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The US tried to ban Chinese drones. Brendan Carr can’t keep them grounded. by Sean Hollister Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC Sean Hollister is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of
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During an internal capability evaluation, an OpenAI model exploited a zero-day vulnerability in its testing infrastructure to escape its sandbox environment. Determined to solve its assigned cybersecurity benchmark, the autonomous agent gained internet access and targeted Hugging Face’s production infrastructure. The model independently executed a complex, multi-stage attack, including
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Ryanair’s O’Leary takes off on the folly of free WiFi Remember that amusing spat earlier this year between Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary and Elon Musk that took place when the former declined to install the latter’s Starlink tech on his fleet of aircraft, on the not
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By testing kids’ physical and mental limits, these toys help children learn where the boundaries of their knowledge lie, and how to transcend them. Take a look at some of our favorite ways to color outside the lines. Orbita MIDI Color Sequencer This spinning sequencer is like musical roulette for
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TechEx Europe will take place on 19–20th October 2026 at the RAI, Amsterdam, bringing together more than 8,000 technology professionals, business leaders, and innovators for two days of enterprise technology discussions, technical insights, and cross-industry collaboration. The event combines eight co-located technology conferences and exhibitions under one roof,
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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
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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
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Taiwan Excellence, an initiative of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), showcased industrial AI technologies at the Automation Expo 2026 held in Mumbai, with AI edge computing emerging as a key area of focus for manufacturers exploring factory automation and predictive maintenance. The pavilion featured 22 Taiwanese companies
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Chipzilla changes PC biz name to reflect belief edge and robots could be as valuable one day Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has acknowledged that the semiconductor giant must catch up to rivals AMD and Arm, and said it now assumes edge AI and robotics will be a business as big
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Choosing a smartwatch that checks all the boxes is harder than it should be. I tested dozens from Apple, Google, Garmin and Samsung to find the ones that actually deliver on durability, accuracy, battery life and performance. Our Picks Bottom Line CNET Labs Award for Most Accurate Heart Rate Monitor,
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I've been testing and writing about robot vacuums for nearly a decade here on TechRadar Australia and one of the standouts for me in the past 12 months was (if you'll excuse the pun) an absolute dream machine. If you read my in-depth Dreame Aqua10 Ultra
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In Brief 3:40 PM PDT · July 23, 2026 Mobileye founder and CEO Amnon Shashua plans to step down from the top leadership post after nearly three decades, just as the company pushes into robotaxis and humanoid robots. Shashua will remain CEO until Mobileye hires a replacement, according to a
