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Particle, the AI newsreader startup founded by former Twitter engineers, has launched Radar, a podcast intelligence platform that transcribes and indexes spoken conversations so people and AI agents can search…

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 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…

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 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…

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 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…

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…

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, 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…

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…

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…

China has ordered a recall affecting more than 4 million vehicles over concerns that hidden or hard-to-identify door handles could delay occupants and rescuers during emergencies. The recall includes 2.98…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has escalated its investigation into braking failures involving General Motors vehicles, including several EVs developed with Honda. More than 1 million vehicles may be…

Hugging Face has reportedly been approached about a potential sale at a valuation of at least $13 billion, according to Business Insider. No deal has been reached, and the identity…

Uber has been fined €825 million, about $966 million, by the Dutch Data Protection Authority over allegations that it used automated systems to suspend or deactivate drivers without sufficient human…

Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley is calling for a national compromise between privacy and public safety as his company faces growing criticism over the use of its surveillance cameras, drones,…

Flipkart Minutes is now processing about 1.1 million to 1.2 million orders a day, putting Walmart-owned Flipkart close to Swiggy Instamart in India’s fast-growing quick-commerce market. The service has nearly…

Harvard Business School is using AI-generated faculty avatars to provide individualized feedback to entrepreneurs enrolled in its HBS Foundry bootcamp. The eight-week program costs $699 and combines weekly live instructor…

A nearly year-long U.S. Department of Justice investigation into Andreessen Horowitz is drawing attention across the venture capital industry because it reportedly focuses on the firm holding board seats at…