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Meet R1, a Chinese tech giant’s rival to Tesla’s Optimus robot

theverge.com Robert Hart 2025-09-29 05:10:25

Robert Hart is a London-based reporter at The Verge covering all things AI and Senior Tarbell Fellow. Previously, he wrote about health, science and tech for Forbes. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Chinese tech behemoth Ant Group, which owns payment platform Alipay, has been showing off its first humanoid robot at tech conferences this month. It joins a growing wave of companies carving out space along a fresh frontier in automation by co

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A California bill that would regulate AI companion chatbots is close to becoming law

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-09-29 08:10:51

The California State Assembly took a big step toward regulating AI on Wednesday night, passing SB 243 — a bill that regulate AI companion chatbots in order to protect minors and vulnerable users. The legislation passed with bipartisan support and now heads to the state Senate for a final vote Friday. If Governor Gavin Newsom signs the bill into law, it would take effect January 1, 2026, making California the first state to require AI chatbot operators to implement safety protocols for AI compan

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Bild AI (YC W25) Is Hiring

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-30 17:01:06

Puneet and I (Roop) founded Bild AI to tackle the mess that is blueprint reading, cost estimation, and permit applications in construction. It's a tough technical problem that requires the newest CV and AI approaches, and we’re impact-driven to make it more efficient to build more houses, hospitals, and schools. Featured on Business Insider . Bild AI is an early-stage startup with a ton of really difficult technical challenges to solve. We're building blueprint understanding with a model-garden

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5 business leaders on how to balance innovation with risk - and turn your ideas into action

zdnet.com Mark Samuels 2025-10-01 05:29:00

Richard Drury/DigitalVision/Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Bridging the gap between aspiration and achievement isn't easy. Smart business leaders focus on projects that deliver top-line growth. They support staff, work with peers, and encourage experimentation. For business leaders who want to embrace technological innovation, there are many potential risks, from wasting money on failed projects to falling behind faster-moving rival

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Rendezvous Robotics exits stealth with $3M to build reconfigurable space infrastructure

techcrunch.com Aria Alamalhodaei 2025-10-01 09:00:00

For decades, engineers designing space structures have been constrained by the rocket fairing: only hardware that can be folded up to fit inside can go to orbit. This makes in-space assembly time intensive and expensive. The International Space Station, the largest single object humanity has built in space, was assembled over dozens of launches and cost over $100 billion. And, of course, there is no way to modify or alter the structure once it has been assembled. Rendezvous Robotics wants to c

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Why Techmeme is still every tech pro's go-to news source after 20 years

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2025-10-01 21:02:00

Techmeme founder Gabe Rivera works in his home office in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. By Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Techmeme celebrates two decades. This tech news site remains popular for tech pros. Unlike other content sites, Techmeme is growing its audience. For tech news, we'd prefer you use ZDNET, but we know many of you turn to Reddit, Bluesky, Mastodon, or Ha

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Qualcomm unveils driverless tech with BMW, sees 'domino effect' of customers

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal 2025-10-01 22:16:23

A concept car shows off Qualcomm's auto technology. The car was on display at the Qualcomm booth at the IAA Mobility show in Munich on September 9, 2025. Qualcomm's self-driving technology developed alongside BMW is expected to spark significant interest from other automakers keen to licence the system, the CEO of the U.S. chip giant told CNBC. The comments underscore how Qualcomm, a major player in smartphone chips, is diversifying its business into new areas, with automotive among its fastes

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Sources: AI training startup Mercor eyes $10B+ valuation on $450 million run rate

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2025-10-01 22:36:51

Mercor, a startup that connects companies like OpenAI and Meta with domain experts needed to train and refine their foundational AI models, is in discussions with investors for a Series C round, according to a marketing document viewed by TechCrunch and two sources familiar with the deal talks. Felicis, a returning investor, is considering doubling down on the company for the Series C, according to two sources. Felicis declined to comment. The company is currently targeting a valuation of $10

