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A quadruped inspection robot. GE Vernova has worked with ANYbotics to automate energy asset inspections.
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GE Vernova buys Robotech to accelerate robotics

GE Vernova bets on a 35-person shop to speed robot deployments. The energy company has agreed to acquire Robotech Automation, a specialized systems integrator, in a move to accelerate its robotics and automation capabilities across its power, electrification, and wind businesses. Robotech brings end

The best Memorial Day sales you can shop this weekend
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Memorial Day Deals Hit Robot Vacuums and Earbuds

Plus One Robotics streams eight hours of live warehouse automation performance
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Plus One's Eight Hour Live Stream Tests AI Induction

Microsoft’s consumer marketing chief to leave next year
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Microsoft consumer marketing chief exits after 35 years

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Fraunhofer IPA launches benchmark to test humanoid robots

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Claude Writes Most Code at Anthropic Event in London

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GE Vernova buys Robotech to accelerate robotics

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Cordless vacuums dominate Wired 2026 best list

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Faraday Future targets 1500 humanoids by year end

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Memorial Day Deals Hit Robot Vacuums and Earbuds

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Plus One's Eight Hour Live Stream Tests AI Induction

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Microsoft consumer marketing chief exits after 35 years

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Claude Writes Most Code at Anthropic Event in London

Faraday Future aims to release a new robot in June 2026.
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Faraday Future targets 1500 humanoids by year end

Here’s why Elon Musk lost his suit against OpenAI
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Calendar deadline seals Musk OpenAI suit

Beat Coverage

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AI remakes media costs and storytelling

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Google I O Signals Shift in AI Science

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Diffusion LLMs Promise Speed of Light Text

An 8-bit character with a chef's hat in a pixel kitchen flips food in a fry pan over a pixel stove
AI & Machine Learning•

Claude Writes Most Code at Anthropic Event in London

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Musk loses OpenAI nonprofit case over timing

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Google I O 2026 aims for AI comeback

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Eight Hours Live Test Exposes Real World Warehouse Robotics

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Humanoid and Bosch push toward mass deployment

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PLC Is Evolving, Not Dying, Says YRG Leader

A quadruped inspection robot. GE Vernova has worked with ANYbotics to automate energy asset inspections.
Industrial Robotics•

GE Vernova buys Robotech to accelerate robotics

Perspective from Harting: The industrial reality check – why factory winners execute, not just innovate
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Factory Winners Execute Not Just Innovate

Humanoid secures partnership with manufacturing giant Bosch following a successful proof of concept
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Humanoid Bosch pact signals scaled humanoid rollout

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Humanoid scales robot production with Bosch

The Future of Physical AI Isn’t Smarter Robots, It’s Smarter Interfaces
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Smarter Interfaces Drive Physical AI Forward

Faraday Future aims to release a new robot in June 2026.
Humanoids•

Faraday Future targets 1500 humanoids by year end

Devices & Daily Life

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The Best Vacuums of 2026 Finally Align Power and Simplicity

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Memorial Day Tech Deals That Actually Matter

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AirFly Pro 2 hits travel season price cut

Microsoft’s consumer marketing chief to leave next year
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Microsoft consumer marketing chief exits after 35 years

The cost of the smart home is going up
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Smart homes get pricier as Google bets on subscriptions

Here are 42 of our favorite deals from REI’s massive Anniversary Sale
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REI Anniversary Sale Brings Big Wearable Discounts

Regional Dispatch

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China doubles down at AI conference despite US tensions

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Robotics awards spotlight leaders Fujiwara and Little

Linkhou Raises USD Tens of Millions to Expand Robotics Components Production
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Linkhou Raises Tens of Millions in Series B Plus to Expand Robotics Components Production

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Beijing strengthens robot supply chain with policy push

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Beijing backs robot components, not end robots

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Beijing nudges robot makers toward domestic suppliers

Analysis

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Utah Enacts VPN Rule Tied to Age Verification
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Utah Enacts VPN Rule Tied to Age Verification

EU Digital Fairness Act Sparks Privacy Debate
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EU Digital Fairness Act Sparks Privacy Debate

UK online safety push risks collapsing the open web
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UK online safety push risks collapsing the open web

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Redefining AI jobs to steer policy

Two people wear EFF Claw Back member t-shirts. The front shows a cat swatting at spy cameras and the back says “Mass Surveillance” with red claw marks through it.
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Federal AI Rule Moves Toward Compliance

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Regulators should ask AI's purpose, not whether to regulate

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