Claude’s memory system so information learned in chat can also carry into Claude Cowork, and vice versa. The change is designed to reduce the need for users…

Waymo Plans Munich Robotaxi Launch by Late 2027

Waymo plans to launch a commercial robotaxi service in Munich toward the end of 2027, making Germany another international market for the Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle company. Before opening the service…

Life360 Launches $7.99 Pet Tags and Adds New Pet Care Features

Life360 has launched a new $7.99 Pet Tag alongside several pet-care features that extend its tracking and family coordination tools to pets. The QR code tag alerts a household when…

Fake GTA 6 Demo Sites Spread Password-Stealing Malware Ahead of Game’s Release

Cybercriminals are using fake Grand Theft Auto VI websites to distribute information-stealing malware to people searching for early access to the game. The sites impersonate Rockstar Games and advertise a…

Gamma Acquires Lica to Build New Design Research Lab

Gamma has acquired AI design startup Lica and plans to use the company to establish a new design research lab. Lica co-founders Priyaa Kalyanaraman and Purvanshi Mehta will lead the…

Apple Reverses Planned Hide My Email Domain Change After User Feedback

Apple has reversed a planned change to Hide My Email that would have moved generated addresses from @icloud.com to @private.icloud.com. The company now says iCloud+ Hide My Email addresses will…

OpenAI Says Jalapeño Outperforms Current Inference Chips in Early Benchmarks

OpenAI has released the first benchmark results for Jalapeño, its custom inference system developed with Broadcom. Tested on SemiAnalysis’ InferenceX benchmark, Jalapeño delivered more tokens per user and higher throughput…

Apple Introduces M6 and M5 Ultra Chips for New Mac Mini and Mac Studio

Apple has introduced its new M6 and M5 Ultra processors, which power the latest Mac Mini and Mac Studio models. The M6 targets broader Mac users with improved on-device AI…

Apple Launches M6 Mac Mini With Faster AI Performance and $899 Starting Price

Apple has introduced a new Mac Mini powered by its M6 processor, with the base model starting at $899. The company says the desktop delivers four times the AI performance…

Gatik Raises $200 Million to Expand Driverless Delivery Operations

Gatik has raised $200 million in Series D funding as the autonomous trucking startup prepares to expand its commercial driverless delivery operations. The financing comes two months after Gatik announced…

Pie Launches Community Homes to Help Social Groups Stay Connected Beyond Events

Pie, the social app founded by Bonobos co-founder Andy Dunn, has added Community Homes, giving social groups permanent spaces where members can stay connected beyond individual gatherings. The feature shifts…

UK Graduate Job Vacancies Nearly Halve as AI and Hiring Costs Reshape Entry-Level Work

Graduate job vacancies in the UK have fallen sharply over the past year, with employers listing 8,383 roles in July compared with 15,397 a year earlier, according to jobs platform…

Tata Sons Faces Difficult Succession Search After N Chandrasekaran’s Resignation

Tata Sons is searching for a new chairman after N Chandrasekaran’s resignation earlier this month, leaving one of India’s most influential corporate roles vacant at a time when the group…

China Investigates Reports of Formaldehyde Used to Preserve Cabbages

Chinese authorities have opened an investigation after footage appeared to show cabbages being dipped in a formaldehyde solution before being transported for sale. Officials in Hebei province said they had…

University of Roehampton Offers £2,000 Esports Scholarships to Students

The University of Roehampton is offering esports scholarships worth up to £2,000 to undergraduate and postgraduate students who can combine strong academic performance with competitive gaming. More than 100 scholarships…