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The Most 'Awe Dropping' Part of Apple's iPhone 17 Event? AI Barely Came Up

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-02 03:41:00

The iPhone 17 is here. At Tuesday's "awe dropping" Apple event, we got the new iPhone 17 lineup, including a new ultra-slim model called the 17 Air, new AirPods Pro 3 and new Apple Watches. But it was what Apple didn't highlight that is most curious to me: its artificial intelligence, named Apple Intelligence. I counted only 11 mentions of "Apple Intelligence" during the 75-minute presentation, and most of them were passing references to how the new devices can support AI or existing features.

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Apple launches iPhone 17 with a 120 Hz display

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-10-02 05:33:56

Apple launched the iPhone 17 series today at its “awe-dropping” event, with the base model getting an upgraded display. The iPhone 17 has a slightly bigger screen at 6.3 inches as compared to the 6.1-inch screen of the iPhone 16. The display is getting an upgrade with ProMotion, which is being used in the base model for the first time. It supports a 120 Hz refresh rate and dynamically switches to different refresh rates using the LTPO (low-temperature polycrystalline oxide) tech. This display

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Why SpaceX made a $17B bet on the direct-to-cell market

techcrunch.com Aria Alamalhodaei 2025-10-02 09:44:20

SpaceX just fired off one of the biggest shots yet in the spectrum wars, agreeing to pay $17 billion to take over a massive chunk of wireless airwaves from EchoStar for Starlink’s Direct-to-Cell services. The deal is the most aggressive signal yet that SpaceX wants to rule the satellite-to-phone market. The significance of the sale, which sees SpaceX paying a mix of $8.5 billion in cash and $8.5 billion in SpaceX stock, centers around a finite resource: spectrum. Spectrum refers to the range o

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All of the iPhone 17 models compared

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-10-02 12:26:24

Aisha is a consumer news reporter at TechCrunch. Prior to joining the publication in 2021, she was a telecom reporter at MobileSyrup. Aisha holds an honours bachelor’s degree from University of Toronto and a master’s degree in journalism from Western University. You can contact or verify outreach from Aisha by emailing [email protected] or via encrypted message at aisha_malik.01 on Signal.

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Apple launches new TechWoven material for iPhone 17 cases

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-10-02 21:12:53

After the disaster that was FineWoven two years ago, Apple is back again with another attempt to replace its leather cases with something more environmentally friendly than leather, and more stylish and premium than its base silicone range. The new TechWoven cases have a new fine-knit weave appearance. We’ll obviously have to wait for these cases to get into people’s hands to assess their durability. Apple says the TechWoven case is made from a custom technical fabric, using 100% recycled poly

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Apple’s new iPhone 17 devices don’t have an AI-powered Siri yet. It doesn’t matter.

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-10-02 21:50:09

At yet another splashy event, Apple on Tuesday introduced its latest lineup of iPhones: the iPhone 17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, and a new slimmer version dubbed the iPhone Air. The “Air” branding is meant to bring to mind other lightweight — and sometimes less expensive — Apple products like the MacBook Air and iPad Air. But it also recalls a time when smartphone makers were chasing an ever-thinner phone. In the AI era, however, it’s not necessarily the device’s size that matters; it’s what the softw

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AirPods Pro 3 arrive with heart-rate sensing and live translation using Apple Intelligence

techcrunch.com Lauren Forristal 2025-10-03 01:16:52

Apple debuted the third-generation AirPods Pro at the “Awe-dropping” event on Tuesday, featuring heart-rate tracking, improved audio, and a smaller, more interactive charging case. It’s been three years since Apple refreshed the AirPods Pro line, releasing the Pro 2 model in 2022. The new AirPods Pro are available for pre-order today at a cost of $249. The headphones will arrive in stores on September 19. One of the standout features of the AirPods Pro 3 is its heart-rate sensing capability, a

