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Prime Day is just around the corner, but sorting through its many thousands of discounts can feel overwhelming. Amazon is hoping Alexa can help you get the products you want at the best prices via its new Alexa for Shopping AI tool, but what exactly is it, how good is
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Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos believes that robots and AI will create a labour shortage, rather than sweep aside vast numbers of human workers. He expressed the view at the VivaTech Paris expo in the French capital this week, saying: I know there's a lot of
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AI investment now reaches into power, cooling, packaging, logistics, and automation, because compute capacity relies on systems that keep hardware operating. The constraints affecting data centre build-outs therefore also affect distributed infrastructure, factory systems, labs, warehouses, and field operations – where edge and IoT teams have to connect equipment, gather data,
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A decade after it began as France’s answer to the world’s great tech shows, VivaTech has become the place where Europe makes its case for the future, and the 2026 edition was its most confident yet. Every June, a corner of south-west Paris turns into the busiest crossroads
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urgent mission Researchers say these coral strongholds may help repopulate more degraded reefs. MAJURO, Marshall Islands—Perched on the bow of an aluminum landing craft, Anne Cohen gazed a few yards ahead of the vessel toward a yellow robot gliding across the emerald Majuro lagoon. The unmanned surface vehicle, called
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Hyundai is preparing to buy out the last piece of Boston Dynamics it does not already own. The South Korean carmaker plans to acquire SoftBank’s remaining 9.65% stake in the US robotics firm for $325m, a deal that would make the maker of the Atlas humanoid a wholly
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Amazon's early Prime Day sale 2026 Welcome to today's live coverage of Amazon's best early Prime Day deals. While Prime Day officially kicks off on June 23 - June 26, in true Amazon fashion, the retailer has released early offers worth buying ahead of
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has been a central figure in the rise of robotics in the last decade, both as a builder of robotics, as well as a user of robotics, with the company he leads. Despite progress across the field of robotics in recent years, there are aspects of
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In the high-stakes world of tech entrepreneurship, the leap from a brilliant prototype to a scalable, market-defining business can be brutal. Founders need much more than capital; they need deep architectural guidance, sovereign-level policy alignment, and technical systems engineered to enable rapid growth. Joy’s Lawstates: "[N]o matter
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Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Amazon Prime Day 2026 is upon us, and there are many chances to score some big discounts across various categories right now. For the smart home, Prime Day is one of the best times to buy certain devices, like smart
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Amazon Prime Day kicks off next week. Garmin smartwatches are great for athletes, outdoor enthusiasts, and those training for their first or next marathon. They can also be very pricey, so they're a convenient product to shop during Prime Day. Also: I found 15 Amazon deals on editor-approved
