TECH NEWS

Garmin’s TrainingPeaks acquisition and the Garmin Cirqa smart band could have a surprise connection — as the Cirqa puts access to its coaching software behind the Connect+ premium tier

The Garmin Cirqa is a strong new addition to Garmin's ecosystem of devices. It's a screenless fitness tracker like a Whoop band, working with the Garmin Connect app to track sleep, workouts, and health metrics. You can read all about what happened when I tested the Garmin Cirqa against a heart rate monitor during its UK launch event here.

One under-the-radar announcement most people have glossed over is that even though most features are subscription-free, you need a Garmin Connect+ subscription to access Garmin Coach. This is Garmin's digital coaching feature, offering personalized training plans for its users to help achieve their strength, running, or cycling goals.

The reason this is important is that it's the first time Garmin Coach has been locked behind a paywall. It used to be that more expensive watches came with Garmin Coach features, while less expensive watches didn't. That was it. This latest development...

Copyright of this story solely belongs to techradar.com. To see the full text click HERE

https://media.thenextweb.com/2026/02/Nvidias-Q4-results-could-make-or-break-confidence-in-the-AI-hardware-market.avif

Nvidia commits $1.5B to Amkor to expand US chip packaging

Nvidia has agreed to give Amkor Technology a $1.5 billion prepayment to expand advanced semiconductor packaging and testing in the United States, tightening a supply relationship that already sits behind its data-centre chips. The agreement, announced on 23 July, pushed Amkor shares up by roughly 12% in after-hours trading.

https://media.thenextweb.com/2026/06/Oracle.avif

Oracle wins Pentagon software deal worth up to $7bn

The Navy-negotiated framework consolidates the military’s scattered Oracle licences, on a $3.31bn base that could nearly double if a five-year option is exercised. Oracle has secured a contract with the US Department of War worth as much as $6.99bn, the largest step yet in the Pentagon’s

https://media.thenextweb.com/2026/06/genesis-ai-eno-robot-humanoid-alternative.avif

Genesis AI is in talks to raise about $500m for its robot brains

Genesis AI, the startup building foundation models that it hopes will run inside a wide range of robots, is in talks to raise about $500m, according to Bloomberg. A round of that size would value the company at roughly $3bn, capping a fast climb for a business that only came

https://media.thenextweb.com/2026/05/AMD.avif

AMD teams up with Eric Trump-backed Foundation to build humanoid robots

AMD has spent the year trying to prove it can do more than trail Nvidia. Its latest move takes the fight somewhere new, to the inside of a humanoid robot. The chipmaker has agreed to supply the compute for machines built by Foundation, a San Francisco startup whose backers include

Read more

Nvidia commits $1.5B to Amkor to expand US chip packaging

Oracle wins Pentagon software deal worth up to $7bn

Genesis AI is in talks to raise about $500m for its robot brains

AMD teams up with Eric Trump-backed Foundation to build humanoid robots