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Computing’s Top 30: Nipun Jaswal

computer.org Laurel Tweed 2025-10-04 15:00:15

To keep his edge, international cybersecurity expert Nipun Jaswal does more than stay up on current security threats and trends; he literally keeps his hands in the game, regularly coding—in up to 10 different languages—and doing lab work including exploring attack vectors and hunkering down with disassemblers and debuggers. Remaining “deeply technical” is not just part of his practice, it’s also fundamental to his leadership philosophy, which centers on staying curious and “close to the core o

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Data Shows That AI Use Is Now Declining at Large Companies

futurism.com Unknown 2025-10-04 20:09:38

Artificial intelligence might be booming on paper, but in the real world, there are signs of a major slowdown. In their latest biweekly survey of AI adoption, the US Census Bureau found evidence of an obvious drop-off in corporate AI use — the largest since the survey began in November of 2023. The survey, which compiles data from over 1.2 million firms throughout the US, shows usage of AI tools among companies with over 250 employees dropping from nearly 14 percent in mid-June to under 12 per

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Trump’s Policies Are Shutting Out Americans From the Coolest New Gadgets

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-10-04 21:10:46

Tech companies big and small now struggle to tantalize you with tech without telling you how much it will cost, or—hell—whether you can even buy it. The still-ongoing IFA 2025 tech conference in Berlin proved how merely shipping tech to the U.S. is more tenuous than at any time in the last few decades. From what I saw and heard both on the floor and off, it became clear that the era of plentiful, affordable, and cool shit will melt away in favor of an epoch of dull and ever-more expensive tech.

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Space DOTS raises $1.5M seed round to provide insights on orbital threats

techcrunch.com Dominic-Madori Davis 2025-10-05 01:00:00

The corporate space world tired Bianca Cefalo to the point that she found it easier to literally start her own space company and launch objects into orbit. Cefalo is the founder of Space DOTs, which launched in 2022 to detect space threats. She and her team have created a software platform called SKY-I for space tech manufacturers and operators to help them detect, interpret, and attribute natural and human-originated threats in orbit. She’s spent decades in the industry, working on projects t

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Australian startup joins race to build local ChatGPT

news.ycombinator.com Tess Bennett 2025-10-05 06:38:30

Two Australian entrepreneurs have joined the race to build a local alternative to the artificial intelligence models created by tech giants like OpenAI and Meta, earmarking $10 million to compensate copyright owners for their work. Sovereign Australia AI was founded by AI strategist Simon Kriss and technology executive Troy Neilson who shared concerns that Australia’s access to the critical technology would be at the mercy of the decisions made in the United States or China. Loading...

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Salesloft says Drift customer data thefts linked to March GitHub account hack

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2025-10-05 09:35:06

Salesloft said a breach of its GitHub account in March allowed hackers to steal authentication tokens that were later used in a mass-hack targeting several of its big tech customers. Citing an investigation by Google’s incident response unit Mandiant, Salesloft said on its data breach page that the as-yet-unnamed hackers accessed Salesloft’s GitHub account and performed reconnaissance activities from March until June, which allowed them to download “content from multiple repositories, add a gue

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Our data shows San Francisco tech workers are working Saturdays

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-05 13:24:33

September 8, 2025 Have you heard of 996? It’s the demanding work schedule that calls for working 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. six days a week. Apparently, it’s the new thing in the San Francisco tech scene, and it’s all anyone can talk about (search Twitter). So far, this has been a story based on vibes, not data. But I looked at Ramp transaction data and found 996 is real. San Francisco-based employees are increasingly working on Saturdays, and it’s already showing up in spend trends. The chart above

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Y Combinator-backed Motion raises fresh $38M to build the Microsoft Office of AI agents

