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During testing, Google DeepMind’s table tennis bot was able to beat all of the beginner-level players it faced.
The Looking Glass Pro has a 6-inch display and a foldable base. It shows spatial images like those created with the Apple Vision Pro and iPhone 15 Pro.
Cocoon is a new startup built on the belief that greener steel production and the creation of concrete slag doesn’t have to be an either/or proposition.
Made by Google 2024 kicks off at 10 a.m. PT on August 13. Get ready for a slew of new hardware, including the Pixel 9 and a new foldable.
As has been the case with Nothing’s other handsets, there are a few hoops required to purchase the device in the U.S.
With new Pixel devices just over the horizon, Assistant’s days on Android may still be numbered. For the time being, however, it still has a place on the home.
Made by Google 2024: Pixel 9, Gemini, a new foldable and other things to expect from the event
Google unveiled the Nest Learning Thermostat 4 and Google TV Streamer. It’s expected to announce four Pixel devices, including the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro.
Google revealed its newest set-top streaming box, Google TV Streamer, which will replace the Chromecast. It doubles as a smart home hub.
X Ceo Linda Yaccarino claims that GARM’s “illegal behavior of these organizations and their executives cost X billions of dollars.”
It’s no coincidence that the new Learning Thermostat arrives as Google is amping up work on its generative AI model, Gemini.
Figure 02 is outfitted with speakers and microphones to speak and listen to people at work.
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Trade My Spin is building a business around used Peloton equipment
Trade My Spin has pieced together a logistics network capable of offering same or next day delivery in most major cities in the continental U.S.
In spite of a drop for the quarter, iPhone remained Apple’s most important category by a wide margin.
This week’s video shows 4NE-1 doing a lot; in some sense, it’s doing more than we’ve seen from other humanoids in the space.
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A tale of two foldables
Samsung is still foldables’ 500-pound gorilla, but the company successes have made the category significantly less lonely in recent years.
Skip, a wearable tech startup that began as a secretive project inside Alphabet, exited stealth this week to announce a partnership with outdoor clothing specialist Arc’teryx. The deal is the…
Researchers at MIT CSAIL this week are showcasing a new method for training home robots in simulation.
Tesla was not the first company to begin working on a humanoid form factor, but while being the first to market does carry weight in this high-tech space, we’re at…
In spite of maintaining stealth until now, Mytra has already drummed up interest with big names. The startup has a pilot with grocery giant Albertsons, among others.
Vayu Robotics is working to make delivery robotics cheaper and more scalable. Ditching LiDAR is a piece of that puzzle.
Apple Intelligence was designed to leverage things that generative AI already does well, like text and image generation, to improve upon existing features.
Given the years and money invested in the Zone’s creation, there’s logic in Dyson’s decision to turn its R&D work into a more standard set of headphones with the OnTrac.
Name That Bird determines individual members of a species by identifying distinguishing characteristics that most humans would be hard-pressed to spot.
DeepMind has implemented Google Gemini 1.5 Pro to teach a robot to respond to commands and navigate around an office.
What this means for the future of the Fuse line remains unclear, though the companies confirmed with TechCrunch that the Micronics branding is going away.
Samsung unveils Galaxy Buds 3 Pro and Buds 3, available for preorder now and shipping July 24
While Samsung has maintained its own familiar design with the standard Galaxy Buds 3, the Pro are experiencing a sort of Apple identity crisis.
At Unpacked 2024, the company shared more details about the Galaxy Ring, which represents the first take on the category from a hardware giant.
At the heart of the features is the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, which is the same system on a chip that powered the Galaxy S24.
Infactory is a kind of fact-checking search engine that will be focused exclusively on data at launch.
The Samsung event will feature updates to the Galaxy Z Fold, Galaxy Z Flip, as well as more details on the Galaxy Ring and Galaxy AI.