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Morgan Stanley doubles its China robot forecast again
Morgan Stanley has doubled its forecast for China humanoid robot shipments again, to 50,000 this year. The bank says the machines …
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Riviera Partners acquires AI startup recruiter Lateral Labs as the talent war reshapes executive search
Riviera Partners, the Insight Partners-backed executive search firm that has placed technology leaders at companies including Uber…
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Facebook rolls out an AI companion app for creators
The new app, which is currently being tested with select creators, will have Facebook's recently launched AI creator assistant bui…
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Deezer says its new feature lets fans remix songs with artist consent
Global music streaming service Deezer is taking a contrarian approach to AI, even as it adds a feature that lets fans remix songs.
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Hyundai workers vote to strike over robot fears
Hyundai workers have voted overwhelmingly to authorise a strike, and for the first time robots are part of the fight. A Hyundai ro…
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Your AI coding tools may soon cost more than you
By 2028, the AI tools a developer uses could cost more than the developer’s salary, Gartner warns. AI coding costs are climbing fa…
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Figma adds code layers to the canvas and lets users build custom AI plugins at Config 2026
Figma used the opening keynote of its Config 2026 conference on Wednesday to unveil code layers, a feature that brings executable …
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Mistral OCR 4 targets the enterprise back office
Mistral OCR 4 reads a document like a structured map, not a wall of text. It is cheap, speaks 170 languages, and can run entirely …
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Agility Robotics plans to go public via SPAC in a $2.5B deal
Agility Robotics, the humanoid robotics startup that spun out of Oregon State University in 2015, expects to generate $620 million…
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NTSB launches probe into fatal Texas Tesla crash
The safety board, known for its thorough investigations, is probing the crash alongside the National Highway Traffic Safety Admini…
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xLight’s $350m bet to break ASML’s chip monopoly
xLight, a US-backed startup chaired by former Intel chief Pat Gelsinger, is raising $350m to build an xLight EUV light source that…
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Ferrari replaces its marketing chief one month after the Luce EV reveal wiped billions off its stock
Ferrari is replacing its Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer Enrico Galliera, who has held the role for more than 16 years, wit…
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Figma adds code layers, support for animations, more AI features in new update
Figma's update adds a new code layer, support for motion and shaders, and the ability to create custom plug-ins for various tasks …
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Slate Auto prices its Bezos-backed EV pickup at $24,950 and opens preorders with 180,000 reservations
Slate Auto revealed Wednesday that its electric pickup truck will start at $24,950, making it the cheapest new truck available in …
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China Telecom’s $1.7bn server deal hands Huawei a big win
China Telecom just ordered 40,000 servers worth $1.7bn. Huawei did not even bid, yet its ecosystem walked away with the bulk of th…
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Zoox redesigns its robotaxi interior ahead of commercial launch, with NHTSA approval still pending
Amazon’s Zoox revealed a series of design upgrades to its custom-built robotaxi on Wednesday, refining the interior comfort and ex…
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Qualcomm in talks to design custom chips for ByteDance
Qualcomm, the king of the smartphone modem, is in talks to design custom chips for ByteDance. The move would help it escape a shri…
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China takes the supercomputer crown without US chips
A supercomputer in Shenzhen just topped the world rankings for the first time since 2017. The headline is the speed. The real stor…
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Zoox upgrades its robotaxi as it prepares for commercial service
The new Zoox robotaxi has more cushioning, lighter colors, and a better microphone and speaker for communicating with Zoox Support…
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Scientist publishes fresh doubts over Microsoft's quantum claims
The tech giant has consistently stood by its Majorana chip research despite scepticism from some experts in the field.
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This new tracking label could help solve cargo theft
The Samsara Tracking Label hides a BLE system that can offer real-time location in a disposable package.
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OpenAI unveils its first custom chip, built by Broadcom
Named Jalapeño, the new processor was designed specifically for the unique needs of OpenAI's inference systems.
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If you want to cut your screen time, just get a Brick
After years of struggling to curb my screen time, apparently all I needed was a $59 hunk of plastic.
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3 days left to save up to $190 on your TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 pass
You have just 3 days left to save up to $190 on your pass to TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 before Early Bird rates end on June 26…