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KETTLE Big tech's Q2 earnings have been pouring in over the last two weeks, and it looks like stock market investors are taking a pin to the AI bubble. You can listen to the latest episode of The Kettle right here on this page, as well as on
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. WTF?! It's long been established that Doom can be made to run on pretty much anything with a screen, but this ability goes beyond mere devices. The latest example of the classic
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All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Learn more. At the very end of 2025, my wife and I bought our first home, a 1907 Craftsman in the heart of
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“The restaurants ended up spending more time smoothing over the problem they created,” says Michael Schatzberg, cofounder of Branded Hospitality, which invests in food-service-technology companies. “Everyone was like, ‘This is the worst. Stop. Get the people back with the headsets.’” Branded Hospitality sold off its early AI-drive-thru investments. In 2024,
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The Xiaomi Robot Vacuum X20 Max is a capable robot vacuum that delivers strong hoovering and mopping performance... when it actually works. With my unit developing issues after a year of testing, it's hard to wholeheartedly recommend. Pros * +Reasonably priced * +Powerful app * +Good hoovering and mopping performance * +Decent
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For as long as humanity has envisioned a future co-existing with machines, there have been fears that labor could be displaced. These fears first sparked during the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s, but have continued in the years since. Most recently, the rise of generative AI has raised these fears
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Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! TechCrunch covered a couple of stories this week that illustrate the
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Planning a summer getaway but worried about leaving your house for a few weeks? While statistically you are more likely to suffer a break-in during the winter months when it’s much darker, summer also presents an ideal opportunity for burglars. Even if you're at home there are
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* Robot boat launches drone without crew during challenging ocean demonstrations * Pioneer vessel survives rough seas while supporting airborne surveillance operations * Tethered SkyRanger drone provides continuous monitoring from unmanned ships A robotic boat has launched and recovered its own drone off the deck, without a single crew member aboard either vehicle.
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* China unveils rugged AS2-W robotic platform with advanced onboard artificial intelligence * Robot wolf climbs steep slopes while carrying heavy operational payloads * AS2-W combines wheeled mobility with advanced terrain handling capabilities Chinese robotics company Unitree has unveiled its new AS2-W, an uncrewed ground vehicle on its official website. The four-wheeled vehicle
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Modern machine vision systems have become very good at recognizing defects, tracking objects, reading barcodes, and making complex decisions locally at the edge. However, acting on those decisions has generally required additional hardware to make the leap from perception to physical control. The M8 Controller Box recently introduced by Luxonis
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Uber has partnered with — and in some cases made direct investments in — more than 30 autonomous vehicle companies over the past two years. And it’s taking a global approach. Here, TechCrunch tracks every one of those moves in one place. But first, a bit of history. Uber was, at
