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TL;DR Tesla delivered 480,126 vehicles in Q2, beating the 406,000 consensus by 18%. It produced 451,758. Energy storage hit 13.5 GWh. Shares still down 5% YTD. Tesla delivered 480,126 vehicles in the second quarter of 2026, far exceeding the Wall Street consensus of approximately
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Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Amazon Prime Day ended last week, but this weekend's upcoming July 4th holiday is ushering in a new wave of savings. Also: I found the 20+ best 4th of July phone deals: Save big on Galaxy, Pixel, iPhone,
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Early-stage firm Magnify Ventures has raised $46.6 million for its second fund from LPs including Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures. Founded in 2021 by Joanna Drake and Julie Wroblewski, Magnify invests in companies that target the care economy, such as those building assistive robotics, family cybersecurity, and AI for
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has proposed giving 5% of the company’s equity to a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the matter. Under the proposal, other AI companies would donate similar stakes, although significant questions remain about the specifics.
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A robotic bird tested in a wind tunnel may hold the blueprint for drones that can finally handle a windy day. Researchers from RMIT University (in Melbourne, Australia) and the University of Bristol (UK) have reverse-engineered the Australian kestrel (Falco cenchroides) to understand how it hovers effortlessly in gusty winds
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Alva Industries has raised €16 million to scale production of its ultra-compact electric motors, the Trondheim based deep-tech company announced on 2 July. The round is led by Nysnø Climate Investments, Sandwater and Emerald Technology Ventures, the latter investing on behalf of the Nabtesco Technology Ventures fund. Existing backers Statkraft
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We’ve got a special Decoder today — I had the chance to talk with Amy Lanzi, the CEO of Digitas North America, in front of a live audience at the Uber Villa at the Cannes Lions advertising festival in the South of France. I know, it’s a hard gig,
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Heat waves have gotten harder to ignore, and not just because they're more frequent. The combination of extreme outdoor temperatures, pets and vulnerable family members inside and an energy bill that climbs with every degree the thermostat drops makes riding them out more complicated than just closing the
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Surrounding the cylinder are four arms that help the device float and stay upright. One of the arms contains the power port and on/off button, plus a Bluetooth button used to initiate pairing with the Bublue mobile app. The only additional component is a mesh filter that sits underneath
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Paste Protect offers the first native defense against 'ClickFix clipboard attacks. Opera has introduced a new safety feature that protects against malicious clipboard attacks, the browser company announced. "With Paste Protect, Opera becomes the first major browser to include a native protection and warning system against ClickFix-based cyberattacks,
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AI AND ML They're 90 percent human in some ways, can provide daily companionship psychological support One of China’s emerging humanoid robotics companies has launched its most-realistic looking models yet and says it has already taken over 13,000 orders for the $17,600/ £13,300 machines.
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* UBTech just introduced its most-human-yet robot * The silicon skin is realistic and creepy * It launches in China this year but there are also plans to customize the to look however you wish Ubtech, last seen deploying humanoid robots to patrol the China-Vietnam border, is back with its creepiest creation yet,
