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* Meta has funded multiple natural gas power plants over the past 12 months * The corporate renewable energy initiative RE100 includes Apple, Google, and Microsoft among its 444 members * Meta has previously committed to running all operations on renewables by 2020 Meta has confirmed it is withdrawing from the RE100 scheme,
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Waymo and other robotaxi operators are facing increased scrutiny — and possible new federal requirements — over how their autonomous vehicles interact with emergency responders, a regulatory risk that’s becoming harder for the industry to shrug off. Rep. Kevin Mullin (D-Calif.) is the latest lawmaker to put pressure on the industry
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12:07 PM PDT · July 28, 2026 A Katalyst Space robot launched to grab onto a space telescope and raise it to a higher orbit is now tumbling out of control, NASA and the company said today. The mission is the first time the space agency has hired a private
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Ozlo, the sleep earbuds startup from former Bose engineers, is launching its next device. On Tuesday, the company unveiled Sleepbuds 2, an updated version of its original product that tackles key areas of improvement, including battery life, connectivity, and sound quality. The new model costs $279, a 12% increase from
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Following in Google's footsteps from just two months ago, Garmin's now dropped a screen-free fitness tracker that's suitable for novices and serious athletes alike. And interestingly, you don't need a subscription for this one. It's called Cirqa, and it looks
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Growth of over 500% since Q3 2025, an oversubscribed seed round eight months ago, and a Series A in which every existing investor returned. Mate Security‘s numbers describe a company being pulled forward by demand rather than pushing into a market. The $35M Series A was led by Canaan
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Today, the Model Context Protocol (MCP) published its 2026-07-28 specification, the largest and most significant revision of the protocol since its launch. With this release MCP becomes a stateless protocol that scales on ordinary HTTP infrastructure. Alongside the transport changes, this new version introduces a governed extensions system, strengthens authorization
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I didn't think a second screen would change how I work until I actually used one. For the last few weeks, I've been running the Plugable USB-C Portable Monitor alongside my laptop, and it's quietly become the accessory I'm most annoyed to
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Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Apple says it won’t limit the capabilities of devices leased through its new Upgrade program if you miss a payment. In
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An AI revolution is sweeping through the IT storage world, providing a massively beneficial environment requiring more data to be stored and delivered to AI models and agents, more data to be protected, more data access governance and much better storage operating environments. The downside is that AI can run
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Even without being directly tied to The Big Bang Theory, there's an incredibly satisfying reason for why fans should invest in new HBO Max spinoff Stuart Fails to Save the Universe: how returnable it is. By that, I mean the comedy series could easily run for five, 10,
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As Microsoft continues to work on its next generation box codenamed Project Helix, which will combine a PC and console into one device, the company is looking to make the transition to the new system as seamless as possible. Its latest effort is a partnership with Ubisoft that will allow
