Seattle Mountain Rescue volunteers have begun field-testing powered hip-and-leg exoskeletons to see if the devices improve speed and endurance during search operations. Similar wearable exoskeletons are already used by IKEA, Ford, Boeing and Mazda Toyota on assembly lines, by Finnish rescue and firefighting crews under the ExoPELA project, and by Ukrainian soldiers carrying artillery shells, according to Colonel Vitalii Serdiuk.
Finnish authorities have demanded Google suspend all preparatory activities for two planned data centers after contractors clear-cut approximately 530 hectares of protected forests without proper permits. The Supervisory Agency (LVV) identified violations including unapproved logging and environmental disruption in Muhos and Kajaani. Google acknowledged the issue and committed to reviewing the findings.
The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub announced a partnership with the Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health to invest $1.8 billion in generating biological datasets for AI research. Biohub stated the funding is meant to give researchers data that AI models can use to identify new approaches to preventing and treating diseases.
Venmo introduced a feature called split-to-earn that gives credit cardholders additional cash back when they use the app to divide eligible purchases with friends. The reward applies on top of existing cash-back terms for qualifying transactions.
Jaguar has unveiled the Type 01, a four-door electric GT built on its new JEA platform, marking the brand's return to showrooms after discontinuing its previous lineup. The car evolves the design shown in last year's Type 00 concept, adding production-required elements like reflectors and four doors, but keeps the rearless-window styling.
Amazon's Prime Day sale includes discounts on wearables such as the Apple Watch Series 12 (about $50 off), the Google Fitbit Charge 6 (down to $90) and Fitbit Inspire 3 (down to $70), plus a $65 discount on the latest Google Pixel Watch. WIRED says it is updating its roundup of deals from brands including Garmin, Amazfit and Samsung as the sale continues.
Trigora is a new durable execution platform for long-running programs and AI agents, supporting TypeScript, Python and Rust. It uses a technique called Transparent Continuation Checkpointing (TCC), which commits program position and live state at durable boundaries so execution can resume after failure without replaying the entire execution history.
Bigwords.page is a web app that turns any screen into a sign by auto-fitting text to the display size, from phone to stadium board. It supports Markdown formatting, slide rotation via a '||' separator, countdown timers, and in-browser generation of QR codes for links, Wi-Fi, calls, texts and email.
A leaker who goes by pdfu has posted renders and specs for three smart home devices reportedly co-developed by Apple and LG: a rotating-keypad smart deadbolt lock, a circular smart thermostat, and a magnetic temperature/humidity sensor. The devices are expected to be formally unveiled next week, and reports suggest the lineup will also include doorbell and camera products, all branded under LG rather than Apple.
Amazon has discounted the TP-Link LS1005G unmanaged 5-port gigabit Ethernet switch to $7.99, matching its lowest recorded price. The compact, fanless device requires no setup, plugging directly into a router to add four extra wired ports for devices like consoles, PCs, printers and NAS drives.
Amazon is selling the Sony WH-1000XM5 noise-cancelling headphones for $198, matching the lowest price the model has reached. The headphones include active noise cancellation, roughly 30 hours of battery life, and multipoint Bluetooth connectivity.
The Department of Defense's CDAO runs a procurement initiative called Tradewinds, which lets companies submit short video pitches showing how their AI products meet specific military focus areas. A judging panel reviews submissions monthly, and accepted products are deemed 'post-competitive,' letting officials bypass lengthy competitive bidding steps. OpenAI, Anthropic and Google are listed as participants, though none commented, and a DOD official says some awards have been made in under a week.
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