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A space station by 2035 is ISRO’s new mission India plans the first launch of its crewed space program this year and has expanded its orbital ambitions to include operating a space station by 2035. India’s crewed space program is called Gaganyaan and has already missed deadlines to
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Generalist, a robotics startup, is now valued at $3 billion after raising additional capital led by 8VC, according to two people with knowledge of the funding. The fresh capital totals nearly $200 million according to a regulatory filing. That additional capital is an extension of a $400 million Series B
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Running cutting-edge AI models requires a lot of computing power, which is easy enough to provide when you have a rack full of servers at your disposal. Things get much more difficult when that computing power needs to fit inside a robot or drone. In these cases, there are strict
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If you use a robotic pool cleaner every day as I do, you know what matters. Getting as much debris out of the pool as possible is the goal, but pure suction power — quantified as gallons of pool water sucked through the machine per hour — takes a back seat to
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Dreame, the Chinese vacuum company that aspires to be a global technology giant, is reportedly shutting down its automotive project after funding from the government dried up. According to CarNewsChina, the company’s automotive division called “Project Starry Sky” once employed over 1,000 people, but now only a handful
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Unitree’s shares have fallen roughly 45% from the peak they hit on their first day of trading in Shanghai. The slide has turned a national success story into an argument about how China prices its listings. The stock steadied on Tuesday after three consecutive days of decline, Reuters reported.
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Each year, we get a huge influx of applicants to speak at TechCrunch’s events, and this year’s Founder Summit in Boston on November 4 will be no different! We want to thank everyone who applied to take part in our programming and to help share their expertise with
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We heard the feedback, and we’ve extended the window for the lowest prices for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 a bit further, with the current prices now ending at 11:59 pm PT Tuesday, August 25. Once that window closes, your chance to save up to $300 on your pass, or
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One minute and 49 seconds, that was the median time a machine needed to read a patient’s arm, choose a vein, insert a needle, fill the tubes, and withdraw, across the Dutch clinical trial that carried it towards regulators. A phlebotomist working carefully takes roughly five minutes, by the
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By Balu Chaturvedula, SVP & Country Head of Walmart Global Tech Retail, historically defined by linear supply chains and sequential value creation, is undergoing a foundational paradigm shift. For the past decade, artificial intelligence functioned primarily as a localized optimizer — enhancing search, personalizing recommendations, and improving demand forecasting. These targeted
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Andrew Liszewski is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Wyze announced a new pan-and-tilt security camera today designed for indoor use. The entire Indoor Cam Pan can rotate 360
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NEURA Robotics is buying a company that makes cleaning robots, and says it wants to replace their brains. The German firm is acquiring 100% of Adlatus Robotics, an Ulm maker of autonomous cleaning and sweeping machines. It announced the deal on Monday, datelined Stuttgart, Hamburg and Ulm. Neither company disclosed
