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Gritt, a robotics startup founded by two Carnegie Mellon-trained roboticists, exited stealth with a $26 million Series A led by Obvious Ventures, bringing its total funding to $32 million as it builds AI-controlled machines to install solar panels.
Alphabet is designing a new server chip, internally dubbed "Frozen v2," that could be six to 10 times more efficient than Google's existing AI chips, The Information reported.
Nvidia's Jensen Huang spent two days in Tokyo securing deals on a national AI factory, a robotics coalition, and Toyota, as Japan bets on physical AI.
Vertu's $6,880 Alphafold foldable pairs luxury materials with an AI agent called Hermes, but testing found it less reliable than Google's Gemini on Samsung's cheaper Galaxy Z Fold 7.
Agility Robotics is opening a 60,000-square-foot facility in Fremont, California, to train its Digit humanoid robots, near the factory where Tesla is expected to start building Optimus this year.
The $499 Hot+Cool HF1 pairs Dyson's bladeless design with app control, and a three-month test found it can replace both a space heater and a ceiling fan.
reMarkable's new $399 Paper Pure succeeds the reMarkable 2 with a wider display and new note-taking features, and a hands-on review found its distraction-free writing experience delivers.
Zoox has issued a software recall for its 105-vehicle robotaxi fleet after one of its vehicles struggled to navigate a smoke-filled emergency scene in June.
Bengaluru- and San Francisco-based hardware startup Aina has raised $5.5 million to develop physical devices designed to control and trigger AI agents.
OpenAI has entered the hardware market with a $230 limited-run keyboard, while reportedly developing a smart speaker amid a trade theft lawsuit from Apple.
OnePlus reportedly plans to wind down its US, European, and Indian operations this week as parent company Oppo restructures amid a global smartphone slump.
Pop star Lorde publicly denounced Meta's AI glasses on stage at Madrid's Mad Cool Festival, telling the crowd "not sexy" even as sales for the category keep climbing.
OpenAI is reportedly developing its first hardware device, a screenless mobile smart speaker designed to act as a moving, humanlike AI companion.
A TechCrunch review found the RingConn 3's design impressive but its headache-detection feature failed to catch a severe migraine, prompting a return within the two-week window.
Pinwheel unveiled a Wi-Fi-connected, voice-only landline phone for children ages 5 to 10, priced from $68, as an alternative to giving young kids a smartphone.
Ninja's new Slushi Twist upgrades its original slushie machine with two independent 48-ounce vessels, letting users make two different frozen drinks — including cocktails and mocktails — at the same time.
Newly minted unicorn Even Realities has launched its $599 G2 smart glasses, opting for a camera-free, productivity-focused design that relies heavily on phone connectivity.
SK Hynix, the South Korean memory chip giant, raised $26.5 billion (KRW 40 trillion) in its U.S. stock market debut on Friday, the largest-ever U.S. listing by a non-American company.
China's state-owned CASC successfully recovered a Long March rocket booster at sea, making China the second country to achieve orbital booster recovery.
Dumb Co sells a $20 flip phone loaded with its own software so it can sync with a smartphone's apps, aiming to help people cut screen time without fully disconnecting.