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In Brief 12:25 PM PDT · September 2, 2026 Delivery Hero’s board has signed off on Uber’s $15 billion takeover offer and recommended shareholders approve the deal, which would create one the largest on-demand food delivery platforms in the world. After reviewing the offer, Delivery Hero’s supervisory
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AI Agents can be incredibly useful, but their autonomous actions can be incredibly dangerous if not adequately controlled. Max Brin is developing a product he describes as an ‘AV for AI’. The analogy with antivirus can be a little confusing since this product is nothing like a traditional antivirus – but
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Wonderful has closed a $550M Series C at a $5B valuation led by Insight Partners with Salesforce participating, eighteen months after being founded and six months after a $150M round at $2B. Its press release is datelined Amsterdam while Israeli technology press covers it as an Israeli company. Wonderful has
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Circular has announced the Ring 3 Pro and Ring 3 Slim at IFA in Berlin, adding contactless payments and haptic alerts, with no price or release date given. The Pro’s ECG and atrial fibrillation detection is described as FDA cleared, and EU medical device rules require a separate conformity
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* Saildrone announced on 20th August that its Surveyor Unmanned Surface Vehicle fired two Lockheed JAGM missiles off Hawaii during RIMPAC 2026, the first missile launch from an unmanned USV * Fire control ran through the Navy's remotely operated ARES system with a carrier strike group, so the boat sailed
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* Several fatal accidents have involved Tesla’s self-driving tech * Two separate cases saw vehicles suddenly stop on major routes * Electrek’s reporting has matched crash information with redacted Tesla reports A recent series of reports by the website Electrek has linked a number of Tesla crashes to redacted reports that
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Labor Day is just days away, and retailers like Best Buy and Amazon have already launched official Labor Day sales. TVs are one of the most popular Labor Day sale categories, thanks to clearance prices on older model displays and new 2026 TVs hitting record lows. As TechRadar's
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Save $270: Bluetti just released a new Elite 100 mini portable power station. Luckily, it has already landed with a launch discount, bringing the price down to $429 for Amazon Prime members. Even though it weighs under 24 pounds, it delivers more than 1,000Wh of battery capacity, making it
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Save $250: We’ve just spotted these Dyson OnTrac headphones for just $249 at Amazon. This saves you a staggering 50% and means you’ll save $250 on some of the best high-end headphones on the market today. This is one of the many early Labor Day weekend discounts we’
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At the G20 Innovation Ministerial summit on Wednesday, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, on stage with Anthropic co-founder and chief compute officer Tom Brown, made a controversial argument: If the world wants to grow AI, we need data centers. On the surface, this is logical. Data centers are a crucial
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The outdoor retailer’s end-of-summer sale includes gear like tents and jackets, but the best deal might be on socks. by Brad Bourque Sep 2, 2026, 6:56 PM UTC Brad Bourque is a tech journalist and commerce writer based out of Portland, Oregon. He’s contributed to sites like
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Building a convincing WALL-E replica is one thing. Building one with the ability to carry on a conversation, recognize objects, and drive itself around is another. In a new project, maker Huy Vector combines 3D printing, an ESP32-S3, and modern AI services to create an interactive desktop version of Pixar&