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-10-05 17:00:00

By the time Harry Qi was 23 years old, he had achieved the kind of financial success that most people will never attain: making about $1 million a year. He was working as “a quant” in his first job out of college. That’s hedge-fund speak for a stock-trading analyst at a statistical-model driven “quant” fund. But, like many people who spend their energies pursuing ever more money, he felt empty. “At some point you just want to make a much bigger impact on this world,” Qi, now 29, tells TechCrun

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'We can do it for under $100M': Startup joins race to build local ChatGPT

news.ycombinator.com Tess Bennett 2025-10-05 21:38:30

Two Australian entrepreneurs have joined the race to build a local alternative to the artificial intelligence models created by tech giants like OpenAI and Meta, earmarking $10 million to compensate copyright owners for their work. Sovereign Australia AI was founded by AI strategist Simon Kriss and technology executive Troy Neilson who shared concerns that Australia’s access to the critical technology would be at the mercy of the decisions made in the United States or China. Loading...

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Get behind the scenes at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 by volunteering

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-10-05 21:30:00

Want to launch a startup? Build a brand? Run a large-scale conference like this one day? Volunteering at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is one of the best ways to see how the magic happens — and learn what it takes to pull off a world-class event. Image Credits:Slava Blazer Photography TechCrunch Disrupt returns to San Francisco this October 27–29, and we’re calling in the crew to roll up their sleeves and help make it all happen. Whether you’re greeting attendees, supporting speakers, or running ba

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We Rarely Lose Technology (2023)

news.ycombinator.com Étienne Fortier-Dubois 2025-10-02 06:18:27

“Στόλος Ρωμαίων πυρπολῶν τὸν τῶν ἐναντίων στόλον,” i.e. “the fleet of the Romans setting ablaze the fleet of the enemies.” i.e. the Byzantines using their Greek Fire weapon. From the Codex Skylitzes Matritensis (12th century) A common trope in the land of fantasy fiction and games is that of lost technology. The hero stumbles upon some ancient ruins, and then finds an ancient weapon, or an ancient vehicle, or an ancient intelligent robot, that helps him in his quest. Nobody alive could possibly

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The Download: introducing our 35 Innovators Under 35 list for 2025

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2025-10-06 05:10:00

The world is full of extraordinary young people brimming with ideas for how to crack tough problems. Every year, we recognize 35 such individuals from around the world—all of whom are under the age of 35. These scientists, inventors, and entrepreneurs are working to help mitigate climate change, accelerate scientific progress, and alleviate human suffering from disease. Some are launching companies while others are hard at work in academic labs. They were selected from hundreds of nominees by e

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InDrive has big plans to become a global ‘super app’ where others have failed

techcrunch.com Jagmeet Singh 2025-10-06 11:00:00

InDrive, known for its bidding-based ride-hailing model across Asia and Latin America, is rolling out a “super-app” strategy aimed at frontier markets — expanding beyond cabs to deliver daily essentials to its users. Beginning with grocery deliveries in Kazakhstan, InDrive plans to expand into multiple verticals over the next 12 months across its top markets, including Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Pakistan, Peru, and Mexico. The shift comes on the heels of more than 360 million app downloads and 6.

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Watch ZDNET's preview of the Apple Event - and the rest of Techtember

zdnet.com Jason Hiner 2025-10-06 12:02:00

Watch ZDNET's preview of the Apple Event - and the rest of Techtember Get the inside scoop from ZDNET editors as we run through our expectations for the Apple Event and the rest of what promises to be a very eventful Techtember.

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CEO Who Created AI Startup to Cheat on Homework Complains That AI Is Destroying Education

futurism.com Unknown 2025-10-06 04:15:33

Months after debuting Cluely, the "undetectable AI that thinks for you," 21-year-old tech entrepreneur Chungin "Roy" Lee is decrying the dismal state of education due to AI. Indeed, there's little doubt that AI has completely flipped education on its head. The availability of large language models (LLMs) at the press of a finger is all but obliterating the minds of an entire generation of students, making literacy a thing of the past as big tech money floods into schools and teachers unions. I

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